HOMEWORK FOR THE NEXT MEETING:

Ben: N.D. Farm Relief Interview
Val: Interview
Nick: Interview
Lottie: Interview
Paige: Worksheet

Ben asks:
How will we know that our manual is complete?

define by next week.

This blog is lessons learned:

1. Ensure that it is in the scope before doing any projects
2. Speak in a unified voice
3. Stay positive
4. Simplify
5. Don't commit unless you're CERTAIN you can commit
6. If you need to "time out", "time out." : Regroup, Keep your head on straight.

-Paige

These past few weeks: Paige's Journal

After our proposal review, we were more clear on what we needed to do. We have been refining and developing our research, trying to be exploratory and creative, while covering all the basics. We have compiled a document that contains much of our research this week, but not all of it. The research will continue on. We have begun to execute the design phase and suggestions. We have also begun our field research, going into the coops for first hand inspiration. Now we are going to hope to survey and interview experts in non-profit fundraising, coop workers, and coop shoppers and document that in our research and/or manual. We are meeting next week to begin to outline our final manual and double check on our project plan. We have been laughing a lot, and feel mostly good about our project. Casual conversations with our client have reassured me in any questions that I do have. It certainly does help. There is some confusion in our team from time to time, but the confusion of one team member does not necessarily define the confusion for our whole group. We are currently hoping to finish the manual ahead of time so that we could go into further detail for our recommondations, possible prototypes and such, but our client has agreed that the recommendation and research manual is our priority, as they just need to have documentation for a lot of the things that have been kept only in their memories.

-Paige