Rosie's on the road type plan

In our semester three planning session this afternoon we worked in pairs to help each other consider how we might approach our project. I spent some time thinking about the possibilities for the wonderful Chris bicycle adventure and so he had the thankless task of thinking about my, still somewhat foggy, wonderment. This is what he came up with. 

There is much thinking to be done. Although I'll never be able to fully grasp the power of Rosie's inner thought, I am going to attempt to write a story-like plan of how her thoughts should lead her project.

Starting in June, Rosie becomes a full-time thinker. She lives in a coastal Scottish town with a good library. She spends her day reading anything and everything that interests her. She writes in her notebook, which will end up resembling an ancient oriental mosaic when all is said and done. She uses this to capture the abstract thought in words - though she realizes that drawings and craft are far better suited for this.

As her reading list grows, she starts to seek out like thinkers. First, it is through email and phone - soon enough it is face to face. They have conversations that, if they were to be overheard by anybody else, would sound like they were being held in a different language.

Rosie spends an entire night in early July writing a story based on her discussions and reading. Her wrist hurts by the end of it. She then sleeps for two straight days.

More thinking - more writing - more seeking out the unknown. More discussion.

In late July, Rosie spends a full week with a group of storytellers and travelers in Scandinavia.

By August, Rosie has pages and pages off thoughts and ideas to reflect upon.

One August morning, Rosie wakes up with an idea of how to frame her work. "Of course!" exclaims Rosie, "I'll __verb__ a(n) __theory__."

What she creates helps people understand what design ethnography is, and the power it has. Everybody's socks are knocked off.

The end.

Exciting.