Hydroponics - Mind mapping

Challenge    The tool I have used in this particular subject is mind mapping.I felt the need for mind mapping  as it would be perfect to explore a new field.The challenge I have considered here is  Hydroponics. Hydroponics is the art of growing plants without soil. In our collapsing traditional  agricultural market, hydroponic produce can be an healthy upscale alternative empowering the  farmers more. It can decrease pollution and increase farmer security. It has a lot of potential as  it has huge advantages over traditional agriculture. It is definitely the agriculture of the future.    Selection  I have selected mind mapping for this topic because I believe it is the highest effective design  thinking tool for this particular topic. As it concerns a prospective related to the unclear future,  mind mapping proves to be the best fit. As highlighted by the training module ​mind mapping is  looking for patterns and insights in a large quantity of data you collected during your exploration of  what is the current reality. The goal is to establish criteria for the what-if idea generation phase. Mind  mapping provides a segway from what is to what if.     Application  I initiated the process by laying out all the information related to hydroponics and then analysing  and comprehending it one by one. After that I started by placing the main components such as  the growth requirements, material requirements, production systems, environmental factors,  mechanisation, sustainability and more such topics. I started branching out more on these  topics. I learned that there was a lot of sub branching. So, I did an analysis again and  highlighted what could be more important than others such as pricing. Then I learned that  pricing was in fact one of the most important factors out there.And I also removed some points  such as the future of hydroponics (i.e agriculture in space,space colonies etc) because I felt that  was unnecessary because the current adoption is already low.    Insight   I learned that a whole lot of people considered buying low cost low quality produce over  medianly costing better produce. Then realised that education and knowledge spread among  the present power generation was low. But the upcoming educated next generation were patient  on learning about these matters and preferred better quality produce over cheap ones. The  modern generation really feels and analyses about what they are consuming on a daily basis.  And learned that their concerns just keep going up. So,I understood that they were the perfect  market capture.    Approach  I feel that this problem can also benefit from other design thinking tools such as visualisation  and learning launch. Learning launch could not be performed due to the current situation of the  pandemic but I will start working on it once everything clears up.Visualization is another

effective tool when it comes to hydroponics because it mainly deals with the future. Visualization  can easily help put the vague ideas into a right perspective.


Hydroponics - Mind mapping Challenge The tool I have used in this particular subject is mind mapping . I felt the need for mind mapping as it would be perfect to explore a new field . The challenge I have considered here is Hydroponics . Hydroponics is the art of growing plants without soil . In our collapsing traditional agricultural market , hydroponic produce can be an healthy upscale alternative empowering the farmers more . It can decrease pollution and increase farmer security . It has a lot of potential as it has huge advantages over traditional agriculture . It is definitely the agriculture of the future . Selection I have selected mind mapping for this topic because I believe it is the highest effective design thinking tool for this particular topic . As it concerns a prospective related to the unclear future , mind mapping proves to be the best fit . As highlighted by the training module ​mind mapping is looking for patterns and insights in a large quantity of data you collected during your exploration of what is the current reality . The goal is to establish criteria for the what - if idea generation phase . Mind mapping provides a segway from what is to what if . Application I initiated the process by laying out all the information related to hydroponics and then analysing and comprehending it one by one . After that I started by placing the main components such as the growth requirements , material requirements , production systems , environmental factors , mechanisation , sustainability and more such topics . I started branching out more on these topics . I learned that there was a lot of sub branching . So , I did an analysis again and highlighted what could be more important than others such as pricing . Then I learned that pricing was in fact one of the most important factors out there . And I also removed some points such as the future of hydroponics ( i.e agriculture in space , space colonies etc ) because I felt that was unnecessary because the current adoption is already low . Insight I learned that a whole lot of people considered buying low cost low quality produce over medianly costing better produce . Then realised that education and knowledge spread among the present power generation was low . But the upcoming educated next generation were patient on learning about these matters and preferred better quality produce over cheap ones . The modern generation really feels and analyses about what they are consuming on a daily basis . And learned that their concerns just keep going up . So , I understood that they were the perfect market capture . Approach I feel that this problem can also benefit from other design thinking tools such as visualisation and learning launch . Learning launch could not be performed due to the current situation of the pandemic but I will start working on it once everything clears up . Visualization is another effective tool when it comes to hydroponics because it mainly deals with the future . Visualization can easily help put the vague ideas into a right perspective .