- At some point this week, look around you and produce a drawing (or take a picture) of a space that you feel is rich in arrangements. In a style similar to the diagram on page 33, annotate your picture or drawing with the “hard” and “soft” arrangements you can identify.
- Map an aspect of your topic to the Ideas/Arrangements/Effects framework. For instance, if you were working with zoos: an idea is that animals should be able to be observed at will by humans; an arrangement is a cage at the zoo; an effect is that animals often become distressed. Since arrangements are “a rich and frequently overlooked terrain for creating change” (32): can you identify a way you could change your identified arrangement, and how that might reflect a different idea, or have a different effect?
- Idea: Chinese parents are too anxious about their kids’ education
- Arrangements: A Relieving Package for parents, which includes
- 30-day diary
- A pair of “I-can-see-your-strength” glasses
- A “nice-word” mask
- Effects:
- Help Chinese parents relieve the anxiety on education