Brainstorming

4/12/2023

Table of Contents

Attendance

• Nick (present)
• Larry (present)
• Barry (present)
• Harry (present)
• Gary (present)

Meeting Logistics and Content

Agenda

1. Icebreaker
2. Finish Overview of Lego Competition
   • Timeline
   • Inspiration from Last Year
3. List Ideas
4. Vote on Idea
5. Assign Initial Roles

Unfinished Business from Last Meeting

• Finish Competition Overview

New Business for This Meeting

• Brainstorm Idea For Project
• Assign Project Roles
• Budgeting/Resources Available

Meeting Notes

Icebreaker

Each person said their name, major, and their favorite Lego project they've worked on.

• Nick is majoring in bioinformatics. His favorite Lego project was building a custom Lego Death Star, based on an official one released by Lego (pictured below).

• Larry is majoring in structural engineering. His favorite Lego project was building a large Lego city.
• Barry is majoring in computer science. His favorite Lego project was building a custom keyboard using Legos for his computer.
• Harry is majoring in data science. His favorite Lego project was building a large Lego cruise ship.
• Gary is majoiring in ecology. His favorite Lego project was building a large Lego forest.

Finish Overview of Lego Competition

Warning: failure to meet these deadlines will result in disqualification.

The important dates for the Lego competition are as follows.

• 4/20/2023: Deadline to submit idea for project
• 4/20/2023 - 5/31/2023: Time to build your project
• 6/1/2023 - 6/2/2023: Lego competition dates
• 6/2/2023: Award ceremony

We looked at some images of some of the Lego builds that won the competition last year for inspiration.

List of Ideas for the Competition

• Lego model of Geisel Library
  • each floor can be taken off to reveal the inside
  • would include both the main building and the wings of floors 1 and 2
  • would be built at minifigure scale (i.e. minifigures would be size of normal people)
  • see diagram for removable parts of the library

• Lego Two-Story RV
  • top floor slides down when driving and slides up when parked
  • top floor also removable to see inside RV

Votes on Each Idea

Geisel Library: 4 votes

2-Story RV: 1 vote

Geisel library it is!

Assigning Initial Roles

Whole Team: meet at Geisel Library on 4/14/2023 to look at it, take pictures, and learn about it so we can build it

• Each person will be assigned a section of the library.
  • Nick: First and second floor east
  • Larry: First and second floor west
  • Barry: Third and Fourth floors
  • Harry: Fifth and Sixth floors
  • Gary: Seventh and Eighth floors
• Try to learn about your entire section if possible, including employee only areas, if you can get permission to go there

4/15/2023: We will all meet and diagram how we will build the library. We must make sure our designs are consistent with each other!!!

Once diagram is completed (due by 4/20/2023):

• Nick, Larry, Harry: Determine what/how many pieces we need to build it
• Barry, Garry: Take stock of how many of each Lego piece we have so we know what to order; make sure Legos we have are sorted/organized
• Larry: Submit idea for competition
• All: Decide what pieces we need to order and order them. Make sure we don't go over budget.

Comments, Questions, Concerns

Things that Came Up During Meeting

Where will the competition be held?

The competition will be held at Newbury Park High School. The address is:

456 N. Reino Rd.
Newbury Park, CA 91320

How will we transport the Lego model there?

We will build the model in modules that can be taken apart and put back together. That way, we can put the modules into individual boxes, load them onto the vehicle, and drive them over, hopefully without them breaking.

Are we going to build the employees only areas of Geisel too?

We will try to if we can. When we go to Geisel to look at it, we will ask for permission to look at the employee only areas. If we are not allowed in there, we can either not build those areas at all or make up what we think is back there.

Additional Questions/Comments/Concerns

If any additional questions, comments, or concerns come up after the meeting while you are working, feel free to submit them using the form below. We will try to address them as soon as possible.

Audio and Video Recordings of Meeting

Audio:

Video:

Image Credits

Death Star image source: http://brickdigest.com/2016/09/01/new-lego-death-star-75159-old-lego-death-star-10188/

Lego Brick image source: https://ecrcommunity.plos.org/2016/06/27/the-not-so-innocent-lego-brick/