On February 26,2010 at 5:45 p.m., thirty participants from around Chicagoland will come together to do a Bodystorming exercise, a physical brainstorming that will help generate solutions to a problem facing Sears of the future.
We’re hoping you’ll be one of those participants!
This will be an activity in which we learn about and then do a Bodystorming exercise. A Bodystorming is a live presentation (think: a short play) in which participants improvise several scenes and also has the audience asking questions. It leads to a better understanding of the problem and solution space. We will go over best practices as well as theater techniques and tools for Bodystorming (one for idea generation to prepare for Bodystorming and another for analyzing a Bodystorming activity.)
Use Case Theater (Prototyping the Space/Place your product will be used in using “actors” and “props”.) Let’s say you have been hired to build a new hot-dog vendor stand. Bodystorming Type III says you should get 3 or 4 of your co-workers and have them act-out the the different roles. So you have one person be the vendor. Another person ordering their hot dog. The other people waiting in line to order. Perhaps you have them run through it for a couple of takes and you can watch and see what happens and perhaps change things up to explore different options. Such things as how long it takes to service 10 people with one vendor versus two vendors, or if you add a form for people to fill out instead of telling the vendor their order.
Our GOALS:
To use Bodystorming as a tool to introduce design to a lager community. To share the technique of Bodystorming with a diverse group of participants, and to encourage its use in their own disciplines. To interact in diverse groups and learn the value of having done so. To introduce/expose designers to a new technique. To integrate/build on the Focus Troup work of Salvador and Soto.
You may RSVP for the event by contacting Byron Stewart of Dramatic Diversity DD+D, one of the organizations facilitating the evening along with Sears . If you have questions prior, feel free to contact Byron at byron@dramaticdiversity.com.
Is it really possible to change the world simply by exchanging ideas with those who appear to have little in common with you? We look forward to showing you how. :)
Sincerely,
The Team,
Byron Stewart
Dennis Schleicher
Miaoqi Zhu
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