As a preparation for this class, we were supposed to interview an Airbnb host in Ithaca. My team interviewed a superhost. A superhost is someone who has excellent track record in hosting guests with 5-star reviews. Through the interviews we tried to understand how the host uses Airbnb to show his listings and what does … Continue reading Design Thinking Class #3 & #4
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Design Thinking Class #2
For the second class, we had a guest professor from Cornell Tech: Dr. Marc Brudzinski. The focus of the class was to "listen with your eyes". He organized three activities: For this class, we were asked to bring photographs of things we carry everyday, spaces or things that we care about, and something that makes … Continue reading Design Thinking Class #2
Design Thinking Class #1
We are being taught Design thinking by Tracy Brandenburg, who is an anthropologist and Design Thinking enthusiast. She learned the IDEO method of problem solving from Stanford d.school, where she now also serve as a coach. She is very free-spirited and loves having fun with Design Thinking. When I applied to the course, I was … Continue reading Design Thinking Class #1
My Initial Understanding of Design Thinking
I just started a course in Design Thinking as an elective for this semester. I have been hearing about Design Thinking for some time now, but over my summer internship somebody recommended to do some course as he thinks it is very useful for a product manager role. I thought I would write down what … Continue reading My Initial Understanding of Design Thinking
Simarpal Khaira 