Reflection 5: The life, near death, and revival of my buddy Creative.
The sun is shining on the second last day of undergrad. I can taste the victory beer and champagne around the corner. The brief freedom that will come and go as the hustle of real life begins. Let me begin this post with a tale of epic proportions, a tale of heartbreak, romance, love, hate, […]
Reflection 5: Re-thinking my thinking process
Compared to the beginning of the semester, my thinking process has changed for sure. It is hard for me to explain how though. But let’s give it a try. My first reflection was about the importance I grant to writing down my messy thoughts to make them clearer, but also to remember important ideas, to […]
Changing My Thinking Style
It has almost been thirteen weeks since I started Design Thinking at Sauder and I find it amazing how much more aware I am about how I think. When I started writing my first blog I had never thought about how I think before and it was an eye opener when I started analyzing my […]
Reflection 5: Reflections on Change
Wow, time really flew by. This feels especially true with the D. Studio. I remember when I first walked through the glass doors and into the white and bright space- a little dazzled by Moura’s tall figure at the front of the class, her pantsuit, by the coloured name placards, and the squashy rolley chairs. […]
Why wait till a near death experience? – TED Talk, Ric Elias
Carpe Diem. Seize the day. Live today like it’s your last. Almost all of us have heard of at least one of these sayings that tell us that remind us of the possibility that we may not live to see another day. So then why is it that most of us, despite being bombarded with […]
City Studio Open Thursday – Inspiring Change
So the Open Thursday at City Studio was nothing like what I thought it would be. I pretty much assumed that it would be a series of talks given by invited speakers – and that I’d just have to sit there, listen, take notes and write about it. Boy, was I wrong. And I’m glad […]
A visit to an Open Thursday at City Studio…from a silent partner
March 22, 2012, I attended an Open Thursday session at City Studio. I walked in thinking that it would be an informative talk open to the public given by the invited speakers. I knew nothing about City Studio other than the fact that D. Studio is its partner course. And I knew nothing about the […]
d.studio week 12: Under One Roof — CityStudio event
Talking again about blocks to thinking — creatively and critically. This time we reviewed emotional, cultural, environmental, intellectual and expressive blocks. This studio was given over to working on the Climate Smart Projects and preparing for the CityStudio event at the Salt Building on Saturday March 31. Week 12 was also a time for Florin […]
A Little Change in Product Design with Big Environmental Benefits
With a little creativity, an incredibly simple change in a product’s design can provide enormous ecological benefits. Seventh Generation, one of the world’s top brands of green cleaning products, is now shipping its Natural 4X Laundry Detergent in bottles made of cardboard as opposed to the usual plastic. These bottles, both recyclable and made from […]
How Do I Think?! Part II
Now that we are near the end of the d.studio course it is interesting to look back and reflect on the process of my thoughts. How do I think now versus at the beginning of the course? Have I learnt anything new about the process of thinking? These are the questions I think are […]