After forming our groups, we gathered to discuss where we would go to conduct our observations. We decided to start at ZHdK and take tram number 4 toward the main train station. Once we arrived, we began our journey toward the Niederdörfchen area. We continued our walk along the Limit street, heading toward Bellevue.
At Bellevue, we made our way to Sechsileutenplatz, where we found three available chairs to settle into and observe. Throughout our short journey, we collected a variety of impressions that will be crucial for our research and the final stages of our project development. These observations will help shape our insights and guide us as we continue our work.
At the beginning when we were at the train station we noticed that a lot of people are standing on the blind path without even noticing it.
What we also observe was the group buildings and how people gathered at the Sechsileutenplatz:
Some other pictures and observations from our afternoon:
A lot of Locks at a bridge in Zurich.
Narrow Street that's beautiful at day but maybe scary in the night.
Woman that asked people if they have an old vape to recycle. A good way to start conversation with people.
Construction sites are attracting people.
Stairs are becoming a popular seating area.
After an exciting session with Nicole on "Design Ethnography," we gathered as a group in the atelier to discuss our next steps. We decided that conducting interviews would be our next move. The big question, however, was: What should we ask? Since we weren't yet sure in which direction our project would go, other than knowing it would be related to biases, we agreed to spend 20 minutes brainstorming a list of questions. The challenge was to phrase the questions in a way that the interviewee wouldn't realize we were trying to uncover hidden biases.
After the 20 minutes were up, each of us had about 7 to 10 questions. We then took turns asking each other the questions to decide which ones would work best for our final interview.
With our questions in hand, we headed to Sechsileutenplatz and began interviewing various people. Domenico conducted his interviews in English, while Aline and Lhamo did theirs in German. Approaching people can always feel a bit intimidating, but what's the worst that can happen? In the worst case, they can just say no.
By the end of the day, we had some interesting conversations and diverse perspectives on our questions. We will now transcribe the interviews and try to extract insights that will help guide us in the project development process.