Future World Building Slide

Bikes Link Hadley, Sawyer, Laila, Nick

Funicular Project

Purpose: Research can be a long, arduous process. It is also a crucial part of the studio process and can help you generate lots of new, creative ideas and solutions. To get as much access to useful information as possible, we'll each take on a small portion of the research and move on to brainstorming!

Prompt: Work in small teams and choose from the following list: solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, biomass, or tidal. 

Each group will have about 20 minutes to research and learn about renewable energy systems. Then, you will answer the questions below and share your knowledge with the rest of the class. This will be a casual share-out of knowledge. This research will be quick and collaborative. As we share, your teacher will try to help you think of how these energy systems could be deployed in the future. 

Instructions:

1. Research your selected energy source. 
   1. Great resource: http://www.landartgenerator.org/LAGI-FieldGuideRenewableEnergy-ed2.pdf
   2. Another great resource (with more resources at the bottom): United Nations: Renewable Energies
   3. There are a few great videos linked in the Resources tab above. 
2. Jot down 5 key takeaways (useful information, things you didn't know before.) There should be 5 takeaways PER PERSON, i.e., if there are 3 people in your group, you should have 15 facts total. 
3. Share your reflections. How does this research inform your ideas about the future of transit and personalized mobility? What are you most excited about for the future of transit? Are there opportunities you think should be explored? 

Emrys & Sam's Future World Building

Purpose: In this activity, students will be introduced to basic strategies and tools used to imagine and construct future worlds. These worlds will be used as a framework for imagining boundary-pushing transit solutions that harness renewable energy to deliver safe and innovative transportation solutions that meet the needs of its users. 

Overview: Students will work in pairs using a self-selected Future Building image from the slides above to construct a vision of their future world. Once an analysis is created, students will generate a day-in-the-life storyboard for someone living in that world. 

Instructions:

Part 1: In pairs, students will select an inspirational image from the slides above that they will analyze and work with for this activity.

Part 2: Analyze the world and envision what the logistics of it would look like using the questions below as a starting place. 

Part 3: Create a collage of your future world using magazine and printed images, or using a digital photo-editing software. The more details, the better. 

Part 4: Design a morning storyboard (template attached) for a student like you living in the future world. How would they get from point A to point B in this world? How would their daily tasks be impacted by a futuristic transportation system? 

Things to consider:

• Is there access to water? Fresh water? Salt Water? 
• How is water utilized or not utilized in this world? 
• What is the landscape like?
• What is the climate? Is there extreme weather?
• What kind of animals and plants live here? 
• What kind of government exists in this world? 
• Who holds power and resources here? What resources are the most valuable? 
• What forms of entertainment exist in this world? Is art important here? 
• What kind of foods and drinks are most consumed here? Why? 
• What do people do for work here? What are the most common professions? 
• What technology do people use to communicate? Do our current communication tools work in this world? 
• How do people get around? What forms of transportation are most useful? 
• What powers technology in this world? Water? Wood? The Sun?

DELIVERABLE:

All work should be added to the Responses tab in the form of a slide deck. It should include the following:

1. The inspiration photo of your future world
2. Your analysis of the future world. 
3. The storyboard developed from your future world. This should be in the form of a storyboard. You are welcome to sketch it or develop it digitally. There are many templates on Canva that are helpful for this. 

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFtHlT9h2U/bmGql7iXUJ4ebkBqfApoiA/edit

Prompt: 

As a studio, we will take a look at some of the most interesting transit systems around the world. Then, in groups, you will select a transit system of your choosing to provide an in-depth analysis of your findings to the rest of the class. You may choose an example from the presentation above or select one of your choosing. 

What does it mean for something to be "in transit"? Can it be more than simply getting from point A to point B in our day-to-day life?

Instructions: 

In teams, you will create a slideshow that contains the following information about your transit system:

• Where is it located? Is this method used elsewhere in the world?
• How does the transit system relate to the area and its unique setting/environment? (write 2-3 sentences)
• What is awesome v. awful about this transit system? (come up with 3 for each)
• What are potential ways that this transit system can be improved? (Be imaginative!)

Deliverables:

Post a response in the Responses tab (above)with the following requirements:

1. Images of the transit system you've researched (include captions describing the images)
2. Answers to the 4 questions above in the text field
3. One sketch from each person in your group proposing ways this system could be improved.

Each group will present their findings to the class. Please plan to have each group member participate in the presentation.