Creativity and context

How can The Information School raise awareness of it's existence?

Our faculty, student, and staff space in Mary Gates is invisible.

Pair up and ideate in isolation (5 min)

Find a partner and ideate solutions to this problem using your knowledge and memory.

Ideate in context (15 min)

• Navigate the building and the grounds
• Observe it's structure, talk to its inhabitants, and use your surroundings to generate as many ideas as possible.
• Return in 20 minutes and we'll reflect on how this affected your ideation.

Synthesize (20 min)

Form groups of 3 or 4 and combine your insights and ideas into a design idea you think best solves the problem.

Discuss (10 min)

What effect did being in context have on your ideation?

Credit (5 min)

Sign the activity sheet for credit.