C02 Dragsters

1. OpeningWritten answer5 min

   Co-construct definition

   In your own words: what does AGENCY mean for the next 7 weeks of design? Pair-share with the person next to you, then write your own definition.

2. Mini-lessonReading5 min

   The Three Cs

   Choice — autonomy. You decide what to do next, when to do it, and how. You don't wait to be told.

   Causation — because-clauses. You can explain why you made each choice. "I sanded with 220 because 80 was leaving deep scratches" is causation. "I sanded because I was supposed to" isn't.

   Change — iteration. Your choices change something — your design, your pace, your approach. If a choice didn't change anything, why did you make it?

   Every survey, every journal entry, and every check-in comes back to these three.

   • Choice: You decide what to do next, when to do it, and how. You don't wait to be told.
   • Causation: You can explain why you made each choice. "I sanded with 220 because 80 was leaving deep scratches" is causation. "I sanded because I was supposed to" isn't.
   • Change: Your choices change something — your design, your pace, your approach. If a choice didn't change anything, why did you make it?
3. Work timeQuestion steps10 min

   Lock in your three first-day commitments. You'll re-read these mid-unit.

   1. Design philosophy
   2. Biggest risk
   3. Fallback plan
4. Work timeReading5 min

   How the Project Board works

   = the cards that get you to each milestone. A milestone like "Body shaped" doesn't happen in one go — it's bandsaw + sand + check-weight. Each of those is a Kanban card.

   The rule: every Kanban card moves toward a milestone. If a card doesn't, ask why you're doing it.

   • Timeline (top half): = your big milestones. Four fixed dates between today and race day. "By X date, I will have finished Y."
   • Kanban (bottom half): = the cards that get you to each milestone. A milestone like "Body shaped" doesn't happen in one go — it's bandsaw + sand + check-weight. Each of those is a Kanban card. The rule: every Kanban card moves toward a milestone. If a card doesn't, ask why you're doing it.
5. Work timeReading5 min

   Set your milestones — guided

   Open the Project Board (right rail → "Project Board" tab → Timeline section).

   Step 1. Set Race day = 11 June in the Race day field at the top.

   Step 2. Click "+ Add milestone" four times. Working backward from race day, set these:

   1. Wheels decided — 15 May (reuse last year's CAD or redesign — commit by Class 3)
   2. Body cut + shaped — 1 June (bandsaw + 80→220 grit done)
   3. Painted + dry — 8 June (undercoat + colour, with a day to dry)
   4. Race ready — 10 June (assembled + tuned + roll test passed)

   Step 3. If a date feels wrong for YOUR pace, drag it. The traffic-light dot tells you if you're on track once we're in the unit.

   You'll review these on every check-in. Not set in stone, but you ARE accountable for moving the dates if reality slips.

6. Work timeReading5 min

   Set up your Kanban — guided

   Optionally add a quick note about what you learned.

   • Step 1. Click "+ Add card" in the Backlog column: Add these starter cards: (examples only) - Wheels — decide: reuse last year's CAD or redesign in Onshape - Cut paper template → transfer to balsa → drill 3mm pilot holes - Bandsaw — profile cut - Bandsaw — top view cut - Sand 80 grit - Sand 220 grit + weight check - Submit wheels to Preflight …
   • Step 2. Pick the ONE card you'll start in Class 2: Drag it from Backlog → This Class
   • Step 3. When you're ready to actually start (Class 2): Drag it again from This Class → Doing. The rule: only ONE card in Doing at a time. If you try to add a second, the board blocks you.
   • Step 4. When you finish, drag to Done.: Optionally add a quick note about what you learned.
7. DebriefQuestion steps5 min

   Take 5 minutes to journal what just happened.

   1. What did you DO?
   2. What did you NOTICE?
   3. What did you DECIDE?
   4. What's NEXT?

1. DebriefWritten answer8 min

   Agency in the Workshop — What Does It Look Like?

   Before you close out today, zoom out from your own card — what does it actually look like when someone is taking real ownership of their work in this space?

   Think (1 min): On your own, think of one specific moment from today — or any previous Studio — when you or someone near you showed genuine agency. What were they doing? What made it look different from just 'being busy'?

   Pair (3 min): Share your moment with the person next to you. Together, try to name one concrete thing that agentic students do in the workshop that passive students don't.

   Share (4 min): Your pair offers ONE word or short phrase to the class. The teacher collects these on the board.

   Look for: Your pair can name one observable, specific behaviour — something you could point to in the room — that shows agency in action. Not a feeling, but an action.

2. OpeningReading5 min

   Studio rhythm

   This is a Studio session. The work is yours, the time is yours. Three things every Studio: (1) pull from Backlog at the start, (2) work, (3) close out a card with a because-clause at the end. If your Strategy Canvas needs editing, do that first.

3. OpeningReading5 min

   Open Project Board

   Open your Project Board (right rail → Timeline + Kanban). Glance at your Timeline — are you behind or on track? Then move ONE Kanban card from Backlog to This Class. Just one. Pick the next thing you'd actually do today.

4. OpeningWritten answer5 min

   Today's commitment

   What card did you commit to? Why this one before any of the others? (Treat this like the because-clause for picking it up.

5. Work timeReading5 min

   Work block

   40 minutes. Move your committed card to Doing when you start. When you finish, move to Done and fill in your because-clause: what changed because of this card? If you finish early, pull another from Backlog. Stuck? Strategy Canvas → Fallback plan.

6. DebriefQuestion steps5 min

   Closing

   Closing

   1. What did you DO?
   2. What did you NOTICE?
   3. What did you DECIDE?
   4. What's NEXT?

1. Work timeFirst move5 min

   Five minutes before you dive in. Glance at where you've been, pick the one card you'll work on next, name it.

   Pick one card from your 'This Class' lane. Write one sentence about what you'll do with it. Then start.

   Look for: You can say what you're about to do in a single sentence before you touch a tool.

2. Work timeReading3 min

   Use Agency

   Worth remembering — three things

   • 1. Move your committed card to Doing when you start.
   • 2. When you finish, move to Done and fill in your because-clause: what changed because of this card?
   • 3. If you finish early, pull another from Backlog.
   • Stuck?: Strategy Canvas → Fallback plan.
3. Work timeQuestion steps5 min

   Take 5 minutes to journal what just happened.

   1. What did you DO?
   2. What did you NOTICE?
   3. What did you DECIDE?
   4. What's NEXT?

1. Work timeFirst move5 min

   First Move

1. Work timeClass DJ1 min

   Music sets the room. Let's pick something together.

   Tap your vibe before the timer runs out.

   Look for: Three suggestions on screen the room can all live with.

2. Work timeFirst move5 min

   First Move

3. Work timePhoto or file upload15 min

   Upload your work.

1. Work timeFirst move5 min

   First Move

2. Work timeTidy the board2 min

   Tidy the Board

1. Work timeFirst move5 min

   First Move

2. Work timeTidy the board2 min

   Tidy the Board

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1. Work timeFirst move5 min

   First Move

2. Work timeTidy the board2 min

   Tidy the Board

1. Work timeFirst move5 min

   First Move

2. Work timePhoto or file upload15 min

   Take 1 photo of where your car is up to and insert it here.

   Take 1 photo of where your car is up to and insert it here.

3. Work timeTidy the board2 min

   Tidy the Board

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1. Project requirements5 min

   Build your project requirements.

2. Research sources10 min

   Record your research sources.

3. Research findings10 min

   What did your research find?

4. Concepts15 min

   Develop your concepts.

5. Design decisions10 min

   Record your design decisions.

6. Question steps10 min

   Lock in your three first-day commitments. You'll re-read these mid-unit.

   1. Design philosophy
   2. Biggest risk
   3. Fallback plan

1. Project requirements5 min

   Build your project requirements.

2. Research sources10 min

   Record your research sources.

3. Research findings10 min

   What did your research find?

4. Concepts15 min

   Develop your concepts.

5. Design decisions10 min

   Record your design decisions.

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