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Making observations on a heat sensor workshop


Going into the ideation process, I luckily already had some context around what citizen scientists were wanting from a potential data collection experience. For them, the data collection process should...

  1. Depict the breadth of their experience with heat
  2. Include cultural and community context
  3. Promote discussion and collaboration rather than staying in the hands of researchers


What I didn’t know yet was...

  1. What other kinds of data would be valuable to collect?
  2. How was this community talking about their experiences with heat?
  3. How can a digital tool be used to guide reflection on heat through data collection?


To start to investigate these questions, I conducted some Participant-observation sessions during a few facilitated heat sensor workshops that Urban Heat hosted. There were four primary parts of a heat sensor workshop so at each stage I highlighted key questions to keep in mind.