A short summary of the collaborative work accomplished for this phase
I am again impressed with the synergy which our group exhibits when working collaboratively. This week we again met on Google Hangouts and worked on our project while talking live. At this point we have each established our fortes and naturally ask one another to complete things as needed. Angelica is a great project monitor and we all work together to make sure that we are following directions appropriately. Part 3 was not difficult for us at all. As we were evaluating our ideas the three of us agreed with the ideas that were selected. I believe that this worked out this way because we feel very passionately about Biliteracy and believe in this project. One of my favorite things about how my group collaborates is that we trust each others’ decisions and opinions. We don’t spend a lot of time negotiating what we are going to say. Someone writes something and it makes sense to all of us and we truly do agree.
Your individual contribution to this week's work
For this stage of the design thinking process I contributed in a variety of ways both with my ideas and with technology support. We were tasked to collaboratively list 100 ideas. We divided the work in three and I wrote my ideas in the format which we decided. As stated above, we have found our fortes and this helps us when delegating work. My special task is to create and share the Popplet document which we used. Together we meticulously read the directions and make sure that we are following them as necessary. During this process I help either by rereading, clarifying, or negotiating if what we have done follows what the directions are asking us to do. For our Prezi presentation I was in charge of picking two ideas to illustrate and I created the slides for these ideas.
Challenges the group or you as an individual faced
This week my group continued to work well together. We met in person, on Google Hangouts, and texted when needed. When we are collaborating we all go to the shared document which we are working on and we work on it as we talk. We did encounter a few challenges this week. One of our members teaches at a year round school and she returned to work and I was out of town in Mexico. Both of these challenges didn’t stop us from getting our work done effectively. We planned ahead and met before both of these challenges happened and when we met afterward we already knew where what our plan was for the week. This strategy worked well except I had limited internet access in Mexico.
Next time, would you do anything differently to better the process?
I truly don’t feel that there is anything I would do differently next time I am in the ideation phase of a design thinking project. I feel that my group has worked very well together and I feel very positive about this process.
How would you apply this process with students or colleagues at your site?
In order to maximize the success of this process with my students and my staff I would share what I have done in order to give them ideas about what tools they can use. I would then share how my group has collaborated and encourage them to get on the same page as early in the process as possible so that this third stage develops smoothly. I would then check in on them periodically in order to make myself available for questions and support.
What traditional and non-traditional characteristics of creativity are reflected in the Ideation Phase?
When working on this phase the characteristics of creativity were very apparent. This week we learned that creativity is “a technique for producing ideas” and that ideas come to life because of already existing ideas that we already have (Leu 2015). In order to complete this third stage of the design thinking process we had to dig down deep into our old ideas and experiences in order to come up with the best ideas to include in our brainstorm. I believe that we naturally did this but now we know what to call the process. We also know that creativity isn’t always associated with art. This week our creativity came through in the form of ideas, technology, collaboration, and visual aids.
I am again impressed with the synergy which our group exhibits when working collaboratively. This week we again met on Google Hangouts and worked on our project while talking live. At this point we have each established our fortes and naturally ask one another to complete things as needed. Angelica is a great project monitor and we all work together to make sure that we are following directions appropriately. Part 3 was not difficult for us at all. As we were evaluating our ideas the three of us agreed with the ideas that were selected. I believe that this worked out this way because we feel very passionately about Biliteracy and believe in this project. One of my favorite things about how my group collaborates is that we trust each others’ decisions and opinions. We don’t spend a lot of time negotiating what we are going to say. Someone writes something and it makes sense to all of us and we truly do agree.
Your individual contribution to this week's work
For this stage of the design thinking process I contributed in a variety of ways both with my ideas and with technology support. We were tasked to collaboratively list 100 ideas. We divided the work in three and I wrote my ideas in the format which we decided. As stated above, we have found our fortes and this helps us when delegating work. My special task is to create and share the Popplet document which we used. Together we meticulously read the directions and make sure that we are following them as necessary. During this process I help either by rereading, clarifying, or negotiating if what we have done follows what the directions are asking us to do. For our Prezi presentation I was in charge of picking two ideas to illustrate and I created the slides for these ideas.
Challenges the group or you as an individual faced
This week my group continued to work well together. We met in person, on Google Hangouts, and texted when needed. When we are collaborating we all go to the shared document which we are working on and we work on it as we talk. We did encounter a few challenges this week. One of our members teaches at a year round school and she returned to work and I was out of town in Mexico. Both of these challenges didn’t stop us from getting our work done effectively. We planned ahead and met before both of these challenges happened and when we met afterward we already knew where what our plan was for the week. This strategy worked well except I had limited internet access in Mexico.
Next time, would you do anything differently to better the process?
I truly don’t feel that there is anything I would do differently next time I am in the ideation phase of a design thinking project. I feel that my group has worked very well together and I feel very positive about this process.
How would you apply this process with students or colleagues at your site?
In order to maximize the success of this process with my students and my staff I would share what I have done in order to give them ideas about what tools they can use. I would then share how my group has collaborated and encourage them to get on the same page as early in the process as possible so that this third stage develops smoothly. I would then check in on them periodically in order to make myself available for questions and support.
What traditional and non-traditional characteristics of creativity are reflected in the Ideation Phase?
When working on this phase the characteristics of creativity were very apparent. This week we learned that creativity is “a technique for producing ideas” and that ideas come to life because of already existing ideas that we already have (Leu 2015). In order to complete this third stage of the design thinking process we had to dig down deep into our old ideas and experiences in order to come up with the best ideas to include in our brainstorm. I believe that we naturally did this but now we know what to call the process. We also know that creativity isn’t always associated with art. This week our creativity came through in the form of ideas, technology, collaboration, and visual aids.