Seminar 2 : Presentation and Feedback

8th August, 2013

The second seminar presentation charted the themes that can be included in the storybook, the research and inferences on biodiversity being explored through food and finally the story structures and characters.

The presentation can be viewed here:

The feedback I received this time was:

PRESENTATION :

- Clear, concise, organized. - Do not over-explain everything !

RESEARCH / METHODOLOGY/ APPROACH :

- Cite the context of the city where the research is coming from,
even if it is common everywhere. - It is interesting to use design tools as story structures. - Try to collect stories that already exist among communities. - Try using social mapping as a tool to map these stories.

CONCEPT : - One can either use existing stories and personalize them or write a new narrative altogether. The two ways of working can be Fact or Fiction.
CONCERNS :- Can the protagonist be empathized with?
- Can the call for action be portrayed effectively?

NEXT STEPS:

- Keep a story journal and write every day, if not for final content but to
collect instances and nuances that can be used for the final storybook.
- Stop researching further, keep the research aside and start working with an imaginative outlook.
Be playful and silly.