Opportunity Mapping

Eugéne
3 min readAug 13, 2020

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Hi, my name is Abhishek Eugene Bage and I’m an Industrial Design student at the National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh.

In this particular blog, I would like to share my work and process during the course of opportunity mapping under the guidance of Mr.Kuntal De.

Assignment 1: Conflict mapping of our house.

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Assignment 2: Frequency and resource mapping of a space

So the Resouce I wanted to map was the use of an Air Conditioner during the season of summer and monsoon in Mumbai.

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Blue shows the use of the AC in the summer season and Yellow shows the use of AC in the monsoon.

Assignment 3: Using Participatory learning and action to validate our previous maps.

Objective:

The purpose of these assignments was to understand a space and to try and identify the problems in a given space through mapping and data analysis given or made in those maps.

Assignment 4: Jot down problems we see in our own space and write down real-life scenarios that exist or can exist in a possible future with respect to those problems.

Drying of clothes

  • In places with long monsoon seasons
  • In places with dust storms
  • In places like Alaska, Finland, Norway where there is no sunlight for a prolonged period of time

Working from home

  • YouTubers/Streamer/Content creators
  • Basically everyone right now due to the lockdown situation
  • Writers

Network issues

  • In building with thick walls
  • Due to Network Blockers
  • Traveler or Campers in the wilderness

Assignment 5:

Prezi Presentation link:

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