To-Go Kits
As a Human-Centered Design Consultant for the Pomona Community Engagement Center, I designed a community engagement initiative for the newly opened center. My team designed take-home arts and sciences kits for elementary school students that spark curiosity, encourage repeat visits, and foster trust between families and the Center.
Role
Consultant
Project Type
Human-Centered Design & Community Engagement
Timeframe
4 Weeks
Electro Kit
Pom Pom Kit
Origami Kit
This science kit teaches kids basic electrical engineering skills! The materials can be reused to do a variety of projects.
Contents:
Instructions for a few different starting projects / Breadboard / LEDs / Resistors / Rechargeable / Battery / Wires/ Wire Stripper
This craft kit teaches kids to make fluffy pom poms from scratch! Includes a full roll of yarn so activity can be repeated.
Contents:
Scissors / Cardboard / Tinfoil / Yarn / QR Code to instruction video
This art kit teaches kids how to do origami! Designed to be an activity that lives beyond the kit.
Contents:
Origami Paper & Instructions
This Design was Implemented!
The Pomona Community Engagement Center implemented this program as "Try It Out Tuesday".
Elementary school kids were our entry point for engaging with the community because care for youth brings generations together. The product works as a starting point to get kids engaged with a network that will support them as they get older, from a safe place to hang out to educational resources.
Community Interviews
Research
Historically, downtown Pomona has been underfunded and has struggled with infrastructure. Over the last few decades, there have been a series of attempts to revitalize the area, but they have ended prematurely.
The most successful of these projects was led by local artists who painted a series of murals. Other artists have created art pieces all throughout the downtown area, forming the Pomona Arts Colony. My team chose to build off of the thriving arts scene in downtown Pomona for our solutions.
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Personas
Testing & Iterating
An Increasing Older Population
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