1. Thesis Research:
Methodology
Kelly F. Nichols
Thesis Studio I
Prof. Scott Pobiner
10.06.10

2. Current Thesis Statement
Can a more personal relationship be achieved by
designing a prosthetic that creates a more
interpersonal relationship with the wearer?

3. Up Until Now...
• Categorize conventional assistive technologies.
• Identify users of those technologies.
• Identify related health organizations.
• Reach out to health orgs as potential partners.

4. from Graham Pullin’s
Design Meets Disability
fashion meets discretion
exploring meets solving
simple meets universal
identity meets ability
provocative meets sensitive
feeling meets testing
expression meets information

5. Prototype Test
Ideas Prototype
Evaluate
Results

6. Prototype Test
Ideas Prototype
Evaluate
Results
Now End of Semester Future
Time

7. Prototype Test
Ideas Prototype
Evaluate
Results
Prototyping
Now End of Semester Future
Time

8. Idea
Generation
Prototype Test
Ideas Prototype
Evaluate
Results
Prototyping
Now End of Semester Future
Time

9. Idea
Generation
Report to
Health Partner
Prototype Test
Ideas Prototype
Evaluate
Results
Observe Assess
“Clinical Trial”
User Group Observations
Prototyping
Now End of Semester Future
Time

10. “Exploration” Improv Classes Bodystorming Dream Journal Interaction Relabelling
Idea
Generation Experience Prototyping
Report to
Health Partner
Prototype Test
Ideas Prototype
Evaluate
Results
Observe Assess
“Clinical Trial”
User Group Observations
Prototyping
Now End of Semester Future
Time

11. Best Practices

12. Next Steps / Next Module

13. Thank you