Assignment: Reflection

Instructions

Select one of the four design thinking tools presented in the course (listed below) that you are  interested in applying to a challenge of your choice.

Tools:

1. Visualization (Module 1)  2. Storytelling (Module 2)  3. Mind Mapping (Module 3)  4. Learning Launch (Module 4)

Use the Assignment Rubric including the following elements to guide the development of  your reflection. Any images you create/take can also be included, but are not required.

My reflexion: Storytelling

1. Challenge: Describe your challenge, including all relevant information.

I’m a business developer and I work with graduated and non-graduated jobless persons to  help them look for alternatives to embrace a job career. I met people who failed after several  attempts to be hired. Some of them in that discomfort tried to undertake their own business  and failed. So in our discussion we seek new solutions applying Design thinking method. My  help is to make them aware of their potential, their unique potential that no one else has in the  successful world. Then once, identifying it they will create their own history in workplaces  and business areas

2. Selection: In your own words, briefly describe the tool you selected (e.g., what it is  and why you selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture  references).

People are often hesitating to integrate new skills when they don’t see illustrations. So  storytelling is a good tool to inspire people through to past experiences of those who  succeeded with the same skills. Storytelling is also a tool to help people have a reference  when they try to achieve what they have been said or taught to do, for example in applying a  problem solving techniques for a given case.

3. Application: Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge (e.g.,  what you did and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively).

In a training session on self-employment, I demonstrate that it is possible to undertake  your own business without funding. I explained that funding essentially is to rent an office, to  pay employees, to buy materials, but for a first step in business we don’t need an office to  prove that we offer better service, we don’t need employees when we are our own employee,  we don’t need materials when we can take profit for the investment of elders.

To convince people I took an example of a young trainee who was wondering how to build a  laundry shop. He went to an elder who already has materials, office, employees, and propose  to give him clients. In their business he owns 25% of the purchase of the clients he will bring.  He also went to the institutions and workplace to propose those who have no time to collect  their clothes and he will pass once a week take them to the Laundry shop and they will pay  him a little change. He got many clients and succeeded his project. After months, he had got  enough money to fund his own laundry shop.

4. Insight: Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your  challenge (e.g., how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about  design thinking more broadly).

When I finished the story I’ve got total silence in the room because people were really  focused on me. I don’t need to say that they were getting interested into the subject: opening  his own business without heavy funding. I reach my goal as a lecturer and people still call me  to thank for the skill a give them, which have opened new doors to them.

5. Approach: Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool  you selected or a different one -- and the reason(s) why.

Next time, to have more impact on participants, I won’t tell the story linearly. While telling  the story I will isolate skills in the story that have been used the reach the goal.

For instance in my previous example I could explain the different steps the entrepreneur used.  The “what is” that was to make a laundry shop; the “what if” that was the attempt to use  elders investments and institution clients. Here, he just used the “what is”, the “what if”,  passed to the action and it worked. It may not be the same in other stories.

To have more sources of stories, I can let participants share their own experiences and  experiences around them, to provide more cases and skills that people have used in the past to  succeed or fail. Then draw people attention on what’s good in entrepreneurship and what to  avoid in preventing failure.


Assignment : Reflection Instructions Select one of the four design thinking tools presented in the course ( listed below ) that you are interested in applying to a challenge of your choice . Tools : 1 . Visualization ( Module 1 ) 2 . Storytelling ( Module 2 ) 3 . Mind Mapping ( Module 3 ) 4 . Learning Launch ( Module 4 ) Use the Assignment Rubric including the following elements to guide the development of your reflection . Any images you create / take can also be included , but are not required . My reflexion : Storytelling 1 . Challenge : Describe your challenge , including all relevant information . I ’m a business developer and I work with graduated and non - graduated jobless persons to help them look for alternatives to embrace a job career . I met people who failed after several attempts to be hired . Some of them in that discomfort tried to undertake their own business and failed . So in our discussion we seek new solutions applying Design thinking method . My help is to make them aware of their potential , their unique potential that no one else has in the successful world . Then once , identifying it they will create their own history in workplaces and business areas 2 . Selection : In your own words , briefly describe the tool you selected ( e.g. , what it is and why you selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture references ) . People are often hesitating to integrate new skills when they do n’t see illustrations . So storytelling is a good tool to inspire people through to past experiences of those who succeeded with the same skills . Storytelling is also a tool to help people have a reference when they try to achieve what they have been said or taught to do , for example in applying a problem solving techniques for a given case . 3 . Application : Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , what you did and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively ) . In a training session on self - employment , I demonstrate that it is possible to undertake your own business without funding . I explained that funding essentially is to rent an office , to pay employees , to buy materials , but for a first step in business we do n’t need an office to prove that we offer better service , we do n’t need employees when we are our own employee , we do n’t need materials when we can take profit for the investment of elders . To convince people I took an example of a young trainee who was wondering how to build a laundry shop . He went to an elder who already has materials , office , employees , and propose to give him clients . In their business he owns 25 % of the purchase of the clients he will bring . He also went to the institutions and workplace to propose those who have no time to collect their clothes and he will pass once a week take them to the Laundry shop and they will pay him a little change . He got many clients and succeeded his project . After months , he had got enough money to fund his own laundry shop . 4 . Insight : Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about design thinking more broadly ) . When I finished the story I ’ve got total silence in the room because people were really focused on me . I do n’t need to say that they were getting interested into the subject : opening his own business without heavy funding . I reach my goal as a lecturer and people still call me to thank for the skill a give them , which have opened new doors to them . 5 . Approach : Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why . Next time , to have more impact on participants , I wo n’t tell the story linearly . While telling the story I will isolate skills in the story that have been used the reach the goal . For instance in my previous example I could explain the different steps the entrepreneur used . The “ what is ” that was to make a laundry shop ; the “ what if ” that was the attempt to use elders investments and institution clients . Here , he just used the “ what is ” , the “ what if ” , passed to the action and it worked . It may not be the same in other stories . To have more sources of stories , I can let participants share their own experiences and experiences around them , to provide more cases and skills that people have used in the past to succeed or fail . Then draw people attention on what ’s good in entrepreneurship and what to avoid in preventing failure .