| Subject | Vertical Integration via Workshop |
| Session | 2022-23 |
| Years | All Years |
| Hours | 30 |
| No. of Students Attended | 186 |
| Venue | Studio (PICA Campus) |
| Faculty Co-ordinator | Prof. Sarojini Lohot |
| Accompanying Faculty | Prof. Tanaya Deka, Prof. Neha Deshpande, Prof. Jui V Choughule, Prof. Shital Marlapalle, Prof. Sumitra Kadam |
Innovation is necessary in everyone’s life. At every level in every kind of organization, design thinking provides the tools you need to become an innovative thinker and uncover creative opportunities that are there. Design thinking brings together what is desirable from a human point of view with what is technologically feasible and economically viable.
This workshop aims to improve the understanding of ideas, design thinking, and find innovative solutions to the problem.
Through a series of discussions and presentations, students were ready with their problem identification and solution. The class was divided into groups to achieve different innovative outputs.
Objective of Exercise:
- To become an innovative thinker and uncover creative opportunities that are there.
- To identify problems in day to day life in their surroundings and house and find an innovative solution for it.
- To understand the process from imagining a product to its manufacturing and patenting.
- To help students to convey their ideas and improve their communication skills.
Methodology and Probable Output:
Students were introduced to what is an Idea, innovation and how to think beyond through examples and discussions. They were suggested to note the following points while working on the assignment.
Technically Feasible: They can be developed into functional products or processes;
Economically Viable: The business can afford to implement them;
Desirable for the user: They meet a real human need.
Problem Identification
To begin with, students were asked to identify multiple problems in their surroundings. These problems were discussed with sketches and references.
Solutions
Step 2 was to come up with solutions to those identified problems. Intention of these solutions was to have innovations in their ideas acknowledging the economical and sustainable factor. Students were expected to add innovations to their solutions. These ideas were discussed in detail and modified further. Students also worked on the manufacturing process such as the materials to be used and costing involved in the process for the shortlisted solutions.
Econo and sustainable
Final Presentation by Students of 2nd Year B.Arch.:
Final work of students was presented in PowerPoint presentation format. Principal Prof. Dr. Sudnya Mahimkar, Prof. Tanaya Deka and Prof. Sumitra Kadam were the jury members invited for the final presentation. Students were asked to explain their identified problem and solutions with respect to ideas, design process and innovation.
Overall, the workshop became very interesting as students also enjoyed the process and worked hard to complete the assignments.
