- What topic, community, problem, issue or “thing” did you decide to explore?
- Who did you decide you should talk to, observe, interview to learn more about this? Be specific. (I am asking you to talk to at least 5 different people for this assignment)
- What methods did you use to talk with people? (Focus groups, planed interviews, man on the street, polls…)
- What did these people tell you? Summarize what you learned from your interviews. Use as much detail as you can based on your responses.
- What did you learn that surprised you?
- What kinds of problems, topics, ideas did you discover that you would like to learn more about?
- What key insights or findings did you discover that excited you most?
- What’s next? What do you think your next step is?
- Reflection: Briefly, did the design thinking process help you see this topic in a new way?
- I decided to explore the topic of fitness; specifically, fitness for college students, as that is what I’d be able to help with the most.
- I have multiple friends who are very into fitness, so it was a no-brainer to talk to them. Their names are Daniel Thienes and Riley Sundeen. I have one friend who is an exercise science major that I was able to interview named Kat Caswell, and one person I heard of in one of my classes that is an exercise science major that was willing to speak with me. His name is Justin Gronewold. They both provided very useful information. I also have a friend who I immediately thought of that I could interview. His name is Josh Clarke. He is an undefeated amateur MMA fighter, and Herbalife Health & Wellness Coach in training. He was able to provide valuable insight into the core elements of fitness.
- The elements I used were either planned interviews and phone calls. I had three planned interviews and two phone calls.
- Daniel and Riley take their fitness incredibly seriously. Daniel’s main talking point was that it is important to take everything in moderation. Riley’s main talking point was about sticking to a routine and developing healthy habits. He said fitness becomes so much easier when you develop good, healthy habits. It is very difficult starting out. Kat talked of the different ways to achieve a caloric deficit. She stated that many people will just starve themselves to do it. She emphasized that this is the most unhealthy way to get in shape. Justin spoke of how complicated a person’s metabolism is, and how working with it can be your friend and your enemy. Josh spoke in a broader sense. He brought to attention how everyone is different and no two fitness paths will be the same. Every requires a different routine and different nourishment. I have all of their contact information and plan to speak with all of them once more.
- I was surprised about all the information that goes into developing a fitness program.
- A problem that I discovered from talking to people and in my own fitness journey right now is a plateau in your progress. I don’t know what causes it and would like to know more about it.
- I was really excited to learn of the different ways you can enhance your metabolism. It’s something I’m definitely gonna learn how to do.
- I’m going to do more research and start planning how I’m going to lay out my website! Part of this research includes talking to these people more, as they are all very knowledgeable.
- Honestly I don’t think it made me think of it differently. It gave me more information for sure, but I don’t think it made me view it any differently.
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