{"id":66,"date":"2014-03-25T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T11:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/planp\/?p=66"},"modified":"2014-03-25T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T11:23:32","slug":"plan-p-prototypathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/planp\/2014\/03\/25\/plan-p-prototypathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan P Prototypathon"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Friday 14th March, we (Fiona and Vivien) spent the day with students from the Masters in Service Design Programme at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. These students are completing a Prototyping module. This involves a short period of intensive learning about a topic, in this case, preventing social isolation and loneliness in older people. They then work in groups to rapidly prototype solutions to address the issue. \u00a0This is called a \u2018prototypathon\u2019!<\/p>\n
\u00a0The task for the students is to design a set of \u00a0\u2018prompt cards\u2019 for those whose work involves supporting older people within the community. \u00a0The prompt cards could highlight principles such as \u2018working in equal partnership\u2019 or \u00a0\u2018supporting carers\u2019. They could include examples of interventions or activities or could identify key points when extra support might be needed by an older person in order to maintain or develop social connections. The students will also design how the cards will look. Their brief is to produce a design that is attractive and engaging with clear accessible messages.<\/p>\n
To help the students with this task, we provided some background reading materials and gave an overview of Plan P. The students then worked with a set of personas of older people, giving them the opportunity to think in more detail about the challenges an older person might face, the strengths they might bring and the kind of solutions they might be seeking.<\/p>\n