Students will enter the project through a partner-supported emergency simulation, analyze Fort Bragg hazard evidence, compare how different emergency scenarios change planning needs, and commit to an initial scenario focus and evidence-based problem direction for later research and design work.

Students will gather firsthand evidence from teens, families, and local safety partners; analyze Fort Bragg hazard information and emergency plan differences; and turn that evidence into an empathy artifact and preliminary design brief for a realistic, scenario-specific emergency readiness solution.

Students will turn their hazard and user research into a focused design brief, generate several distinct emergency readiness concepts, build low-fidelity prototypes for a scenario-specific plan/kit and backup message, and use peer and partner feedback to revise toward a more feasible solution.

Students will refine their scenario-specific emergency plan, kit, and communication tools through structured critique, partner testing, and a final pre-exhibition presentation rehearsal. They will use drill evidence, peer feedback, and community partner input to complete at least two revision cycles and prepare a stakeholder-ready package that is feasible for teens and families in Fort Bragg.

Students will present their tested emergency readiness solutions to community partners, respond to real-world critique, and complete a final evidence-based reflection on how their plan, kit, and communication choices changed to better serve teens, families, and neighbors during local emergencies.