Assignment 2:

1: Finding someone to observe

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Male/Female: .....................................................................
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draw your
participant here

2: Mind mapping your participants morning ritual

waking up

morning ritual of
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(name of participant)

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Tips:
Finish each layer before you begin
the next one. Of course it is not
forbidden to add things later.
Ask questions in a personal way:
how does that make you feel?,
can you give an(other) example of
that?

Layer 1
Layer 1
WHAT is it?
WHO are they?
Describe the things you do (factual) Describe the people that play a
part in the story of your morning
Layer 2
ritual.Place those that play an
HOW does it feel?
important role in your story closer
Indicate the good and bad
to the center.
moments (emotional)
Layer 2
Layer 3
HOW do they fit in the morning
WHY does it feel that way?
ritual?
Explain why the good are good and Describe why each one is
the bad are bad (motivations)
important: what do they do for you
in your morning ritual?
Layer 4
What are the relations between
WHAT ELSE?
them, and with you? What do you
Ask further explanations, using the do for or with each other?
topics on the left
Layer 3
WHY is this important for you?
How do they relate to the topics on
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the left?
Ex

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Topic:
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4: Preparing for the meet up

Timeline interview tips

7.25 am

7.30 am

I get dres
wash my sed,
face
and put on
make-up

Example

after snoo
zin
I get out g 2 times,
of bed

7.15 am

alarm clo
ck
rings

I boil wat
er
for
and prep a cup of tea
are
muesli w my breakfast:
ith yoghur
t

7:45 am

7.50 am
I prepare

8.20 am
brush my
teeth

my lunch

8.10 am

I eat my
and read breakfast
the news

7.55 am

I walk to
the post
get the box to
newspap
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Step 1: Timeline Tool

5: The meet up

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to cycle ke
the unive to
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8.30 am

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I pack my

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5: The meet up

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Step 3: Walk-through

5: The meet up

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6: Visualize your most interesting insights

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