Program ︎
︎ DAAP Student Assistants
Nathan Weber (ID), Yifeng Qin (MDes), Grace Nunn (CODE)
︎ Panel of Cincinnati Experts
Greg Hand (Historian), Rick Record (Transportation Consultant), Vikas Mehta (Faculty in Planning), Muhammad Rahman (Faculty in CODE), Yingying Sun (Faculty in ID), Maureen France (School of Design Director)
Session 1 / Friday, August 30 / 9a - 12p @DAAP 6450
09:00 – 10:00 Introduction
10:00 – 11:00 Presentation – MIT
11:00 – 12:00 Next Step – DAAP
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Session 2 / Friday, September 06 / 9a - 12p @DAAP 6450
09:00 – 10:30 Transportation in Cincinnati before 1920 by Greg Hand
10:40 – 11:40 Co-creative Conversation
11:40 – 12:00 Guidance for Field Visit
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September 13 - 15 / 9a - 8p @FMD Lab in Digital Futures
09:00 – 20:00 Three-Day Design Sprint!
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September 15 / 9a - 8p @FMD Lab in Digital Futures
14:00 – 16:00 Set up for presentation + demonstration
16:00 – 18:00 Presentation + demonstration
18:00 – 20:00 Award ceremony and reception
Introduction to the Future of Mobility
09:00 – 10:00 Introduction
- Project kickoff – HATCI
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Instructors and student assistants – MIT and DAAP
- Student PechaKucha – What does movement feel like?
10:00 – 11:00 Presentation – MIT
- Mobility, city, and humanity
- World-building in sci-fi movies
- Window to the future
11:00 – 12:00 Next Step – DAAP
- Global/Tech mega trends in mobility
- A day in the life of 2050
- Initial storyboards
Session 2 / Friday, September 06 / 9a - 12p @DAAP 6450
The History and Future of Mobility in Cincinnati
09:00 – 10:30 Transportation in Cincinnati before 1920 by Greg Hand
- How transportation has shaped the city of Cincinnati
- From Horse to Horseless: The Automobile Conquers Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Inclines, Streetcars & The Birth of Public Transportation
10:40 – 11:40 Co-creative Conversation
- Each group presents their focused problem/opportunity with mobility, research about related areas in Cincinnati, and initial design strategy with storyboards
- QA and feedback with a panel of local experts ︎
11:40 – 12:00 Guidance for Field Visit
- Immerse yourself and notice what draws your attention on site as well as what surprise you beyond what you plan to observe.
- Project the past and future of the location based on everything presented/researched and simulate your vision for the future of mobility there in 2050.
- Take photos, note and sketch while these ideas are fresh in your mind.
September 13 - 15 / 9a - 8p @FMD Lab in Digital Futures
Design Sprint - Storyboarding + Production
09:00 – 20:00 Three-Day Design Sprint!
Groups check-in with the instructors at the beginning and end of each day to discuss world-building, mobility scenarios in Cincinnati 2050, and storyboards for production.
September 15 / 9a - 8p @FMD Lab in Digital Futures
Design Challenge - Presentation + Award
14:00 – 16:00 Set up for presentation + demonstration
16:00 – 18:00 Presentation + demonstration
18:00 – 20:00 Award ceremony and reception
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Organizers:
︎ UX studio Irvine, Hyundai America Tech Center (HATCI), Hyundai Motor Group - Sookyung Cho
︎ City Science, Media Lab, MIT - Gabriela Bila Advincula & Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor
︎ School of Design, DAAP, University of Cincinnati - Heekyoung Jung
︎ FMD Lab, University of Cincinnati Digital Futures - Alejandro Lozano Robledo
︎ UX studio Irvine, Hyundai America Tech Center (HATCI), Hyundai Motor Group - Sookyung Cho
︎ City Science, Media Lab, MIT - Gabriela Bila Advincula & Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor
︎ School of Design, DAAP, University of Cincinnati - Heekyoung Jung
︎ FMD Lab, University of Cincinnati Digital Futures - Alejandro Lozano Robledo