4. Reflections on design thinking During our discussion session we discussed about several cases of what we consider were good examples of design thinking. The purpose of this discussion was to reflect on how this approach to problem solving can lead to more practical, innovative and human-centered solutions. Year: 2011 Client: Hivos (Dutch NGO) Project Objective: Reduce energy consumption at the public library in Utrecht. Company/Agency in charge of the project: Boondoggle Amsterdam. Name of
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“Manipulation is the brother of creativity.” ~Michael Michalko, Thinkertoys: A Handbook for Creative Thinking Techniques RATIONALE Looking for a new spin on an old idea? Trying to figure out how to solve a problem by working smarter not harder? Then the SCAMPER strategy may be the answer you are looking for to spark your own creativity, and the creativity of your students. SCAMPER is a mnemonic acronym that provides a structured way to assist students and teachers with unde
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Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Situation of Public Interest Reported in 2013, the Veteran Affairs (VA) hospital in Phoenix Arizona was involved in a scandal where alleged 40 patients died awaiting health care. In addition, Phoenix VA officials were misrepresenting data to make patient wait times appear better than they actually were. As result, VA officials were given bonuses for the misrepresentation of data. In some cases veterans were waiting on appointments for over a year. In
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of the plan is to determine if incorporating brain-based strategies would help raise test scores and improve student behaviors. Researched based strategies will be included through the following methods: teaching to the brains natural learning systems, and BrainSMART strategies to increase the students’ ability to retain information. The success of this plan will be measured through examination of students’ Georgia Criterion Reference Competency Test (GCRCT), Quarterly Benchmark Assessments (QBA)
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The chain of command did not allow for direct communication between engineers and the Missions Management Team, which led to the obfuscation and dilution of salient information. Columbia’s outcome could have been different had a system been in place that allowed engineers to bypass bureaucracy in voicing their concerns and requesting data. A direct result of NASA’s bureaucratic culture was an ambiguous vocabulary of safety. The precise term of “anomaly” was used interchangeably
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Learning Styles The Visual (Spatial) Learning Style If you use the visual style, you prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others. You can easily visualize objects, plans and outcomes in your mind's eye. You also have a good spatial sense, which gives you a good sense of direction. You can easily find your way around using maps, and you rarely get lost. When you walk out of an elevator, you instinctively know which way to turn. The whiteboard
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Critical Thinking and Ethics Amy Allen Critical Thinking and Ethics Critical thinking is such an important part of everyday life that many people do not even realize they use it as a tool. Critical thinking is a concept in which a person thinks on a higher level and evaluates options to help make a more informed and wise decision. It is reflecting on the issue at hand and requires a little effort in the thought process. Ethics are concepts that identify what is right and wrong. Using ethics
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weaknesses of the human senses as they pertain to think in general and to your own thinking in particular. What perception means and how is relate to our senses? According to Joe Stratton (1999) on his book Critical Thinking for college students stated that “perception is the process of selection, organization, and interpretation of the sense-data into mental representation that can be use by the brain and the nerve system to provide content for thought” (p. 17). We can understand as Perception the
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IN THE PLAINS 1. Explain the organizational reward system this firm uses. Usually the tangible rewards that people receive from employment come in the form of salary, incentives and benefits. Also the tendency in the past was to have reward systems implemented for individual employees. However when the company with its diversification plans in mind went from traditional top-down approach to a better way, horizontal matrix system, the new concept of ‘team work” emerged. As stated below it
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Critical Thinking Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way. People who think critically consistently attempt to live rationally, reasonably, empathically. They are keenly aware of the inherently flawed nature of human thinking when left unchecked. They strive to diminish the power of their egocentric and sociocentric tendencies. They use the intellectual tools that critical thinking offers –
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