Hitesh Rao Beedu

BD3596

UG190575

This paper begins by exploring the world of food design and the people who shape it, providing a detailed look at its evolution and importance. It then moves on to discuss how food design concepts have been applied in India, using insights from selected experiments conducted at Project Otenga Cafe in Ahmedabad over the past six years. The paper highlights the significance of working together and co-creating to solve problems effectively. By using food as a participatory tool, It finally focuses on a key question: Can food help people express themselves and be part of solutions, especially when power differences create barriers? Through a thorough analysis of various experiments, the paper aims to confirm its findings. By exploring how food can facilitate communication and inclusion, this research contributes to a better understanding of its role in addressing complex social issues and promoting teamwork. 


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HYPOTHESIS: Evaluating the scope of food as a participatory tool to understand the problem in environments where power differences prevail among working teams in different organisational settings.

Emergence of Food Design

CASE STUDY 1: Understanding understand food design

CASE STUDY 2: Understanding Co-creation using a participatory tool

Understanding the scope of food as a participatory tool to break ice and power differences

EXPERIMENT 1: Narrative Kitchen X Project Otenga

EXPERIMENT 2: GNLU X Project Otenga

ANALOGOUS RESEARCH: Tuesday Board Game Nights at project Otenga Cafe

FOOD CARD GAME to tackle power differences: DECODING DYNAMICS