Debriefing and team dynamics
We’re not sure what is the exact formula, but we are, each time, impressed and pleasantly surprised, by the fantastic team dynamics our students engage in when participating in our […]
Author: Cynthia
Day 1: Manizales
Most of the DEED student team has arrived in Manizales and the project has been kicked off with a bang (and an activity-filled day.) An event with several speakers inaugurated […]
Summary, summer 2010
Our last few days in Guatemala were so hectic we did not get around to blog and report back on all of the work we were able to accomplish. Now, […]
A story of group dynamics
As was the case with our first group, Ajkem’a Loy’a, in San Lucas Toliman, this summer we have experienced our bit of small-town gossip, envy, and jealousy, and a translation […]
A new product (already!)
On Friday, during our first meeting in Santiago Zamora we briefly discussed with the cooperative that they need to be strategic about what they make in terms of pricing. As […]
The tourist program
During the spring semester course at Parsons, Designing Collaborative Development, our student team prototyped ideas they felt could benefit the group of artisan women in Santiago Zamora. The overarching idea […]
Logo prototypes
We want to help Ixoki A’J Quiemo L’ (the Mayan weavers cooperative in Santiago Zamora) brand themselves so as to create stronger promotional materials for them to distribute in Antigua […]
Santiago…where?
We have divided our days into doing field research around Antigua, which is the most touristy city in Guatemala, full of cafés, restaurants, and of course, tourists studying spanish and […]
Our first visit with Santiago Zamora
Friday afternoon was our first visit to Santiago Zamora with the artisan group with whom we are working. After a wonderfully folkloric trip on the jam-packed public bus, we arrived […]
Our team
This is the summer 2010 team that will be working in Antigua and Santiago Zamora, Guatemala until late June. This year we have 7 students and 1 faculty member, all […]