7521Qca Design Thinking: Reflective Writing Assessment Answers

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It is my week 9 of design it workshop where I totally came to observation and understanding that if you have to solve a problem in design it you need to first collect the exact data and define the problem and empathize and ideate it and after all this procedure a prototype should be developed which helps to give better results in end solution. Prototype helps us to increase the quality of our business idea.

There are different types of prototypes like 2D and 3D and different techniques like sketching, story boarding, wireframing, physical and paper prototyping which needed to be selected according to our design tools and techniques which we are using in our business idea. After creating a prototype, we need to test it so that it can increase our visualization thoughts and our approach towards the idea and the flaws can be neglected either which can improve the end day results.

Answer:

Reflective Report

During my third workshop of design it and I learnt DT theories, tools and concepts. I got to know that DT can be re-defined as understanding the problem and situation for a desired value by using design it tools and resources for the end result. I also learnt the theory of divergent thinking and convergent thinking (Kirzner, 2015). In DT process, the solution or desired value can be obtained by resolving the main problem which contains what and how of the situation. According to my acquired learning from second week of DT workshop, we can achieve success if we will not constraint our mind-set into business minded comfort zone and will have an open minded attitude towards learning (Lundvall, 2010). My design it workshop was having three assessments include: assessment-I: Poster making, assessment-II: Research report and presentation making, assessment-III: self-assessment and reflective report writing. I also learnt that designers’ mind-set and main values comprise of qualities like, peripheral vision, open-mindedness and clear communication (Dorst, 2011).

During the week-5, topic is about identification of the problems in the DT and solving them using the correct datasets and path. I got know that for solving problem through DT, the research data ought to be collected in a way that it is never contradictory (de Andrés Martínez, 2012). Additionally, after collecting of data it should not be changed until solution is obtained. Moreover, the problem is possible to be solved after finding the actual problem (Brown & Wyatt, 2010). One more aspect of problem solving is that it should be empathized first so that better solution in the favour of human being or the user can be obtained ( Fanguy, 2018). The topic of that workshop was design problems; with the outline include problem solving and problem finding, visualization as a DT tool and Persona DT tool. I got a detailed knowledge about DT principles like human centric viewpoint, observation, prototyping, active learning through experimentation, visualization, and mind-set of a beginner (Kuratko, 2005). I learnt one more thing that DT more than solving business problems as we can use this tool to find actual problems and their innovative solutions. Thus, my knowledge base after week-5 about design thinking was that if I need to solve a DT problem then I can consider each and everything as a DT problem and while doing that I must try to grab the obvious things and issues. I found a link from the tutor to solve a DT problem within our group’s assessment-2. Later then, I got to know some knowledge about persona as a DT tool, through visualising any persona activity (Martin, 2009).

During next week in DT workshop module, there were presentations scheduled by the tutor. Our group was one of them, and my team’s number was 3^rd among the all scheduled presentations. In the beginning of the class, tutor told us that there is also a process of presentation delivering by the distance students; they will also be needed to discuss their idea through effective presentation with the unit coordinator. I observed each and every one while presenting their idea in the class, all teams presented very well. When I was observing them, I was also watching their hand movements and English, communication skills and the whole way of communicating with all of us. As our number was 3^rd so we all were a bit nervous about queries part, though we all were prepared with full strong research base formed. Our presentation also went very smooth, all team members did well. During this week, I got to know an important flaw of mine, as in the beginning when I was about to start the introduction and overview part which was assigned to me I got blank because of the stage fear and nervousness ( Dubey, 2018). Later then, when I started with flow I delivered my presentation in a fabulous interactive way. After ours presentation all other groups presented their DT and business idea innovation. Being an entrepreneur, one should apply open minded innovation and creativity in business idea implementation I order to achieve correct problem solving and consumer’s happiness as well as long term satisfaction (Scarborough, 2016).  

Moreover, after presentations got completed we all instructed to assess our own presentations as well as we were supposed to give feedbacks on others presentations. Additionally, tutor told us that now the assessment-III, will going to be submitted in the next two weeks so we all need to submit reflective report as well as self and peer-review assignment.

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