9/28/2016
After learning more about the human-centered design process and reading the case study about IDEO’s Ghana Clean Team project, we set off to embark on our problem solving journey.
The Problem: The Bathrooms
The Situation: Very Scary
The odor, the sinks, and the soap that runs dry…
Number 1s, 2s, and 3s in places they shouldn’t be…
Yikes Houston, we have a problem. Luckily, we are ready to get to the bottom of it to transform those stalls of horror so we can make the bathrooms great again.
Here’s all the issues we identified (shout-out to Kam for capturing these!)
Boys’ Bathroom:
- Occasional incidents of poop on the ground
- Paper towels on the ceiling & walls
- Locks on doors don’t work
- Broken faucets
- Broken toilet seats/bases
- Clogged toilets…that stay clogged
- Writing on the walls
- Stains on the floors (?)
- Smell can be rancid
- Soap and water all over the counters
- Waste bins always full
- Note: 3 very sweet, female janitors have to clean this poopy, soapy, paper-towel-on-the-ceiling mess
Girls’ Bathroom:
- Overcrowded–need to wait in lines during passing periods
- Girls trying to do their makeup in the mirrors and then there is no room!
- Issues with feminine products in the waste bins that do not have lids
- Open waste bins make it smell awful
- Doors do not lock (students have walked in on students & teachers in stalls)
- Many students try to avoid going to the bathroom during the school day
- Drawing on the walls and sink
- Need air fresheners
- Issues with no soap
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