Sam and Dave Save the World from IDEO on Vimeo.
Sam and Dave Save the World from IDEO on Vimeo.
In “Sam and Dave Save the World,” the IDEO Chicago team elected to explore climate change through the constraints of a typical American city. Conceptually, they felt that if a city were a place to escape to (or from), or a place within which one could live without limits, then it would not be a workable city. So they decided to portray a city with limits, as a contained space, by way of a “single house” (as illustrated by the Foam core prototypes in the piece).
You’ll see two side-by-side stories about two neighbors who respond very differently to climate change. Sam reacts; Dave responds. Sam adapts; Dave searches for solutions. The split-screen storytelling technique is effective for calling out these distinctions.
As you watch the video, what do you think the best choices are for stop-motion Sam and Dave? How might they be better informed, or inspired to change their ways? Can the distribution of meaningful information make a difference? And what about the network effect of a connected community?
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