<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Creativity in design blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[An account of the process of responding to a conceptual design brief r.e. improving interaction with the Natural History Museum Gardens.]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:30:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.designcreativityblog.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 9 - Final Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[GrowPal connects the garden, the museum and the community not as a gesture but as a part of its existence; the garden's data is the creature's life. The creature's life is the child's education. The three domains are genuinely integrated. Data isn't displayed; it's inhabited. Community engagement isn't a feature; it's the return of the device, requiring a final visit to the NHM with the device being upcycled and rehomed. But there are some things to work through for future iterations. The...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-9-final-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0095e1141b989abc820221</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_972dfb7353ed45ca9eb7ade5a834135b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_296,h_264,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 8 - The Group Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our group of three had both in-person sessions and online calls. The in-person sessions were where we made the most progress, as we were able to jump off of each other's ideas more easily in the same room. Online calls were better for narrowing options and dividing work. Because we were developing ideas independently, and sometimes arriving at meetings with different understandings of where we had left things, there was sometimes friction. Three notable specific tensions shaped the concept....]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-8-the-group-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0090970cf45a42cca80cf2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_3c6355c46edf4cc0be777565a0fad13b~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 7 - Sketching and Prototyping]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things I found most clarifying about the sketching phase of the design project was how it allowed us to differentiate between good ideas and ideas that were feasible. Here was one of my strongest contributions to the project. Another group member had proposed the idea of having a garden companion, similar to a Tamagotchi, for the garden. Instead of the creature responding to the actions of the owner, it would respond to the garden sensor data. The child would act as both the carer...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-7-sketching-and-prototyping</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0089cd9b0abb41c544d64c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_3e176c16ebf44008bd37e7187e48a10f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_814,h_608,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 6 - Speculative Design ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In week 4 our professor delivered a lecture on ARUP Global Foresight using slides prepared by Lauren Davies and Sarah Bushnell from ARUP's Global Foresight team. The session introduced speculative design as a taught practice and shifted how we thought about responding to the brief. The key lesson I learned from this class was the distinction between foresight and forecasting. Forecasting assumes the future will look like the present, continuing to trend upwards. However, foresight is a way of...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-6-speculative-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0084139b0abb41c544c7db</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:31:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_2b5553a8ea4b491ba05bb1dd0f57a0f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_486,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 5 - Persona creation ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initially we developed personas to represent a range of different NHM garden visitors including tourists, researchers and local workers, however our core focus quickly became children aged 7-11, specifically those children who were curious about science and nature but struggled with structured science classes in school. This group felt like they would benefit the most by being in the gardens and understanding the data it collects as children are naturally curious and the gardens have...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-4-persona-creation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fcfe9175e14b340e58473e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:05:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_dc3fe1b36ffd469083187876f796d182~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_918,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 4 - Thematic Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a group we reviewed all of our research material, about the natural history museum, the sensors, similar garden projects worldwide, our PESTLE analysis outputs and our image clusters and tried to identify early patterns in our notes. We identified three key themes that we knew we wanted to engage with throughout the project. Tangible Education - Learning through physical interaction rather than passive instruction. When it came to designing an educational solution for children, almost all...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-3-thematic-analysis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fceb67666cfccd9417d930</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:43:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_8e608c2176064e95abcb28bf7eabd896~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 3 - PESTLE Analysis and design context ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the first methods we applied as a response to the NHM brief was PESTLE analysis, a taught framework from the module that I chose to reflect on here as I feel its value can be underestimated. For our group it served as a genuine thinking tool.   PESTLE stands for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental, the six different lenses we used to examine the external contexts of the problem laid out in the brief.   Politically, the NHM is a publicly and privately...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-2-pestle-analysis-and-design-context</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fce13575e14b340e57ef3f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:00:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_af6c62576fcb4c7c8668a0d0a8561187~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_708,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 2 - Visiting the Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[I missed the class trip to the Natural History Museum in Week 2 as I was ill so I decided to go to the museum alone a week later. As I wasn’t being guided by an expert I think this experience was more similar to the traditional garden visitor which gave me a unique perspective compared to that of my classmates.  I first noticed the contrast between being inside the NHM building and outside in the garden. The inside of the museum is grand and overwhelming from the architecture, exhibits, and...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-2-visiting-the-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0083670cf45a42cca7e9cc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:08:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_ab4f7b64740d44348bda58893f71c198~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_688,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entry 1 - Responding to the Brief]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we were first introduced to the Natural History Museum brief, my first reaction was excitement coupled with uncertainty. The NHM gardens aren't just the grass behind the famous museum building, it is a living science experiment housing 27 sensor sites collecting real-time data on live environmental activity like soil moisture, temperature, acoustic recordings and biodiversity. However, as the brief stressed, much of this data was not reaching the people who visited the gardens; visitors...]]></description><link>https://www.designcreativityblog.net/post/entry-1-responding-to-the-brief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fcd19f25e3fb6b30c925c5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:34:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/291c23_3916df23d71648dbbcef82bab61fcdb9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aaliyah Wais</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>