Project
PROPOSAL
Project title: Feasibility study of a multidisciplinary knowledge exchange platform
“There is much more to life than just increasing its speed” - Mahatma Gandhi
#howclosearewithnature
In todays world, we are entrenched in a fast culture, fixated with fast processes obsessed with always quicker, better and more. We live in a life of speed, where there is more quantity but less quality, more information but less reflection, more networks but less communication, more connection but less collaboration
Gap Intercollege collaborative space healthy eating and mindfood too much stress and emotional
So, where are we heading to?
disbalance,fastlife
This fastness leaves no exceptions to students life in college
discourse of traditional knowledge
campuses too. A preliminary survey was carried out among sever-
between lifestyles
al institutes like NID, IIT, NIFT, DAIICT to observe the lifestyle pattern in campuses. The analysis indicated that there is a great disbalance in lifestyle pattern and wellbeing among students. The lifestyle of individual students and their collective behaviors will be further researched in depth to understand the influences
Opportunity To create a culture that embraces the
on emotional and mental wellbeing of students in campus culture
significance of slow and stressfree life
and thereby designing systems to involve them in more mindful
with quality living and mindfulness
practices for multidisciplinary prosperity. .
Idea
Objective
HOUSE CAFE,
To drive students towards more constructive cultures and enhance multidisciplinary collaborations across institutes for intercollege prosperity.
that instills the traditional values among the young and the old a place where people comes for food and knowledge, knowledge that comes from people for the people
To strategize and design processes to bring students of different institutes together for effective collaborations and impart healthy lifestyle in students life.
where mindfulness is the key culture where everyone knows you yet dont know you a place which nourish intercollege prosperity interaction design for social collaboration
If design is holistic, and design thinking is a solution, then multidisciplinary will be our means
Similar trends across the globe SIY in google
Why CAFE’s ? cafes creates culture,groups where people wants to belong to
slow food nation, Expo milan
mindful collaboration
spiritual allaince, Coachella festival
CAFES are not just eatery but also has the potentiality for creating and forming culture.
mindful eating
Offerings
Multidisplinary library
Makers lab
Reading and working space
Discuss a project
Students work selling and display space
Events and Seminars
Who will we serve? Students
Home made Cooking library food & northeast cuisine
An mobile app for easy accessibility of the members
young professionals book lovers foodies designers senior citizen all peace lovers
User acquisition strategy reading sessions, discussions and presentations, seminars and workshops mindful eating events exhibitions reading sessions participatory designs to solve social problems internships and projects events film/book appreciation occasional DIY kitchenspace
who are we ?
Dayananda Meitei Former journalist at TOI, Ahmedabad Currently, Media Relations Officer, IITGN
Kabya shree A designer, strategist and interest ingastronomy Graduate from NIFT,Chennai, B.Des (Accessory design) Strategic Design Management, NID, M.Des