DFK Projects

DESIGN FACTORY KOREA PROJECTS

Design Factory KoreaDFK brings together students, industry and researchers to co-create innovative solutions to industry problems.

The Design Factory concept originates from Aalto University in Finland and the idea is currently brought to 9 countries (Finland, China, Australia, Chile, Switzerland, Korea, Portugal, Netherlands, and USA).

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AustraliaChile

SwitzerlandKoreaPortugal

New YorkNetherlands

Philadelphia

Design Factory Korea (DFK) is part of the Design Factory Global Network (DFGN)– an innovative and interdisciplinary network creating collaboration between the similar - minded people, projects and platforms.

Shared understanding and common ways of working enable Design Factories in the network to collaborate efficiently across cultures, time zones and organizational boundaries fostering radical innovations. Global projects within the network bring talented students together with skills and knowledge from different fields and cultures to think critically and solve complex problems creatively.See more: dfgn.org

“We do concrete, cooperative and challenging learning

projects that bring together students, industry and research. ”

“We will bringthe university closer to

industry, and create direct value for society.”

The easiest way is to join the DFK Capstone Project as a sponsoring company.In the Capstone project, students conceive, develop and generate innovative services and products.

DFK Industry ProjectDesign Factory offers diverse programs for corporate sponsorship.

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The second way is to join sponsor of

Customized DFK Project. Customized Projects needs time and effort in designing the budget, schedule, and project challenge. However, it will provide the company a tailored project just for their needs. Projects are possible to do in collaboration with other Design Factories thus making it global project utilizing skills and knowledge from two or more countries.

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Outcomes For Partner CompaniesDFK Projects offer companies new inspiration and solutions from the creative mind of students.It is an easy way to meet students, professors, and start a co-operation with Yonsei University.

Our partner companies will get a proof of concept solution to the provided challenge, supported by research and design-led innovation process. In addition, the partner companies will experience the development process together with the students, and therefore gain both tangible and intangible benefits and learning experience. The partner will gain most by bringing an open co-creation mindset.

Each company sponsor assigns a contact person for the student team who follows the process and contributes to the project. The company should allocate up to two weeks of working time during the project. We are open to companies of all sizes.

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There are about 4-6 students per project. Teams are always interdisciplinary and often international.

Students work together with company’s specified challenge to create a product that satisfies the values of innovative design, manufacturability and marketability. Objectives include idea generation, problem solving, new value generation, product/ service creation, and project management.


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Most of the students participating in DFK Projects are the 4th year students from three majors:Information & Interaction Design (IID), Creative Technology Management (CTM) and Culture & Design Management (CDM). IID focuses on the field of IT and interaction design; CTM on IT management and entrepreneurship, and CDM on product design and marketing.

Company sponsors submit project briefs and challenge, and can also include students from mechanical engineering, integrated technology or social sciences.

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About Our StudentsDFK is anchored by the Techno-Art Division (TAD), an interdisciplinary design, technology, and management program offered at Yonsei University Underwood International College. A highly-selective group of students with an international mind and creative thinking skills are equipped with fundamental knowledge and expertise on design, technology and management.

Through collaboration with the Design Factory Global Network, we can extend the local projects globally by involving students with various cultural backgrounds and expertise of their field.

Information & Interaction Design

Creative TechnologyManagement

Culture & DesignManagement

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Outcomes For Students- Experience working flexibly and making decisions in an interdisciplinary professional collaboration on a real industry problem- 21st century project management skills and IT tools for collaborating across disciplines


Capstone Project ScheduleThe project schedule is aligned with students’ university semesters. Capstone project starts in the beginning of March and lasts until the end of June. Students will be guided through four aspects of product development: observation, conceptualization, prototyping and evaluation.

The schedule on the next page highlights checkpoints and planned deliverables. Students meet with their teams and faculty once a week, for 6 hours during class. All activities are held at DFK unless otherwise announced.

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Mid-February

Late February

Deadline for Company Project Briefs

Capstone Project Kick-Off for All Students and Project Partners

Preparation

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Projects start + Workshop: Design Process

Workshop: User Research Methods

Workshop: Techniques for Conceptualization and Visualization

Workshop: Business Model & Entrepreneurship

Midterm Presentation I: User Research Results, Personas and Scenarios, Design Concept, Low-Fidelity Prototype

Observation & Conceptualization

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Workshop: 3D Printer Prototyping

Workshop: App Prototyping/Screen-Based Interaction Prototyping

Midterm Presentation II: Polished Design, Testable Prototype or Rough Working Prototype

Prototyping

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Week 12

Special Lecture: Success Stories from Previous Capstone Projects

Workshop: UX Evaluation

Evaluation

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Workshop: Video-Production

Special lecture: How to Start a Startup?

Gala night: Selected Teams Present their Work at Gala Night

Wrap-up & Presentation

Final DeliverablesThe student teams will deliver

The final form of prototype depends on the direction the team and the company collectively decide to take the project. Past projects have produced product prototypes, applications, digital service frameworks or combinations of these.

In addition, student teams are encouraged and supported to produce visual material for marketing, such as posters, flyers and web pages, establish Kickstarter campaigns, and if possible submit patent applications.

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Bi-weekly progress reports that are evaluated based on the team progressUser & Market Research ReportProof of concept including a functional prototype Presentation including visualizations and demonstrations of the product/ serviceFinal Project Poster

Feedback & ReflectionReflection and learning is an important part of our collaboration. Company representatives will be invited to reflect and give feedback on their experience in a post-project discussion. This helps DFK improve what we do, and helps both DFK and industry partners get more from future collaborations.

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Bi-Weekly Report

ResearchReport

ConceptProofing Presentation

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Capstone Project Examples

Student team: Spicki

Challenge: Combine a sticky note and a recorder - speakerSolution: Spicki is a daily, emotional and tangible messenger for anyone who wants to play with recordable sound.Impact: Spicki was selected as the best Capstone Project 2015 by the audience, and won the top award at Herald Design Tech 2015.

Student team: Ticket Stalker

Challenge: How to manage the secondarymarket of ticketing?

Solution: The answer to all tickets! We created a green secondary market where users can exchange unused tickets: buyers can buy safely, sellers can minimize refund losses.

Student team: Memory Miner

Challenge: Make the experience of death and memory of your loved ones better.

Solution: Memory Miner is a service and product that can record, commune and

eternize precious memories.

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DFK-LG Project 20153 Student teams with 5 members each from design, engineering and management

Industry Partner: LG Electronics

Challenge: Design an IoT accessory that can be attached to legacy non-smart products.

Solution: Due the property rights, solutions cannot be published.

Impact: Three ready-to-implement accessories.

Other DFK Projects

Product Development ProjectIn collaboration with Aalto Design Factory, 2015-2016

Student team: 11 members of which 7 members in ADF and 4 in DFK

Industry Partner: KONE

Challenge: Reduce the weight of elevator car by redesigning the elevator door

Solution: Project ongoing until the end of May 2016

Product Development Process Workshop For Junior High School students in January 2016

Sponser: Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity

Challenge: Develop products for people in natural disasters

Solution: Five prototypes for target group

Impact: Raising awareness on the design thinking based education in middle school level

DFK-SDF-Cisco Intensive Project In collaboration with SwinburneDesign Factory in January 2016

Industry Partner: Cisco Australia

Challenge: Develop online communicationplatform for educational environment

Solution: Two application prototypesdemonstrating the key functionalities needed

Impact: Collaboration across the cultures in the educational world

Startup Weekend 2015 Organized together with DFK and AllianzLife Korea

Sponsors: Allianz Life Korea, IBM Korea, Philips Korea, Korea Internet & Security Agency, and Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Challenge: Find new solutions for health and lifestyle management

Impact: Winners of the startup weekend received funding to continue developing their ideas further together with Allianz

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ContactEmail: [email protected]

Web: http://dfk.yonsei.ac.kr

Tell: (82) 32-749-3008~3009

Adress: Underwood International College,Yonsei University,

Veritas Hall B 206, 85 Songdogwahak-ro,Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-840

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