PAST PROJECTS
2024-25 | SPRING CRIT
SUSTAINABILITY
How might we create a product with greater output than input for college students with low sustainable habits to incentivize sustainable practice?
HOUSING JUSTICE
How might we identify and address barriers to economic opportunity for PHA residents through an accessible digital interface?
EDUCATION
Our vision is to implement a chatbot that provides quick, reliable, and personalized answers to common questions, enhancing equity and access to college resources for high school students while allowing advisors to focus on complex issues.
CONNECTIVITY
How might we encourage exploration and engagement within Providence to bridge the gap between students within and between different schools, while fostering meaningful social connections among peers?
2023-24 | SPRING CRIT
ACCESSIBILITY
How might we teach time management to high school or college students through tactile learning?
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
How might we reevaluate the pre-existing structural obstacles of gentrification and bridge the gap between the various communities that reside in Providence through storytelling?
SUSTAINABILITY
How might we challenge the status quo of promotional products in order to reduce mindless waste?
EDUCATION
How might we build an educational media literacy network that empowers both educators and young media users?
2022-23 | FALL CRIT
ACCESSIBILITY
How might we use modular devices to increase accessibility of physical spaces for people with temporary physical disabilities?
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
How might we interact meaningfully with the Providence community, bridging the gap between it and College Hill?
SUSTAINABILITY
How might we teach circular design to young kids through educational play?
WASTE MANAGEMENT
How might we encourage College Hill students to redistribute uneeded/unwanted belongings and items within the community?
2021-22 | SPRING CRIT
ATW80
How might we educate and empower workshop visitors to make mindful and sustainable textile choices?
FOOD WASTE
How might we provide tools for college students to be more conscious and preemptively active in reducing their food waste?
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
How might we inspire young students to be the next generation of climate change leaders?
SAFETY AND SECURITY
How might we design a product that college-aged women can access and use often for personal safety and well-being?