1) use the document “Alonzo-combine” to help you with this assignment. The final paper should follow the format of the attachment titled “Final Report” (Just complete sections VI through XII. Note, check for alignment throughout the paper and paraphrase as needed. this project paper should be Kate Turabian format. 2) i need detailed or step by step instructions as to the idea of this project came about. the role and contributions of local leaders, people in the community, my role, and the ministry for each step of the project and process. state as what ideas came from the meetings that led up to the project creation, the research questions, the research instrument, creation of the themes; the application and impact of each theme on the local leaders, people in the community, my role, and the ministry. essentially system mapping, mapping of the issue, empathy mapping. I need extreme details of every step to were someone can pick up the project and follow it step by step to create the same project in their community. 3) be sure this is clearly identifiable in the paper as my professor wants to see this and is extremely important: The 5 stages of Human-Centered Design (HCD), often referred to as the Design Thinking process, provide a framework for solving complex problems with a focus on understanding and meeting the needs of users. These stages emphasize empathy, collaboration, and iteration, ensuring that the solutions created are relevant and user-friendly. Here’s an overview of the five stages:
1. Empathize
Goal: Understand the users and their needs.
Activities:
Conduct user research through interviews, observations, and other ethnographic techniques.
Immerse yourself in the user’s world to gain insight into their experiences, challenges, and motivations.
Create user personas and empathy maps to synthesize the information.
Outcome: Develop a deep understanding of the users’ problems and desires from their perspective.
2. Define
Goal: Clearly articulate the problem you’re trying to solve.
Activities:
Analyze and synthesize the research gathered during the Empathize stage.
Identify key insights and define a clear problem statement, also known as the point of view (POV).
Frame the challenge in a way that’s human-centered, ensuring it’s focused on the user’s needs.
Outcome: A well-defined problem statement or design brief that provides a clear focus for the solution.
3. Ideate
Goal: Generate a wide range of creative ideas.
Activities:
Brainstorm various solutions to the problem, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking.
Use techniques like mind mapping, sketching, and “How Might We” questions to inspire creativity.
Encourage collaboration and diversity of thought.
Narrow down the ideas to a few feasible, innovative concepts.
Outcome: A set of potential solutions, some of which will be prototyped and tested.
4. Prototype
Goal: Build tangible representations for a subset of ideas.
Activities:
Create low-fidelity prototypes (e.g., wireframes, mockups, models) to visualize and explore different solutions.
Prototyping is iterative—prototypes can be anything from paper sketches to digital models, depending on the problem.
Test multiple ideas, learning and refining as you go.
Outcome: Physical or digital prototypes that can be tested and evaluated.
5. Test
Goal: Refine the prototypes and solutions based on user feedback.
Activities:
Share prototypes with real users and gather their feedback through usability testing.
Observe how users interact with the prototypes, identifying areas for improvement.
Iterate on the prototypes, making refinements based on test results.
Outcome: Insights that help further refine the solution and iterate on the design. Testing is a cyclical process that may require revisiting earlier stages (especially Ideate and Prototype) as you uncover new information 4) Additional Information: In May 2024, I developed 15 Survey Questions, and initially had the survey completed by Greater Allen Chapel AMEC, in the community of scotlandville, that has been there for 103 years. I was able to obtain surveys from members at this church. This survey was done the first week in May, and after I reviewed the survey, I met with those members of the community that communicated to discuss the questions. I was told by the community that the community dealt with lack of resources, food insecurity, and they fell like it would continue to be like this, and they believe that the community leaders should help to support more in this area.
I completed same 15 question survey on 3rd Sunday in May with Camphor United Methodist Church, this church has been in this community for 100 years. There were 20 Completed Surveys Completed, and i took two weeks to review the Surveys, and discovered some concerns from the community. The community Surveys show that there is a lack of informational resources for Scotlandville, they one member stated that their community doesn’t have the same opportunity as north Baton Rouge, or South Baton Rouge communities do, and this is causing a strain on Families in the Scotlandville community. One member of the community at this church shared that Scotlandville community use to be a very well-respected community with resources, and they owned their building in the area, and they fell like Baton Rouge has abandoned this community. Another member states that everyone from other parishes is coming and dumping trash in the Scotlandville area, and this is down grading their community and makes families not want to live in the area. There is only one bank in the area, and there is a need in the area for Financial literacy.
I completed gave out 10 surveys at the Scotlandville Library, the first week in June. I reviewed the information collected from the surveys and discovered that 3 out of 10 members that completed surveys lived in the Scotlandville Area, and no longer live there. They stated that there is nothing in the area for families anymore, their is no growth opportunities currently, and this has caused them to move their families out of the area. One member that completed the surveys stated that they live in area, don’t attend church, but have always experienced a difficult time with raising their children in the community.
The information collected from the surveys shows Empathy, centered around individuals wanting better for their community, and sharing strong feelings of abandonment and neglect. With the information from these completed surveys. I sent out a information flyer named Community Views, and Family Value Discussion, and held it at Greater Allen Chapel on the 2nd Tuesday of June. During this day, there were 14 people to show up, and we discussed the survey in depth, and I allowed them to create dialouge, and talk in general about how they felt about the community in general, and the major changes that have taken place and continue to effect the family structure in a negative way.
It was suggested that I pay attention to the different types of families, and this would help me to gain a better understanding the families based on ages of them and etc.
The Community did share they enjoyed talking about the issues affecting their community, and want to work together by help bring change, and to encourage families in the area. They agreed to meet every 2nd Tuesday, to share ideas, and work on providing information to the community. It was suggested that Capital Area United Way representative would come in to share informational resources with 211, which is an initiative supported by 10 parishes, and they suggested to bring the President of the organization in to share how they could offer resources to Scotlandville. Another community individual asked about bringing in bankers to talk about importance of banking, unbanked, and opportunities to purchase, and rebuild homes. They wanted to see if there were grants in the area AVALIABLE to them, like there are in other areas.
In June, I interviewed 5 types of families in the scotlandville area, that were apart of the community, and notes from the 5 interview questions asked. One of the questions was to describe the current effects of family in this area? What is the new traditional family in this time compared to previous? Why do you believe this has changed?
It was suggested in the interview to meet once a week, and to create a Community Coffee Talk, and to meet in Scotlandville, to help develop steps to help rebuild the community and structure of the family. The first meeting was held, on 3rd Sunday in June, and each Sunday, we would invite a different representative from one non-profit organzation that operated outside of our community in hopes to give us information on ways to partner of develop one in our area for purpose of resources. We had Red River Bank on 4th Sunday, and Tara was a banker that talked about the power of Credit, and how individuals in the community to improve by budgeting the right way.