University of North Carolina at Greensboro Backpack Programs Reflection – Description
tage 1: Articulate the models
Upon reflection, why was your problem worth solving, and how did your understanding of the problem shift from your original understanding?
How do your opposing models demonstrate extremes (how do they work, where/why is there tension) and how do they present something unique?
Who are the key players, and how are they impacted by your model?
Stage 2: Examine the models
What specifically does the tension reveal about the model/problem? For example, the tension between centralization and decentralization might really be a tension between control and agility. (From Highbrow)Links to an external site.
What assumptions did you make or biases did you hold that were called into question? For example, if your choice was between offering a standardized service or a totally customized one, an assumption might be that standardization always drives cost savings. What if that were not true? (From HighbrowLinks to an external site.)
Examining cause and effect allows us to have predictive power when solving problems. Understanding this, which outcomes in your model have the most value? Show a cause-and-effect sketch of how/which forces produced an appropriate outcome.
Stage 3: Explore new possibilities
Why does the final version of your model look/operate the way it does currently? Specifically, explain which approach (integrative pathway) you used to resolve your problem:
Stage 4: Assess the prototypes
What tests have you conducted, or could be conducted, to ensure the solution is the “best” one and can be implemented successfully?
Concretely define how the possibility you chose (from questions 1, 2, or 3 above) enables the model/solution to be the best possible solution: what conditions must be present for it to work, and to be integrated/implemented now; specifically, why will it work?
Final questions to consider
What did you learn about Design Thinking, Systems Thinking and Understanding Data by taking on this project? How does Integrative Thinking represent what you have previously learned in the BIPS Program and what is new?
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