Final completed poster!

We have finally finished the project! After weeks of work, we have created an infographic for Modo, made a poster to show the client and other people and also written a full report!

The Infographic!

We created the infographic for Modo to use in order to help spread the word and encourage a more environmentally friendly mode of transport in Metro Vancouver through social media.  Social media is very powerful and we hope that by creating an infographic that appeals to all, we can encourage more people to use car sharing.

Working on the project has been a positive experience which will help us down the road. The team learned how to handle unexpected situations and also about project planning, implementation and context. While working on the project, we ran across some unexpected glitches but we were able to adjust our plans accordingly. By splitting the work between the members, we were able to implement our plans very efficiently.

We had a lot of fun doing this project and we hope to do more projects like these in the future!

The group members are split into two groups that focus on different tasks: poster and report. Even though we help each other with everything, the focus is set and we will perform quite efficiently.

After our meeting with Hilary, a document with the explanation of MODO’s colour usage was supposed to be sent to us. We received it a little late – after our initial poster design – and had to rework the poster a little bit. This is the only set back so far.

For the poster, our team decided to include much eye-appealing graphics that are accompanied by intriguing MODO statistics. There will also be relevant information on comparison between MODO and its competitions, and provide different means of car usage for consumer’s different needs.

Our group did not deviate from our original plan. After our meeting with Hilary, we progressed quite quickly the way we wished to.

We project the report to be done in a week and the poster is already complete, just waiting for a few more reviews from our members. The main constraint regarding the project is we sometimes do not have enough info, and because our correspondent at MODO is quite busy, the lag between us creates intermittent communication barriers.

After everything that we have done so far, we are now in the stage where our objective is to write a full and professional report.

Hey All

After our useful meeting with our client, now it is time to wrap up the best info graph. So lets have a meeting this week and let me see what you have made up to know. Don`t let the time goes and do not do the job when you are in hurry in the last days!

Maybe one of you can make a doodle and add me in it so we can see your info graph  and talk about it more. I would be more than happy to see that you are successful in your project my friends. Lets finish it together !

Cheers

Hamid

Good news! We’ve had our first meeting with Hilary from Modo The Car Co-op on Thursday, February 28th.

The meeting was really pleasant. Hilary told us everything about Modo; from its background to the perks of using Modo. Through listening and asking questions, we were able to have deeper understanding of what car co-op is and its benefits.

At the end of the meeting, we asked Hilary what she expects from us. She told us to create an infographic that will ultimately bring interests of Vancouver residents.

To create the infographic, we will need two main tasks to be done. Firstly, we think the best way to bring interests of the residents is to provide benefits of sharing cars instead of owning one. Therefore, we want to research furthermore the perks of using the car co-op system. Secondly, we want to present the benefits in clear and precise manner: since the space is limited, we will have to present the best benefits first.

Currently, we do not know who is going to do which task. However, we are planning to have a group meeting soon to decide on this matter.

Because we now have clear understanding of what we are required to do, we believe that we will be successful on this project.

The team is taking a pro-active approach in trying to come up with ideas for the project. Although we have not yet been able to meet with our client, the team members have already started preparing for the eventual meeting by thinking of questions for the project.

We are planning to meet with our mentor Hamid after the reading break and also meet with the client to discuss the project and get discuss the progress so far. We plan to put in a significant amount of time for the project as we realize that we are behind most groups. We plan to brainstorm, discuss and choose what we think is the best option to go forward with the project and start as soon as we have more information on the project.

Modo Transportation

-Photo taken on Modo Transportation’s Facebook page.

Company Background

Modo Transportation is a not-for-profit co-operative started in 1997. The company strives to promote the benefits of carsharing and fosters carsharing.

Purpose

Modo Transportation believes in environmental, social and economic justice. This local company highly encourages carsharing in Metro Vancouver.

With Modo, individuals could have all the benefits of owning a car without having to worry about insurance or maintenance payments or any car-related hassles.

Last but not least, with fewer cars on the road, Modo helps reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the traffic in our city.

Vision Statement

“We envision vibrant communities created through sustainable transportation.”

– Modo Transportation.

Goals

“Our goal is to turn car owners into carsharers. We want to see a Modo car on every corner, and a community on every street!”

– Modo Transportation.

Our group are in the early planning stages of the project and had originally scheduled a meeting with a Modo Transportation representative to meet up this week. Unfortunately, some problems have occurred and the meeting is yet to take place.

We have not been able to meet with the client yet to discuss about the project scopes, constraints etc. Hopefully, we will get in contact with them soon and keep the project on schedule.

Thanks!

Hi all

Thank you for your cooperation in attending in our meeting and also sharing your idea with me. Lets be in touch here more and share what ever we do here.

For the first step I will give you the contact of the client and one of you should call them, I will do it too after your call , and try to ask some information and set an appointment with them.

I prefer to have the appointment on one of these days : Thursday, Friday from 9 to 1. i will do my best to join you in your first meeting.

Here is what you need.

CLIENT CONTACT INFO:

CBEL Project

The CBEL (Community-Based Experiential Learning Project) allows undergraduate students to implement their classroom knowledge into solving real life problems with real clients. For our project, we are performing a feasibility study and creating an infographic for Modo, a transportation company.

Modo Transportation

Modo Transportation (previously known as Car Co-op) has been offering a car-sharing service in the Metro Vancouver community for a long time. However, it has yet to make a strong impression in the community. This project will strive to offer innovative yet effective ideas and solutions to increase Modo Transportation’s place in the industry.

Vancouver’s Community

As the number of cars on the road increase each year,  Vancouver’s bold initiative of becoming the greenest city in the world by 2020 will be challenged as carbon footprint in the city will have to be reduced. Modo Transportation’s services does not only provide convenience to the people of Vancouver, but with fewer cars would be on the road there will be less carbon emissions and traffic in parts of the city.

Team

Below are the fellows trying to make this initiative happen!

(Starting from the left: Aaron Lam, Christian Yapari, Dominic Lao, Daniel McLaughlin, Simbo Pyo, Robbie Luo)

Thank you for taking the time to read the blog. We will be updating our progress soon!