PowerPoint on world transport

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/gallery/TGchapter6_Concepts.ppt

SYMPODIUM SCREEN FOR BUSINESSES

Workplace Sympodium (Writable Screen)

After thinking about the reciept issue.. i thought of this to eliminate paper!!!!

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Businesses from call centres, marketing executives, senior account managers, sales consultants, designers, employment, taxation forms all require YOUR signature…
They utilize extensive mounds of paper throughout the year when sending out contracts to clients, customers, employees etc.

After speaking to people within these fields, it appears that contracts and hard copies of agreement are kept to the side… only needed ‘down the track’ when complaints arise

Can we digitalize these contracts for all BUSINESSES..? YES…with a sympodium!!!

What are sympodiums?
Sympodiums are currently being used in lecture rooms at NYU (New York University) The are digital tablets that act as a modernised white board – they can present power point presentations and PC applications furthermore lecturers are able to write notes on the screen when presenting to a lecture room
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HOW MELBOURNE 2030 WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS?

Business people are constantly producing contracts… and contracts ALWAYS need 2 signatures… this process requires one person to print out the contract… SIGN… then sent through a fax machine… SIGN from receiver… then send again through the fax machine

With a sympodium in the workplace:
The sender of contract will sign… send through email… then the receiver will send back… a service with more convenience
We can REDUCE the use of paper in businesses, by leaving contracts in the system as senders and receivers of the contract can sign the screen physically, and store the contracts within the system without needing a FAX, or PRINTING on PAPER


Melbourne 2030 vision for the workplace sympodioum:

- Quick and faster service for business owners and clients
- Eliminate the use of FAX machines
- Peace of mind so business owners will not lose contracts, as they will be stored in the system
- Peace of mind for customers, to know there faxes will not be directed to another consultant in a call centre environment
- Decrease use of paper, as all information is stored digitally
- Convenience, having to send a speedy email
- All businesses can somehow relate to this, and perhaps use this technology

What will the screen be made of:

Recyled and sustainable material – eg recycled aluminium for screen frame

I have the GANT chart!!

I dont think i need to say more.... See you all at 8am.................. you guys know how to kill me... Goodnight!

Transport Card!!

I think its just the way to go.... Transport card all the way and we just need another idea to present. I have been told that its really not a big deal at all... 

Transport Credit Card

Purpose: To encourage an increased use of public transport and other methods of shared transport in order to decrease carbon emissions and poor traffic flow in and around inner-city Melbourne.

Expanding on the idea about using a credit card for public transport to reduce ticketing waste...

Perhaps you could also use this "transport credit card" to:

• hire cars from a shared vehicle facility (ie. the discussion we had on Tuesday about organising to use a car for only a couple of hours a week, instead of owning one and using it all the time even when its unnecessary.). This facility could be set up in all of Melbourne 2030's target suburbs so the service is much more readily available. Perhaps the use of electric cars would further decrease carbon emissions.
  
• to hire bicycles which are readily available within the CBD. In turn discouraging the use of cars in the central city area.
  
• To pay for taxi fares.

By making invoicing and payment processes the same for all these facilities, ie. a person just receives one bill a month for everything, people would be more likely to opt for a shared transport facility over their own cars. Especially if its just a matter of turning up to a car outlet or to an increased number of public transport stops and swiping a card.

Melbourne suffers from poor traffic flow in and around inner city areas, especially during peak hour. This idea would play a part in decreasing traffic.

Elderly people who cannot afford to run a car all year round can use the shared car facility and save money or use taxi services with ease. Their finances would be a lot easier to manage if they only paid one bill a month.

The 'pay as you go' philosophy would appeal to students and youth who may not be able to run a car all year round. It is also more user friendly, in terms of not worrying about having spare change when you need to use public transport etc.

Writable Screens on Work Places

Possible contender : WRITABLE OFFICE SCREENS

AIM: To save paper

HOW: Instead of people printing out pieces of paper for contracts, then sending through a fax machine... people can signature the screen instead of printing pages and pages of paper


I spoke about the assignment at the dinner table... and someone brought up that they waste ALOT of paper printing out contracts... then they would would sit on the side, really having no purpose

Met Card....

hey guys,

I was talking to a friend who i thought came up with the idea of the met card being replaced for a credit card style/ rechargeable type... and the good news is that his idea was nothing like that... so i think it will be a contender for one of our two ideas!!

CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT FOR EDUCATION

Considering the two main ideas we raised on Monday were targeted to an adult market, the working class… those who receive bills and have responsibilities… I felt that perhaps we can branch from the Greenhouse idea, however target the age group of ages 6 -12… thus we would concentrate on PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

NUMBER 1: Im going to be brutally honest with you guys, before I viewed CRUDE OIL on You Tube, I was totally unaware of the damages I was producing for future generations… yes I definitely wasted alot… If that Carbon Emitter Measure Leah posted was REAL.. I’d probably have had incurred a lot of debt!... But that’s because of the lack of knowledge I had in regarding the issue not naivity… don’t get me wrong… I went to a good College… however I think the problem was that my College was focused on reputation, on sports, on theatre… how ADMIRABLE the school looked in comparison to others… but didn’t emphasise the effects of climate change, recycling, burning of fossil fuels etc would have effect on the world… so it does really come down to education…
I remember in primary school “ Don’t be a WALLY WASTER” or “STOP, DROP and RoLL” in case of a fire… that sticks with me now as a 20 year old not to waste water!
So this following idea was inspired by the by the “Communtity Greenhouse Idea”along with… do you remember “the Life Education Van” In primary school..?
Children get excited by entertainment, showbags, perfomance, song, dance… I used to be a Children’s entertainer.. so that’s how this idea came about
Ok here it is…


KIDS PLAY/ ENTERTAINMENT

Target Audience: Primary School Children

Intention: Primary School Children from grade 3- 6 will be invited to a performance education / learning session

Where: At the “Greenhouse” location (branching into another idea) OR at the Primary School Gym / Assembly area

Entertainment: Characters in the play sing about recycling, planting own vegetables, saving carbon emissions etc.
I read an article in the Age quite some time ago, about songs “getting stuck” in people’s heads… the Play will be educational so Kids can take the information away with Rhyming Playful Quotes

Showbags: If the play were performed in the educational sector of the “green house”… they can take home packets of seeds, magnets, even a small plant to show there Mum and Dad..

I think being aware of issues such as this should be emphasised at an early age

Let me know what you think… If you detest the idea… let me know… promise I wont take offence! See you guys soon!

ORGANIC ONLINE DELIVARY

COMMUNITY ORGANIC GREENHOUSE FOR ONLINE DELIVARY

Here are some possible setbacks I thought about the “green house” idea we have discussed
- I think people living in the suburbs working a 9 – 5 job, may find it hard to maintain there own crop eg, harvesting, planting seeds etc
- Realistically, I feel that people are lazy, don’t have enough hours in the day as it is, and feel they want something quick and convenient in a service
- People don’t like to wait
- If crops were not growing at a consistent level, for example because of weather conditions, lack of sunlight in certain crop area etc, people may return to their own supermarket for convenience as opposed to waiting for crop to grow therefore defeats the purpose
- If people were to visit more than once a week on an average basis, that’s adding to fuel consumption also

Nevertheless, I think it is fantastic how we are trying to establish a community social life… therefore in addition to this, the already built warehouse we proposed earlier would comprise of organic crop and organic products, however would be sold online from the community greenhouse, and could be perhaps delivered in electric or hybrid cars within the community.
This way, we would be saving TIME and OIL CONSUMPTION for our customers who don’t have much spare time, eg working parents, single mum, part time working student, studying full time
I researched organic supermarkets online… I was shocked to find everything such as organic toilet paper to nappies, cleaning and household products, pastas, wines, sweets… you name it… it seems like you can get anything organic these days!

As I live in the suburbs, I feel people within the eastern suburbs have a lot of backyard area… consequently have enough backyard space to create fresh crop within there land space… I think people in my area would do this if they were given extra hours in the day, however, online organic shopping is something they can perform during working hours…

IDEA: Community Green House

An idea that would not need produce to be transported long distances for human consumption. It would also try to lower the fast rate of urban sprawl, as people wouldn’t need a big backyard to grow a garden.

-Within a community there would be a garden where they can grow fresh herbs, fruit, veggies, etc.
-It could possibly be in a vacant block, or an old warehouse (that could be transformed into a hothouse using recycled materials, cheaper $$ and more sustainable)
- Could also integrate an environmental learning centre within the premises, which will educate children and adults about problems facing the environment and what they can do to help.
- The entire premises will be sustainable, using solar power, rainwater, and also have local composting (which will go back into the garden)

IDEA: Personal Carbon Emitter Measurer

Would be either a wrist band, key our swipe card which measures each individuals carbon emissions. It will measure:

- driving (how far and for how long, and also how environmentally friendly the car is)
- energy used at home (will be measured through power company for home, then the carbon points will be divided equally amongst who lives there)
- flying (distance and what type of plane) *this should try to be avoided as it attracts an extremely high amount of carbon points)
- when groceries are purchased, the carbon footprint of the food will be taken into account and points will be added from the food comsumed. (eg. Imported food will attract a higher amount)
- measure what waste is being recycled and not being recycled. Points added for not recycling.

There will be a government limit of carbon emissions produced per person, and if they exceed that level penalties / no rewards will apply.

This measurer will tally up the carbon emissions produced by each person. However if they choose to take public transport, ride or walk to work/school, or even just planting a tree, they’re carbon measurement may deduct some points.

Issues Raised on Friday

Ideas:
- glass recycling saves about 50 percent of the energy required to produce virgin glass
- Plastic makes up of 11% of household waste, 40% of which is plastic bottles

Food-
Community Gardens; apartments blocks

“Ride to school”
Intention: To fight childhood obesity
Preventing greenhouse pollution; preserve energy consumption- parents driving kids to school

Kids with Compost
Primary schools with compost bins
In Japan, they recycle food waste in cafeterias and restaurants by feeding it to boars, cattle, pigs etc to the nearest farm – they would divide in two categories vegetarian and meat, depending on animals

- In primary schools ‘paper pick up day’ therefore would teach the importance of recycling food scraps etc.
- Worm farms are great for decomposing food scraps, and may be a novel idea for primary school children
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WHY? Over a third of our bin is made up of organic content – all food scraps, potato peels etc end of in landfills whilst taking up vast amounts of the landfill space and slowly decomposes, emits methane gas into our already overheating atmosphere and leaching acid into the soil
Intention: To educate children the importance of composting; paper vegetable and food scraps, bread, eggshells etc
- Perhaps a warm farm for kids to be involved with the decomposing process


- E – waste; perhaps placed in electronic shops
- Old computers, keyboards, dishwashers, refrigerators, white goods
Intention: Reuse and recycling prevents electronic items from reaching landfills and leaching these chemicals into the Earth
- The average lifespan of computers in developed countries has dropped from six years in 1997 to just two years in 2005

- LIGHTS OFF…office buildings to switch off lights at night time – sensor or timer implemented in office systems to turn off lighting systems at a certain time

- Eg: at a 9 – 5 office; automatically turn off at 6pm, however for those doing overtime, have a separate section for their own lighting purposes

WHY? In Europe, if they were to at least switch from incandescent lights to fluorescent, they would be able to close down 25 medium sized power plants, therefore use – they have been banning the use of these light bulbs

- MX paper recycling bins –
Recycling bins for MX papers, or perhaps a bin design that can comprise of an outlet where readers can re-use the papers by re-reading them from they’re journey home from work / school
WHY? As an observation on public transport, I have noticed the MX papers in the regular bin around 5 -6pm, or perhaps scattered around the train carriage in a mess



- “Green Dot” programme
- Used in Germany
Marking EVERYTHING that needs and should be recycled with a green dot, or some sort of marking to symbolize to the importance of recycling and re-using material


- solar powered Christmas lights

- solar powered traffic lights / battery operated

- solar powered street lights

You Tube Video

"A Global Warning"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJTDSEPSfhk.

Project Timeline

Week 2// Lesson 4: 10 min presentation of best two proposals: Submission of Gant Chart

Week 4// Lesson 8: 10 min presentation of proposal and submission of draft
Power point presentation

Week 6// Lesson 12: 10-15 Min Presentation plus 5 min Q&A.

Week 7: Submission of Document TBA

Today Lecture Notes

Understanding the design process

- successful project management requires an understanding of the design process
- each stage of the design process is unique and requires different skills in management
- each stage of the processes requires a different interface with other business functions

- although each disciple with the design field work toward different outcomes, the process they follow is very similar

- shared design project values optimises the creative and business potential of any project. It is important to know how to integrate other designers

- effective design project management save costs

Timescale

- In industry, less time is spent at the conceptual stage
- Client ants competitive advantage
- Client want their solutions quickly

The Design Process
-Identifying the need
- Research
- Concept development
- Concept Evaluation
- Detail Evaluation
- Proposed design
- Pre-production
- Testing
- Production
- Distribution
- Sales and marketing

Identifying the need

- The clients understanding of their design neds is as much important as the quality of the designer

- Why do we need to design this? – what is the business strategy, who is the target customer
Validate why you have designed something in a certain way, give specific reason on the choices made in the design process

- What evidence is there to back up the demand – customer feedback, market research?


Design Specification

- The design specification dictates the boundaries of the project and enables the design team to effectively design team to effectively design within the constraints given

- Performance - Aesthetics, appearance and finish
- Environment - Product Life
- Maintenance - Materials
- Target market - Ergonomics
- Competition - Quality and Reliability
- Packaging - Quantity
- Shelf Life Storage

Research
- User research (customer feedback)
- Market research (competitors, trends)
- Technological research (new technology, methods)
- Production research (production, materials)


Concept development

- Identifies project boundaries
- Establish technical framework
- Identifies production methods
- Developing design detailing, construction and costs
- Ensure solution fits original design specification




Throughout the design process, designers and clients regularly meet. It is important to get good feedback during your design process to ensure you are moving in the right direction

Usually formal meetings are held after each formal stage of the design process

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