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Meeting 4: Project Discovery 2

Joel Trudeau
Joel Trudeau
Meeting 4: Project Discovery 2

During Meeting 4, we finished the project discovery sprint. You arrived with a problem direction and left with a project.

What We Did

We started by reconnecting what shifted overnight. Then you picked up your ChatGPT thread from last class and sharpened your problem into a "how might we...?" question that opens up possibilities for you to define a project.

From there, you explored three "what if...?" solution directions.

You began to draft a micro science fiction prototype as a short imaginative scenario where your solution exists in the world. Who uses it? What changes? What goes wrong? The microSFP is a thinking tool: by imagining your project in context, you discover things about it that planning alone can't reveal.

You also grappled with naming the contemporary issue your project connects to. Your project started from something personal. The issue is the bridge between what matters to you and what matters in the world.

Finally, you were presented with the outline of a Project Snapshot as a one-page summary of what could constitute your project for the semester.

Assignments

Two assignments build directly from this work:

Assignment 3: Micro Science Fiction Prototype (microSFP)
You started this in class. Write a short narrative (about 100 words) imagining your idea in the world, plus a brief reflection (3-5 sentences) on what writing it revealed about your project. Before you write, read the Slate article "Prototyping a Better Tomorrow" and one narrative from the Radical Ocean Futures project.

Assignment 4: Term Project Proposal
Build your idea into a formal proposal: project title, "how might we?" question, contemporary issue, project direction, audience, constraints, what you still need to figure out, and a preliminary timeline.

Both assignment are posted on Lea.

Your AI Thinking Partner

A PDF of your sprint conversation has been shared with you. You may upload it to a new thread on your own ChatGPT account to continue where you left off or start fresh with the MTTM Thinking Parnter. See the AI Use Guide for details and responsible use practices.

Looking Ahead

There are several mini-assignments to guide you in developing your project idea from now until June. In June, we'll attend SALTISE 2026 — an education conference held at ÉTS as a field experience. You'll go as researchers with your own guiding questions. More details to come.

Photo credit

Photo by  Octavian-Dan Craciun  on Unsplash