Week 8- Juan

This week we prepared the presentations. There are still some details we have to work out about our solution. For instance, we still do not really know how the nutritional data is going to be processed or how the game is going to interact with the processed data. Despite this fact, we believe that our idea is worth the trouble.

I am in charge of the bussiness model and the marketing area, which is hard because without a clear product it is unclear which business model to adopt. One option is to focus on a subscription model. However, I believe it is better to think on marketing and publicity.

Week 6&7 - Juan

The end is near. This only means one thing: stress. Moreover, following the inevitable Murphy's Law, this part of the program coincides with my exam period. Due to this fact I wasn't able to participate in the group meetings and discussions as much as I would want to. This was reasonably brought up by my team mates and it generated some unpleasant moments. However, we were able to sort this differences and advance towards the common goal.

During this two weeks Rocio and Jennifer concentrated on design which was the most important part. They were able to make significant improvements to our previous prototype but there is still lots to do.

The bad news is next week is going to be even more intense. The good news is sometimes intensity brings enjoyment.

Intense but enjoyable first 3 weeks, by Juan.

In this personal post, I will try to describe, as accurately as possible, my first impressions on the project, the team and Lapassion itself.

To begin with,my expectations about the project were miles away from the real process. I knew it was going to be a multidisciplinary environment, but never, not in my wildest dreams, did I imagine such a diversity of ideas, cultures and people working in an UdelaR project.

The' getting to know each other' phase was definetely fun, but sometimes it felt like a waste of time. We were going to work side by side for 10 weeks, it seemed unnecessary to spend 2 weeks working on social skills. However, it is undeniable that Ana taught us some hidden truths about working in groups effectively.

Later on, we spent a few days working on the problem itself. This may seem trivial, but once you put your head into it, you realize it is amazingly hard to define a problem precisely without succumbing to your own personal vision on the topic in question. Microscopically analizing what others are trying to tell you and to make of that a self-contained concept is harder than I thought. Despite this fact, with the help of experts and interviews our group was able to focus on a topic, and we are still trying to zoom in into the issue.

I don't know if we will be able to bring to the a table a functioning solution to the nutritional problem of kids, but I do believe it is worth the effort. The next few weeks will tell...

Juan