ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Honu Board is a tandem paddleboard that combines the comfort of the beach with the adventure and excitement of water sports. Honu means turtle in Hawaiian. Aesthetically inspired by the turtle, it is a pleasing green color. It also has a retractable shade, appearing as the shell of the turtle, two hexagonal water tight compartments with pillow covers and fifteen hexagonal clear windows for fish viewing, mimicing the texture on the shell.

 

The Honu Board was a collaborative design effort between me and Sterling Watson. The final project assignment for Clean Innovation Workshop: Maui 2013 was to create a product idea, inspired by our experiences doing water sports. Then we performed a basic product market analysis, which included determining the top strategies, estimating the the market size, and performing a SWOT analysis. The idea was never prototyped. The project was purely a design and business exercise. The Prezi on the left is our final presentation for the project.

 

ABOUT THE COURSE

Clean Innovation Workshop: Maui 2013

"Sports Technology and Education @ MIT (STE@M) in collaboration with Patagonia is pleased to announce the 2013 Clean Innovation Workshop: Maui. Our theme this year is WIND. Students will experience an intense week of activities designed to illuminate the key ingredients in successful technologies including the interplay between elegant engineering design, sound public policy, and the consumer experience. The program blends MIT’s world-class engineering education, expertise from policy makers and industry leaders, with windsurfing, kite boarding and other hands-on wind tech experiences."

-Sports Technology and Education @ MIT