What is good? Part 1 / Research & Concept

After many idea bashing sessions on 'What is Good?', I finally narrowed things down to the last 6 most potential concepts;

- Ninjas
- Unwrapping/ unpacking new things
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and finally make a commitment on Ninjas. I decided on this because it seemed to be quite an unusual subject to work on as it doesn't have a personal relevance. I think I was rather intrigued by our ideology of ninjas and how this has been influenced from popular culture. The idea of a secretive society seemed like quite a fun part of this concept aswell as there is no reason why they don't exist in our societies today, which put's the subject matter in a current context.

The brief's requirements include having a strong opinion backed up with relevant primary and secondary research that would be presented back to the group in a 2-5 minutes presentation format along with a clear concept statement.

In accordance to the brief, the things I planned to look into include :

- The history of the ninja, where they originate from, where the name ninja derives from and what their objectives were etc.
- What are they? Who can become a ninja? Is the the cultural traditions, lifestyle and the training that makes them a ninja or is it simply the look and equipment they carry that gives them this status?
- What are people's idea of a ninja?
- Where people's ideology's of a ninja come/ influenced from?
- Their morals
- Equipment, clothings etc