The ID Social Experience
Strategic Campus Ecosystems
Designing low-pressure, high-empathy student social systems for wellbeing, skill-sharing, and cross-cultural connection
Team Includes; Funmi(me), Amelia, Richa
Challenge Statement
Design school environments often lack casual, structured, and inclusive modes of socialization. Students report feeling isolated, overstimulated, or disengaged outside of class projects.
Strategic Objective
Develop a portfolio of integrated experience models - both physical and digital - that foster social belonging, cultural awareness, reflection, and informal skill exchange at the Institute of Design (ID) and beyond.
System Concepts Developed
CultureQuest
App that gamifies cultural learning through challenges, stories, and quizzes
POPUP-HUB
Rotating informal study/social zones with snacks, cards, and spontaneous interaction
Weekly peer-led skill share events hosted in flexible, creative lounges
COLLAB SPACE
Strategic Levers
SKILL TO SKILL
(students as knowledge producers)
SOCIAL TOUCH POINT
embedded into existing campus flow (QR codes, pop-ups, prompts)
LOW BARRIER
through no-signup, ambient formats
DIGITAL/PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE
(apps + events + signage)
Cultural sensitivity & moderation protocols
to ensure safe interaction
OTHER PROJECT SECTION
Contact me
2025 Funmilayo Makinde
The ID Social Experience
Strategic Campus Ecosystems
Designing low-pressure, high-empathy student social systems for wellbeing, skill-sharing, and cross-cultural connection
Team Includes; Funmi(me), Amelia, Richa
Challenge Statement
Design school environments often lack casual, structured, and inclusive modes of socialization. Students report feeling isolated, overstimulated, or disengaged outside of class projects.
Strategic Objective
Develop a portfolio of integrated experience models - both physical and digital - that foster social belonging, cultural awareness, reflection, and informal skill exchange at the Institute of Design (ID) and beyond.
System Concepts Developed
CultureQuest
App that gamifies cultural learning through challenges, stories, and quizzes
POPUP-HUB
Rotating informal study/social zones with snacks, cards, and spontaneous interaction
Weekly peer-led skill share events hosted in flexible, creative lounges
COLLAB SPACE
Strategic Levers
SKILL TO SKILL
(students as knowledge producers)
SOCIAL TOUCH POINT
embedded into existing campus flow (QR codes, pop-ups, prompts)
LOW BARRIER
through no-signup, ambient formats
DIGITAL/PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE
(apps + events + signage)
Cultural sensitivity & moderation protocols
to ensure safe interaction
OTHER PROJECT SECTION
Contact me
2025 Funmilayo Makinde
The ID Social Experience
Strategic Campus Ecosystems
Designing low-pressure, high-empathy student social systems for wellbeing, skill-sharing, and cross-cultural connection
Team Includes; Funmi(me), Amelia, Richa
Challenge Statement
Design school environments often lack casual, structured, and inclusive modes of socialization. Students report feeling isolated, overstimulated, or disengaged outside of class projects.
Strategic Objective
Develop a portfolio of integrated experience models - both physical and digital - that foster social belonging, cultural awareness, reflection, and informal skill exchange at the Institute of Design (ID) and beyond.
System Concepts Developed
CultureQuest
App that gamifies cultural learning through challenges, stories, and quizzes
POPUP-HUB
Rotating informal study/social zones with snacks, cards, and spontaneous interaction
Weekly peer-led skill share events hosted in flexible, creative lounges
COLLAB SPACE
Strategic Levers
SKILL TO SKILL
(students as knowledge producers)
SOCIAL TOUCH POINT
embedded into existing campus flow (QR codes, pop-ups, prompts)
LOW BARRIER
through no-signup, ambient formats
DIGITAL/PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE
(apps + events + signage)
Cultural sensitivity & moderation protocols
to ensure safe interaction
OTHER PROJECT SECTION
Contact me
2025 Funmilayo Makinde