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== '''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span>Strategy Four: Transform The Canteen Into a Collaborative Space</span>''' ==

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Universidad de Montevideo faces an intrinsic problem when it comes to space. Our findings revealed that there is not enough space in general. Classrooms are crowded, open public spaces are not enough, the canteen is small and not practical and, most importantly, there is no space to work on projects. Moreover, we got to know the real possibilities regarding budget. Reality is, our University does not have the funding to involve itself in a bigger project. More research into the causes of the problem made us realize what we could tackle effectively was the way spaces were being used. We then decided that, in order to foster the I&E culture, we could reorganize and rethink already existent places.</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">We believe that collaboration between both, random people and peers, does have a deep impact in people’s sense of community. According to our findings, many people don’t use their schoolspaces to study or interact because, due to several reasons, they don’t find on it what they need.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">These are some of the insights we found as well as some of the ideas we came up with during our design thinking process:</span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Foster shared places like the Ping Pong and mini-soccer areas.</span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">To have long tables at the canteen and the patio to make students seat together and promote interaction.</span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The need for a space of Co-work (considering the evident lack of space we are facing).</span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">People want more multidisciplinary interaction through taking subjects of other areas of knowledge.</span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The canteen stays behind the high level of service in every school.</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">After a long and challenging process of understanding not obvious relationships between people’s insights (interest of knowing new Why does UM canteens have small four-people and working with them) and the possibilities tables instead of a short of space institution, we ended up in a simple but different solution.bigger furniture?</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Why does UM canteens have small fourIntegrating both, people's interests and the way we would like our canteen display be like, we redesigned the space to be more collaborative and teamwork-people friendly through acquisitions of longer tables instead of bigger furniture?.</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Integrating bothRedesigned in this way, it is a new opportunity to create a space for people's interests to spend their free time as well as work in big teams or even interact with random students seated close to them. We think that, with a little investment, and the way we would like our canteen display be likeno bigger space requirements, we redesigned the space this is a simple but perfect solution to be more foster a sense of unity amongst students. And so, sooner than later, will generate an I&E-friendly place and a collaborative mindset, both powered by a change on the display and teamwork-friendly through acquisitions of longer tablesa few other details.</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Redesigned in this way, it is a new opportunity to create a space for people to spend their free time as well as work in big teams or even interact '''Step #1:''' Re-emphasize with random students seated close to themusers. We think that, with Have a little investment, and no bigger deeper understanding of the space requirements, needs along the day. Florencia would handle this is a simple but perfect solution to foster a sense of unity amongst students. And so, sooner than later, will generate an I&E-friendly place and a collaborative mindset, both powered by a change on the display and a few other detailstask.</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #12:''' Re-emphasize with users. Have a deeper understanding of Understand the space needs along capacities prototyping as much displays as possible until we find out the dayright one (drawing with chalk in the floor is a great and cheap option). Florencia Rodrigo would handle this task.</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #23:''' Understand Estimate a budget to make the space capacities prototyping as much displays as possible until acquisitions we find found out the right one (drawing with chalk in the floor is a great and cheap option)on previous step. Rodrigo Édina would handle this task.</span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #34: '''Estimate Find a budget temporary place to make storage the acquisitions old furniture until we found out on previous stepcan sell it. Édina Unless the university wants to keep it or do anything else. Nicolás would handle this task.</span></span>

<span style="font-sizecolor:medium#000000;">'''Step #4:''' Find a temporary place to storage the old furniture until we can sell it. Unless the university wants to keep it or do anything else. Nicolás would handle this task.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Step #5:''' Present the project to potential sponsors to make the economic effort easier. Emanuel would handle this task.</span></span>