Reflection #5: The Journey of Exploration
Every time the end of semester arrives, I am amazed at 1) how quickly the time went 2) how much was packed into three short months. As I’ve reflected on the Design Studio course, the projects we did, the new concepts I’ve learned and the people I’ve met, I am amazed at the seemingly slow, […]
Mini-Assignment 2: TED Talk Part B
For Part B of my TED Talk mini-assignment, I watched a Talk by women named Ayah Bdeir. Ayah is an engineer and artist, and is the founder and creator of littleBits. Ayah’s Talk is about imagination and design andthe idea of putting the power of engineers into the hands of artists and designers. Ayah opened […]
Mini-Assignment 2: TED Talk Part A
For part A of my TED Talk mini-assignment, I chose to watch a Talk by Peter Diamandis called “Abundance is our future”. Peter is the founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation which is a nonprofit organization whose mission is simply “to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. The start of Peter’s TED Talk is […]
Reflection 5: A story of my d.Studio journey
A story of my d.Studio journey April 2011…. When I heard about this new course called “d.Studio” from a few of my friends at Sauder in the spring of last year, I wasn’t sure exactly it was and how it would add value to my degree and I did not really understand the concept. However […]
TED Talk: Seth Godin: Sliced Bread and Other Marketing Delights
TED Talk: Seth Godin-Sliced Bread and Other Marketing Delights (VIDEO) Marketing guru Seth Godin tackles how to make your product stand out in one of his most famous Ted talks. Based on his book The Purple Cow, Godin delves into what makes a product extraordinarily successful and why even those products who appear useful or appealing […]
Mini-Assignment 1b – TED Talks – The Power of Vulnerability
In this intriguing TED Talk, Brene Brown shares her thoughts on vulnerability and what she calls “whole-hearted people”. Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work, and she has focused her career on studying vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame. Her unique way of presenting, one she refers to […]
Reflection 5: My Thinking Retrospective
I just read my first reflection of the term to see if anything really stood out as having changed in my thinking process from then to now. It’s safe to say that learning about design thinking didn’t present me with any epiphanies. That isn’t to say my thinking processes haven’t been affected by my exposure […]
Mini-Assignment #2 – Prototyping
For my first d.studio mini assignment I decided to attend the City Studio Open House. It was an awesome event and I’d love to tell you more about it if you’re interested. This blog post is my second mini assignment – an example of how I utilized the ASK, TRY, DO process in a different […]
Reflection 5 – Thinking: It’s a vicious circle.
The Question How has my thinking process changed as a result of the D.Studio? The question seems easy, but its answer is far from clear. Unlike a lot of other people, I don’t generally think much about how I think, so to answer the question I will make use of a personality test and my […]
Mini-Assignment 1a – TED Talks – Dance vs. PowerPoint: A Modest Proposal
A modest proposal: creative, innovative, game-changing, and a design-thinkers utopia; but to a black hat thinker, a far-fetched fantasy. In his TED talk’s video, John Bohannon introduces a new way of presenting information, sharing scientific discoveries, and providing visual displays. The scientist and writer provides a visually appealing display to support his thesis. His proposal […]