Thoughts from the Search and Find
The small “search and find” activity that we completed in class on Friday definitely left me thinking. After commenting in class, I continued to think about how the activity as a whole made me feel in a pressure situation. I went into the activity having confidence that I could find the pen, no problem. How hard could it be? I was wrong. The pen was almost in plain sight (and I say almost in the most general sense) and I still was not able to see it. Once on person found it, the pressure increased. How could I not see it? It was clearly visible from some angle, it was just a matter of finding the exact right one. This went for both times we tried to find the pen. The activity as a whole has been the most reflective and informative day about the world of design for me. There are so many angle to approach a problem, so many view points to consider. What if I was to not pick the right one? There would potentially be no viable solution down a certain path. Adding to the pressure, there is a time constraint to find the perfect angle. However in the real world, there is no one to tell you where the pen is, or what the correct solution to the problem is. All these factors combined leave me knowing that no idea is a silly idea and every solution possible should be said in a brainstorming session about a design challenge. No one knows what can come of it. The most absurd angle can get the best solution.
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