A Comprehensive Reflection on Design IT Module 2 Experiences

This report provides a comprehensive reflection on the learning experiences within Design IT Module 2. The student explores various facets of design thinking, including the design process, tools, and mindset. The report details the understanding of design vs. business, design thinking tools, and innovation stories. It analyzes factors such as empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The student gained insights into journey mapping, value chains, and research skills. Furthermore, the reflection covers entrepreneurial marketing campaigns and communication methods. The report also highlights the development of research skills, including data types, research approaches, and ethical considerations. The student reflects on their personal growth, identifying areas for improvement in team management and leadership. Finally, the report concludes with a discussion of various factors that could influence design thinking, such as imagine, create, play, share, reflect, and image.

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Reflection
In the module first, I learn about my tutors as well as a topic that will be discussed in the
class. My tutor supports each student of class to effectively meet our desired goal. My tutor
enables us how to write a blog. I gained my knowledge with respect to the role of innovation
in the design process. In Module 2, I gained my understanding about certain factors that
could be imperative in the design process such as design vs business, design thinking process
and tools, design mindset, and some innovation stories (Lewis, 2015). I understood that how
a design thinks about the any design.
I analysed that five factors could be considered in the design process such as empathize,
define, ideate, prototype, and text. I also gained my understanding about design thinking tools
to an effective make design. Further, it is evaluated that there are different factors that could
be imperative for in making effective design such as problem finding, observation,
visualization and sense-making, ideation, prototype and test, and viability testing (Rix, Haas,
and Teixeira, 2016). Further, I analysed that depth knowledge towards the design thinking
process could be supportive for making effective decision about the design thinking.
Apart from this, my tutor delivers accurate and reliable information in the class by
considering the creative method as it is effective for making interactive section. She engaged
each student by using many activities to make interactive class and get positive benefits. It is
effective for declining boring atmosphere from the class and makes interactive class. The best
knowledge about design thinking procedure that played imperative role in design thinking
(Press and Cooper, 2017). I also increased my understanding about application of design
thinking in the managerial decision-making techniques and process.
Further, I realized that there are certain sources that are considered in the design thinking
process like an appropriate plan, optimum application of the resources, communicating the
plan. Moreover, I observed that planning could be imperative in the obtainment of the

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specified task in the least time and coat. In this section, I also gained my understanding with
respect to the design innovation as it would be effective for getting higher success with
respect to the desired goal (Göçer, Hua, and Göçer, 2015). Apart from this, I observed that
not only proper time could be imperative in design but also creative thinking could be
effective for the accomplishment of a specified task in a reliable manner.
In this, I also understood that how a mindset of an individual mandates them to do any
specified task in the least time and specified resources. Moreover, I gained my knowledge in
the context of innovation as it would be effective for the accomplishment of my desired goal.
Moreover, I observed that understanding about design thinking process could lead to
improving personally as well as professional life in future. After completion of this section, I
observed that I improved my understanding about design in depth as it would be effective for
performing well in the same filed (Greenbaum, 2017). It is also obsera ved that an individual
could follow certain steps like discovering, define, design, and deliver. It could lead to as
getting a higher outcome (Chapman, 2018).
The design theory could also be imperative to gain understanding in the context of theories of
design in a reliable way. This section is more imperative as compared to the last section cause
of gaining the understanding about many techniques that would be effective for getting
higher success in designing. Herein, I understood certain theories like convergent thinking,
action research, learning theory, co-creation, divergent, and logic of reasoning. These models
support to design reliable theories (Luger, Urquhart, Rodden, and Golembewski, 2015).
I improved my existing awareness with respect to basic reasoning pattern that was helpful for
solving the issues in a systematic manner. I analyzed how reasoning could be imperative in
the designing process. There are certain types of reasoning of the designing process like
inductive, deductive, and abductive reasoning Cash, Hicks, and Culley, 2015). Further, it is
also evaluated that the inductive reasoning is practiced for developing the possible hypothesis

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in the context of current research matter. It can be effective for eliminating the task issues in a
systematic manner. In addition, it is evaluated that abductive reasoning is practiced to
determine methods by which the desired goal will be accomplished. In addition, it is also
evaluated that deductive reasoning is effective for proving and accepting the developed
hypothesis as it could be emphasized on collected information (Kuo, Smith, Smith, and
Huang, 2016).
I observed that these kinds of understanding improve my professional and personal life. In
addition, I observed that there are certain factors that could influence design thinking such as
imagine, create, play, share, reflect, and image. This process aids an individual to make a
reliable decision in the context of the current research matter (Seixas, Gibson, and Ercikan,
2015). In this week, I also understood that how accepting the views of others. It will be
imperative in making a reliable decision in the context of the current research matter
(Grudzień and Hamrol, 2016). I always get views of others towards my design for improving
my design and get a reliable result. In addition, I observed my features after collecting views
from others. I observed that I have the capability to learn to anything in the least time but at
the same time
I realized that I have lack of team management and leadership skills that would negatively
impact on professional life in the upcoming time period. I increased my existing knowledge
in the context of certain factors like Ideation, left-brain – right-brain, creativity theories,
decision-making theories, team working theories, task vs relationship conflicts, and reflection
in action. It is examined that empathy, invention, and Iteration could be effective for making
a reliable decision in the context of research matter (Anwar, Abidin, and Hassan, 2015). I
analyzed that there are as many components as it could be considered
In this Module, I gained my understanding about problem findings. I also realized that DT
provides an opportunity to solve the problem in a different manner. Though this week, I

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improved my awareness about research design and design techniques to eliminate design
issue in a systematic manner. Moreover, there are many tools that could be by individuals
like visualization, obvious, brainstorming, and spotting for improving their design thinking. It
would also enable to obtain reliable outcome (Liebmann, et al., 2016). Further, I realized that
these factors could be effective for issue finding in a reliable manner.
I improved my design thinking process to solve the problems in a reliable way. Further, It is
analyzed that knowledge about tools enables an individual to solve the query of the firm to
get a reliable outcome (Brown and Green, 2015). I also observed that visualization picturing
could facilitate to make effective design thinking. In this week, I gained my knowledge
towards job mapping, value network, and value chain to design the specified product in a
systematic way. In the journey mapping, I gained my understanding with respect to graphics
presentation that was imperative for me to demonstrate the consumer experience with respect
to products and services.
Further, I realized that journey mapping supports to improve the graphics presentation that is
effective for demonstrating consumers experience with respect to the products and services.
There are three major factors that could be effective for the accomplishment of organizational
goal like visualize possible experience, the prototype of new ideas, and the establishment of
existing experience. In the journey mapping, an individual could follow an individual like the
selection of appropriate consumer, graphically demonstrate the consumer expectation for any
specified goods and services (Rodríguez‐Triana, Martínez‐Monés, Asensio‐Pérez, and
Dimitriadis, 2015). Subsequently, the organization could determine the number of consumers
for conducting their interview and identify themes. I increased my knowledge in the context
of adding value as it would be imperative for improving the existing business condition of the
firm. I increased my knowledge in the context of the generic value chain in which two

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different activates could be considered like primary and secondary activities (Tarone, Gass,
and Cohen, 2013).
I observed that primary activities are considered different factors like logistics, operation,
outbound, outbound logistics, marketing, services, and sales. Apart from this, I also observed
that support activities could include many components such as human resources management,
technology development, procurement, and firm infrastructure. I learned about the method of
creating the journey Mindmap (Vurdien, 2013). I observed that such kinds of data could be
imperative to enhance my personality caused by increasing my understanding of the various
sector.
In the next week, I improved my research skills that could also be effective for the attainment
of specified aim and objectives like data types, research approaches, ethics, and data sources
that could be imperative in grooming my personal as well as my professional life. I observed
that a single tool of the research was imperative for performing well in the organization and
getting a reliable outcome. The depth of knowledge in the context of research design could
enable the organization to get reliable information in the context of reliable information
(Kratochwill, 2013). The whole procedure is practiced for interview structure design as well
as evaluating the ethical problems.
In the next week, I observed that the development of the concept, testing, rapid prototyping,
and assumption. It will support to me for effective blog writing in the upcoming period.
Moreover, the second act is based on assumption testing in which tutors offers data with
respect to the hypothesis. Through this, an individual could accept and reject the assumption
as per the collected information and get a reliable outcome. Further, I realized that last
activity relies on the rapid prototyping as it could be supportive for me to effectively think.
Further, the rapid prototyping could support to make a prototype in a systematic way (Boniel-

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Nissim and Barak, 2013). Thus, I observed that understanding of these activities that could be
effective for making a reliable decision making procedure.
In next week, I increased my understanding in the context of certain approaches as it could be
effective in innovative design. I created my knowledge towards launching readiness in which
two components are imperative like launch readiness of content and planning purpose.
Herein, I gathered feedback on the storyboard and prototype. In addition, I also realized that
feedback could lead to eliminating problems in a reliable way. In addition, I also realized that
planning could consider certain factors like make plan for goods and services goal, the
hypothesis that will be proved in future, techniques and tools, financial requirements, and
whole cycle procedure of design (Creswell, 2013). I observed that this week was more
beneficial for me as compared to other weeks because in this I gathered many feedbacks on
my storyboard and prototype from the group members as they support to refine my existing
skills in the upcoming period.
In week ninth, I increased my knowledge with respect to many factors like target market, 4Ps
of marketing, entrepreneurial marketing campaign, marketing, competitor analysis, and
communication. These components are imperative in designing of any marketing campaign
(Boniel-Nissim and Barak, 2013). I also understood that how we give a presentation in the
class, which skills we need to improve. In the last second week, I gained my understanding
about types of communication methods in the class as it could be effective for directly
converse with others in the least time and cost. These communication channels are word of
mouth, partners, social media, traditional media, digital, and direct communication. These
methods enable the researcher to make an appropriate relationship with others. It could also
improve conversation skills as it could build my personality in long-term. At last, it is also
observed that knowledge about entrepreneurial fundraising campaigns could be effective in
the accomplishment of a task in the least time and cost (Kratochwill, 2013).

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SWOT ANALYSIS
SWOT analysis technique is effective for critically evaluating the personality of an individual
(Boniel-Nissim and Barak, 2013). Hence, I used this technique as it would be for self-
analysis. From this, I was capable to address my many skills as it associated with my
strengths, weakness, opportunity, and threat. This self-analysis tool is effective for evaluating
the positive and negative qualities of an individual. Strengths and weaknesses of an Indi dual
could be considered as internal components while threats and opportunities are included in
the external factor. SWOT analysis is discussed as below:
Strengths
 Capable to learn new
things
 Active Listener
Weaknesses
 Lack of
communication skills
 Lack of patience
Opportunities
 Simply learning
capability supports to
obtain higher benefits
at least time and cost.
Threats
 Lack of patience could
create issues for
solving the issue in the
least time and get a
higher outcome.
Action Plan for improving my skills
An effective action plan could be imperative to enhance my confidence level along with
patience level in determined time. I decided six months of the time period to improve my
weaknesses effectively. The action plan is discussed in the table as it is practiced for
improving my communication and patient level skills:
Patience Level Improvement Action Plan:

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Serial .
No.
Concepts and Models for
improving the patience
level issue
Time structure
(in weeks)
Evaluate: Patience level issue
method
1. Mixed model: Self-
assessment
1-3 I will be able to determine my
approaches in depth.
2. Ability Model 4-6 I will also be capable to
develop a depth understanding
in the context of my behavior
and emotions.
3. Trait Model 7-9 I will also be an ability to
control on myself and
positively react at the time of
success along with failure. It
will support to solve the query
in a reliable way.
4. Mixed Model: Fellow
feeling
10-11 This method will facilitate me
to make reliable relationship
with consumers, facilities, and
colleagues. It will be effective
for improving my professional
and personal skills.
5. Mixed Model: Group Skills 12-14 It will help me to create a
robust relationship with group
members and improve their
patience level by understood

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each member behavior.
Action plan to improve communication skills
Serial.
No.
Concepts and Models to
improve the confidence
level
Time Structure Evaluate: Methods to the
confidence level
1. Voice-identification Week 14-15 It will help me to examine
where I sound high and where
I sound low.
2. Language Week 16-18 It will support to improve my
pronunciation and language
issue in a reliable way.
3. Self-assurance Week 19-20 It will enable to intensely
understand comprehend my
personality that could support
me to improve my confidence
level.
4. Determine Problem Week 21-23 It will enable an individual to
identify issues in an
appropriate way in the context
of the confidence level. It will
also support to influence more
audience because of the
determination of problems.
5. Thought Process Week 24 It will support me to extremely

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understand the situation before
reacting to the behavior of
others.

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