Week 2 Journal Entry
| 1. What is design thinking? Design Thinking is a type of formatted thinking so that a product or service is executed properly. There are five steps that help frame the process so it is organized and well-planned. Understanding is the first step, making sure that all of the proper research is done. Coming up with ideas is the next, taking all of the research collected and coming up with an idea that can benefit a certain demographic. After brainstorming then the selection process takes place to figure out which idea is the most effective. After choosing, the trial process begins to find the correct prototype or business plan to fit the idea. After completing many trials in the end there will be a final solution. 2. How has design thinking influenced a product I use? Every product I have used or bought from a store has gone through a process of design thinking. Before a manufacturer releases a product they have to test and try it out several times so that it is safe enough to be used by the public. If a product makes an individual sick or ill it can result in a lawsuit and possibly the end of the product selling ever again. The reason why products such as Lysol and Tissue Paper sell so well is that it has gone through steps of design thinking and has been executed properly. 3. What are the connections between opportunities and planning? Opportunities are a way to get a foot in the door for an upcoming idea or plan. Planning is the process that happens once that opportunity has been put in motion. They both correlate with each other because you can’t have one without the other. Both are in the framework process of design thinking and they are both vital to the proper execution of a product. 4. What opportunities have I missed? The only opportunities that I have missed are the ones that I missed out on or acted upon. Opportunities are only put in motion if there is a plan attached to them. 5. Can a successful venture be unethical? A successful business venture can be done in two ways, the easy way or the hard way. The hard way is going through all steps of design thinking and trials. Creating and recreating over and over again till the final product is produced. The easy way is to try to find a loophole to go through so that the process doesn’t take too long. The difference between both is the actual quality of the product. You can tell which items have been made with unhealthy cheap ingredients and which items are well thought out and planned. For example, resellers are a type of entrepreneur that takes a product that’s already out and either knocks it down or raises the prices depending on the product. Designer resellers will knock down the price of the product so that people believe that they are getting a good deal when in fact they are buying unauthentic products. This type of successful venture is very unethical because not only are they taking the easy way out but they are also lying to their customers. |