MGMT20140: Reflective Template Analysis of Workshop Activities

This document is a reflective template from a student undertaking the MGMT20140 course. It details the student's experiences and insights gained during a workshop, specifically focusing on brainstorming as a key process for generating and selecting ideas. The student reflects on the importance of experimentation, needs analysis, and the iterative nature of design, emphasizing the value of testing different methods to find the most effective approach. The template includes a description of the activity, the student's thoughts and feelings during and after the activity, lessons learned, and suggestions for self-development. An academic reference is also included to link the experience to theoretical concepts. The assignment also references the use of Moodle as a blogging tool for reflective writing and provides guidance on its use for assessment purposes. The student learned that experimentation is the key to success, and this assignment reflects on the importance of involving stakeholders in the design process to overcome any deficiencies.

MGMT20140: Simple Reflective Template Template number:
Name and student ID:
Activity/experience Description:
Needs Analysis and Problem Solving
Date of the
activity/experience:
Thoughts and Feelings DURING the activity:
In workshop 5, I realized that brainstorming is an excellent process through which multiple ideas
can be generated at first and then the most appropriate ones can be chosen to achieve success.
Inspiration for the ideal design can be achieved at any given point of time.
Thoughts and Feelings AFTER the activity:
The designer must always be on a look out for the best practices in the industry and reach the
core of the problem with the team. Varied activities were specified in the workshop that can be
taken up by a team to come up with ideas that would be desirable and creative enough. The list of
tools given to carve out the ideal design were very informative in their own manner.
What can you learn from this activity?
I learnt that experimentation is the key to success. It is important to test the various methods to
understand the one that would work the best and offer the most comfort to work with.
What can you do to develop yourself further in the context of this activity?
The samples given helped in further improving my understanding of brainstorming and the best
ways through which the results can be achieved at the end of the day. I used the different
methods to analyze the one that would work the best for me.
Academic Reference to link this to theory
Saien, S., Tee, T. K., Yunos, J. M. and Lee, M. F. (2017). The Needs Analysis of Learning
Inventive Problem Solving for Technical and Vocational Students. Home Search Collections
Journals.