August 2026

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
24 Day 1
Empathize
Meet Philly Travelers
25 Day 2
Identify Budget Constraints and Stakeholders
26 Day 3
Define
Define Philly Budget Problem
27 Day 4
Conduct Stakeholder Interviews and Listen Deeply

September 2026

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31 Day 5
Ideate
Create Empathy Maps From Real Data
1 Day 6
Observation Walks and Field Notes Practice
2 Day 7
Persona Development and Problem Framing
3 Day 8
Prototype
Affinity Mapping and Insights Synthesis
7 Day 9
Design Interview Guides and Practice
8 Day 10
Conduct Stakeholder Interviews and Record Insights
9 Day 11
Create Empathy Maps from Collected Data
10 Day 12
Test/Present
Synthesize Findings with Journey Mapping
14 Day 13
Develop User Personas and Problem Statements
15 Day 14
Conduct Stakeholder Empathy Interviews and Map Needs
16 Day 15
Analyze Insights to Define Empathic Problem
17 Day 16
Persona Creation and Empathy Storyboarding