DesignXSpring2011
From DesignX Wiki
Dear DesignX'er
As we discussed on the last DesignX, we are a community of scholars and our interaction, esp. DesignX but also CDR is what we make of it. Let us try to initiate a culture of being involved and taking on responsibility. In this sense I have taken the liberty to set up a table indicating every active and in-residence members of DesignX (defined by being in the DesignX-Lab list, please ask if you want to be added/removed/changed to DesignX-Broadcast) AND his or her current commitment to DesignX and CDR. Find the current state of the arts in the table below ...
MOST IMPORTANT AND URGENT, WE NEED folks to sponsor DesignX events next quarter ... don't forget to reserve a pre defense slot to practice!
PS We have $50-75 for drinks and food available, please contact Anneliese.
... there are may projects where DesignX/CDR could need a hand, interior design, IKEA runs, Wiki, audio/video, and much more, please have a chat with me, I assure you we'll find something fitting every character and calendar.
Please change/correct/add/delete stuff - it's a wiki guys ... Thanks for your support!!!
Martin
DesignX Wed Meetings Spring Quarter 2011
Please, sign up and describe Who, What, maybe Where etc.
March 30ies - 1700, Designing-Education Lab "visiting" DesignX, Professor Sheri D. Sheppard and her research group present their latest activities. (Martin)
April 6th - BBQ at Greg's backyard... BBQ, booze and a film screening (Greg organizing, Mark paying of course)
April 13th - Dr. Sonja Zillner, Corporate Technology at Siemens, Munich, Germany
April 20th - ....
April 27th - Professor Mark Cutkosky, presentation of research projects and activities of BDML
May 04th - Gabriel Aldaz
May 11th - Ken Yasuhara of UW, Engineering Thinking and Doing Tasks (Micah)
May 18th - Dr. Hilary Austen, Artistry Unleashed. Hilary is an adjunct professor and member of the dean’s advisory board of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. She received her doctorate from Stanford (in 2008) and has just released a book called Artistry Unleashed, based in large part on her dissertion, Artistry in Practice. Her theory is that life (and design) is full of enigmatic problems, and to solve these problems we need to develop our qualitative intelligence. Hilary is also practicing for an upcoming TED talk and she’d like feedback from the designX community. A limited number of copies of her book will be available. (Mark)
May 25th -Bettina Maisch, preparing defense talk
June 1st - end of Quarter BBQ with HPDTRP colleague (Martin)
name | email | current quarter voluntary activity for DesignX and CDR | comments |
Ade | ade@cdr.stanford.edu | | |
Tanja | tanja.aitamurto@gmail.com | | |
Anneliese | arogers4@stanford.edu | CDR's good soul | |
Becky | bcurrano@stanford.edu | | |
Burton | blee@stanford.edu | | |
Christopher | christopher.han@stanford.edu | | |
Dan | danlopez@stanford.edu | | |
Jonathan | edelman2@stanford.edu | | |
Jeamin | finepine@stanford.edu | | |
Greg | glkress@stanford.edu | hosting DesignX BBQ on Apr. 6th in his backyard | |
Chang | hechoko@naver.com | | |
Sofia | Sofia.Hussain@ntnu.no | | |
Joe | joew@cdr.stanford.edu | remote DesignX | |
Kristin | kristin.burns@stanford.edu | Design Group's good soul | |
Karl | karl@cdr.stanford.edu | | lost son on leave |
Larry | leifer@cdr.stanford.edu | "gold" leader | |
Bettina | maisch@stanford.edu | | |
Mark | mfschar@stanford.edu | paying for Greg's BBQ, of course | |
Micah | micah@stanford.edu | directory, signs, wall art? | |
Michael | michael.helms@stanford.edu | | |
Malte | mjung@stanford.edu | | |
Noah | noahk@stanford.edu | wiki, web & such (Hai is backup) | |
Hai | ptnguyen@stanford.edu | wiki, web & such (Noah is backup) | |
Sophia | samark@stanford.edu | | |
Santhi | santhie@stanford.edu | | a friendly from BDML |
Sascha | sascha.friesike@unisg.ch | prototyping public skype coffee corner at CDR | |
David | sirkin@stanford.edu | | |
Neeraj | sonalkar@stanford.edu | | |
Martin | steinert@stanford.edu | Herr "red" leader | |
Sushi | sushis@stanford.edu | | lost son on leave |
George | toye@withinc.com | | |
Wendy | wendyju@cdr.stanford.edu | | |
btw
The DesignX research group has weekly meetings during the school year on Wednesday evenings from 17:15 to 18:30 Pacific Standard Time (5:15 PM to 6:30 PM) on the second floor of CDR, the Center for Design Research, on the Stanford University campus at 424 Panama Mall, Building 560. Light snacks and beverages are traditionally provided. The meetings are informal, as interaction, discussion and questions are strongly encouraged. Visitors are welcome to attend.
The goals of the weekly DesignX meeting are:
To foster a culture of more critical engagement;
To create a safe place for critical discussion;
To provide as much feedback on research as possible;
To provide opportunities to discuss methodology; and
To create a healthy, constructive research community.
Every presentation will have an assigned facilitator from the Leifer Lab. The facilitator's role is:
To ensure that areas pertinent to research are covered in the presentation. These include, primarily, the methods, the research question, the need, the data, and how it aligns with the goals set for the Center for Design Research;
To moderate the discussion so that it is critical, engaging, and on-topic; and
To work with the presenter prior to designX, to ensure that the presentation flows smoothly, and generates the most value for both the presenter and the designX audience. (Optional, yet highly recommended)
Our goal is to provide opportunities for the designX community to interact with each other. Speakers from outside the Leifer Lab are generally limited to about one-third of the slots in any given quarter.