Free Flow Retreat
Interaction Design Theory Seminar 20 || Session 4–7
The seminar was kicked off with the presentation of the books we chose from the library. Some titles that sounded interesting:
- The man who planted trees — Jean Giono
- Jugaad Innovation — von Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, Simone Ahuja
- Lob des Schattens — Junichiro Tanizaki
- New Dark ages — James Bridle
In the afternoon we went on a walk where we had the opportunity to talk to our peers and lecturers/potential mentors about our ideas in a non-conventional setting. I’ve started the walk with a couple of broad ideas of where my interests could lie or what technique I wanted to use. At the end of the walk, the topic of symbiosis emerged as to where I could see the potential for a BA thesis. Here, I could maybe try to learn something I’ve wanted to become better at, whilst tapping into my inner biology nerd.
However, during the speed-dating exercise, I’ve realized that even this topic was still too big and caused more confusion in my peers and I’ve found myself explaining the concept more often than actually talking about potential ideas of execution. This left me with more questions than I started with. Was this really the right way to go? Do I really want something experimental or rather something down to earth? Can I do this by myself? Does this help me for a potential job?
Post Free Flow Reflections
After having had some time do digest, I’ve gone back and gave the potential cooperation partners another thought. The one that stuck out most to me was Bosch. Looking at it objectively, it is a great opportunity to tap more into the professional work and gain experience working together with stakeholders. Their concept has lots of potential to be expanded and focused, and it is a no-nonsense concept. Moreover, as Tamara is someone that I’ve worked previously together I feel more confident in undertaking this endeavour. Ultimately, what I want to do with my BA project is to explore possible aspects of where I’d want to work post-IAD.
