Group Activity
A Surprise Birthday Party for Erik Stolterman

• Find a suitable date
• Find out his birthday
• Virtual or in person?
• Guest List
• Find a location / space
• Find a Theme
• Swedish
• Outside (COLD) [There's no place like home]
• Music / Entertainment / etc.
• Food!
• Format (Surprise, invited, etc.)
• An “Erik” video
• Gifts? Options?
• Decorations
• How to get him here

Possible Locations

• Marty’s House
• Informations East / West

Possible Themes

• Swedish
• African
• Mexican

How to invite people

• Invite People
• Have it in the lobby so anyone can come
• People out of the department
• Friends
• Family
• Other Department Students / Staff

What are we doing to figure this information out?

• Brain Storming
• Some Serious
• Some… not so serious.
• Research
• Twitter – GET INFO!
• Facebook – Try to GET INFO!
• Note Taking
• Personal Knowledge
• Criminal Masterminds… how to get him there without knowing!!!
• Recalling previous surprise party (Youn)

What phases were there?

1. Overview
2. Brain Storming – General Ideas
3. Brain Storming – Narrowing / Planning
4. Inclusion of personal info / Research

What artificats

• Laptop
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Google

Communication Pathways

• Internally – Person / Person – Verbally
• Externally – Digital – Eugene -> Twitter -> Marty -> Twitter -> Eugene
• Internally – Gestures / Facial Expressions

Propagation of Representational States

• Memory -> Gestures / Verbal -> Written
• Memory -> Verbal -> Twitter -> Memory -> Verbal -> Written