Scaffolding Safe, Secure, Spirited Spaces for all of us

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Whether it’s a bird nest, beaver lodge, mansion, refugee shelter, shopping cart or psychological habitat, the idea of home is embedded in human consciousness. “Home is home, and everything else is not-home.” 

The concept of home is morphing in our time in an unprecedented way. In the techno future age, home is no longer fixed in space. For telecommuters and the homeless. We shop at home and work from home making it both a retail and work environment.

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WHY engage with extreme users HOW to engage extreme users Designers engage with users (people!) to understand their needs and gain insights about their lives. They also draw inspiration from their work-arounds and frameworks. When you speak with and observe extreme users, their needs are amplified and their work-arounds are often more notable. This helps you pull out meaningful needs that may not pop when engaging with the middle of the bell curve. However, the needs that are uncovered through extreme users are often also needs of a wider population.

(https://dschool-old.stanford.edu/wp-content/themes/dschool/method-cards/extreme-users.pdf)

 

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