Location: London Bridge
Groups:
1. People rushing
2. people waiting for someone
There were few mums with young children, and there were lots of inappropriately dressed people who has misjudged how cold the day was going to turn.
There were no school children
The people waiting were usually leisure seekers: older people, tourists, parents taking their children for days out or students. A few were working people picking up a quick lunch.
Time spent in the area was either:
Very short (Walking to a train) <3 minutes
Medium (Checking train times) <5 minutes
Larger (Getting newspapers or food or waiting for trains in warm spaces) <5 minutes
Groupings were usually very seperate: 70% solo 20% in pairs 10% in small groups I focused on mums with young children, and seperated them into different groups
-Mums with buggies: Seemed very expert at managing on escalators alone and always knew exactly where they were going Nobody helped them out unless they were directly in their way Had to know their journeys in advance in order to minimise travel time
-Mums with under 5's Seemed very stressed as they could dart off without notice although the kids i saw with them seemed quite quiet and well behaved
-Mums with under 12's
More relaxed Leisure journeys (rather than essential journeys-i guessed these from the baggage they carried, maps etc) Children carrying their own supplies (backpacks)
All the mums i saw had this in common
-Flat shoes
-Jeans/comfortable
I noticed that there were lots of retired people, but they always seemed lost. I wondered what was there for them to help them out.
Observing is not quite enough: I have to talk to people and find out what their challenge are. I want to focus on parents, but need to narrow it down to create a smaller community.
Groups:
1. People rushing
2. people waiting for someone
There were few mums with young children, and there were lots of inappropriately dressed people who has misjudged how cold the day was going to turn.
There were no school children
The people waiting were usually leisure seekers: older people, tourists, parents taking their children for days out or students. A few were working people picking up a quick lunch.
Time spent in the area was either:
Very short (Walking to a train) <3 minutes
Medium (Checking train times) <5 minutes
Larger (Getting newspapers or food or waiting for trains in warm spaces) <5 minutes
Groupings were usually very seperate: 70% solo 20% in pairs 10% in small groups I focused on mums with young children, and seperated them into different groups
-Mums with buggies: Seemed very expert at managing on escalators alone and always knew exactly where they were going Nobody helped them out unless they were directly in their way Had to know their journeys in advance in order to minimise travel time
-Mums with under 5's Seemed very stressed as they could dart off without notice although the kids i saw with them seemed quite quiet and well behaved
-Mums with under 12's
More relaxed Leisure journeys (rather than essential journeys-i guessed these from the baggage they carried, maps etc) Children carrying their own supplies (backpacks)
All the mums i saw had this in common
-Flat shoes
-Jeans/comfortable
I noticed that there were lots of retired people, but they always seemed lost. I wondered what was there for them to help them out.
Observing is not quite enough: I have to talk to people and find out what their challenge are. I want to focus on parents, but need to narrow it down to create a smaller community.
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