To view a section's presentation and provide feedback, click on the links provided below. Each idea will be reviewed by at least 3 different course staff members.

A rank-order based on the average of 16 the instructors/staff that attended the review are below. The ranking is not your grade and should not be used to determine your project selection.

The ranking is difficult to interpret... sections with a low ranking may receive a high grades for focusing on the right things and addressing them well, even if they did not conform to the typical activities one might emphasize at this stage in the process. The real goal is to learn the things needed to have a successful project at the end of the term, and to have an authentic learning experience.

Remember that at MIT we are biased to appreciate hardware, even when that may not be the most critical risk that should be addressed. Opinions about key risks can vary considerably, but when the product specifications become more precise, both feedback and appreciation of achievement is more targeted. Good work may not have been clearly communicated, or taking on too many tasks may have resulted in not having the time to prepare and demonstrate what was accomplished. Please use the rankings as a tool to reflect upon the past two weeks of the project. The notes from class attempt to offer additional insights.

Please do not make your final product selection before your lab next week. Use the time to consider the more details feedback you will receive over the next few days, to conduct additional tests or experiments with your mockups, and to make sure that you will have enough information to make an informed final concept selection. The goal is not to prepare for a contest, but to be in a position to make a wise product decision. Be open to new insights and changing your mind.

Gestalt, average ranking (risks, concept, mockup), 1 is high