What is a passion?
For the purpose of this Spring 2019 Design Lab project, passion was defined as an energy you get from doing something that excites you and makes you feel fulfilled. Being passionate leads you through a doorway to new opportunities and different aspects of life.
As a passionate group of teens, this Design Lab team felt like it was their duty to help other teens find their passions. The team visited Morley Nelson Community Center, where the City of Boise hosts one of its many after school programs, and met with 7th and 8th grade students. When they talked to the middle schoolers they noticed a lack of passions and understanding of what being passionate means. From there, the team designed a passions-based focus group for the middle schoolers to attend. This brought the team to a deeper understanding of where the kids were coming from and how they could help them. As a solution, the team created a passion-based video for the middle schoolers to watch, hoping to encourage them to get out of their shell and try new things.
