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Ask: Identify the Needs and Constraints

After brainstorming for about half of our class my group and I decided that we wanted to focus on the fentanyl epidemic.  However we knew that since this was a big issue there was no way of completely solving it, so we mainly focused on helping prevent overdose. But specifically in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Research the Problem: 

Once we figured out our topic we took 2 full days to research every part of the fentanyl epidemic. With each group member with a total of 45 annotations, and 5 annotations from a graph. 

Brainstorm Possible Solutions:

My group looked at many possible solutions that could be implemented. We totaled around 15 ideas, with some being useless, and others having nothing to do with fentanyl. But we ended up with a couple of promising solutions. 

Select a Promising Solution:

My group and I decided that one way we could help the fentanyl epidemic was by creating vending machines that would have narcan readily available in case of any overdoses. 

Create a prototype:

After selecting our solution we got to work on creating a rough draft of what we wanted our machine to look like. As well as researching how much everything would cost, and what non profits we would look to help raise money. 

Test and evaluate prototype:

After we created the idea of what we wanted we went to work on the specifics of it and how the machine would fully work. Like if it would be free, how to make it a safe space, and how to allow people to get narcan but not stock pile all of it.