The idea area for each team is listed below. The themes were formed by reviewers and course staff (~20 people) based upon your presentations.

Your theme area was chosen to reflect a promising need that was expressed by your team, not a specific solution approach— it is too risky to commit to a specific idea embodiment until our understanding of the idea areas are deeper. Your assigned idea area should focus your effort more narrowly, but to still leave your team with the flexibility to explore several avenues of interest within the area. As you learn more your ideas will evolve.

Examples of ideas that fit your theme are provided, but you should not be constrained to those specific ideas. It is quite unlikely that any one idea as sketched on your posters will survive in its current form.

The next step is a more focused and more detailed exploration of ideas within your theme. You will certainly want to consider new ideas within the theme, or even ideas proposed by other teams that no longer fit their theme. A critical step in generating more refined ideas will be making a strong connection with potential users/clients and clearly articulating specific needs to be addressed. Please see the sketch model review for additional information.

View all the posters at-a-glance.

All of the idea posters and presentations are on-line. Use the on-line review form; feel free to offer suggestions to your classmates. Over the weekend and through Monday you will receive comments from at least 3 course staff members. Comments will be both on ideas and presentation.

If you have any questions about your team's area, please contact the course instructor.