OUGD403 (Introduction Brief) Solving Problems.

For our first studio task, we were assigned to groups to acknowledge several problems that many new students living in Leeds may face. Some of these problems included:

• Living independently for the first time
• Not knowing bearings around a new city
• Unsure on public transport
• Find it hard to keep fit and healthy
• Budgeting
• Finding a part time job

This image shows some of the initial problems that our group came up with:

After identifying the initial and most recognisable problems, we were then split into more focused groups, and this process was repeated until the groups were able to present certain problems that were the best.

As a class, we then refined these problems into ten main issues. The refined problems showed more depth than the initial problems, this allowed the class to understand the most significant problems us students face.

From doing this, the class were then split up into groups and were all given a problem each. I feel like this will be a very helpful task as each group will be able to come up with certain solutions to the final refined problems, which will enable the class as a whole to communicate each idea to one another.