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This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Thinking about Github Pulse: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/pulse

Possible mockup:

Ideas for how to represent the tool development timeline in terms of research

Research history for Spectrometer

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Thinking about Github Pulse: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/pulse

Possible mockup:

Ideas for how to represent the tool development timeline in terms of research

Research history

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Thinking about Github Pulse: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/pulse

Possible mockup:

Ideas for how to represent the tool development timeline in terms of research

Research history

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Thinking about Github Pulse: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/pulse

Possible mockup:

Ideas for how to represent the tool development timeline in terms of research

Research history

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Thinking about Github Pulse: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/pulse

Possible mockup:

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Possible mockup:

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Possible mockup:

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Possible mockup:

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Possible mockup:

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

Mockups

Possible mockup:

Examples

Monograph.io screenshot:

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem Definition

Define the problem as the impacted community sees it.

Data Standard/Literature Review

Define the data needed for community defined outcomes around the problem.

State of the Art/Literature Review

Figure out how that data is usually collected.

Design thinking/Prototyping

Brainstorm/prototype cheaper ways to collect that data that are usable by the community that needs the data.

Field Assessment

Evaluate the usability of the design for the community, and compare data from prototypes to data from the usual methods.

Outcomes Assessment of Solutions

Did the methods use assist the community in achieving their defined outcomes?

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

Why do we develop new techniques?

Why don't we just use well-established techniques to collect data and do research?

accessibility/affordability issues, also invitation to critique existing monitoring techniques, to deconstruct "expert"/participant boundaries... etc

something about different orders in which this might happen

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem definition

Team building

Background research

Prototype

Initial post-it brainstorm of the history tag:

https://flic.kr/p/bD3Gi7

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

Why do we develop new techniques?

Why don't we just use well-established techniques to collect data and do research?

accessibility/affordability issues, also invitation to critique existing monitoring techniques, to deconstruct expert/participant boundaries... etc

something about different orders in which this might happen

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem definition

Team building

Background research

Prototype

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

Why do we develop techniques together?

Why don't we just use well-established techniques to collect data and do research?

accessibility/affordability issues, also invitation to critique existing monitoring techniques, to deconstruct expert/participant boundaries... etc

something about different orders in which this might happen

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem definition

Team building

Background research

Prototype

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

We may mark tools like the spectrometer or WheeStat with notices like:

something about different orders in which this might happen

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem definition

Team building

Background research

Prototype

This is an overview of the development timeline for many Public Lab tools and techniques. Not all Public Lab tools follow this exact sequence, but this reflects some common steps in the development of a new environmental monitoring technique.

something about different orders in which this might happen

some suggested major or minor milestones:

Problem definition

Team building

Background research

Prototype