Design Thinking Project Reflection Report: What Would Change?

This report reflects on a design thinking project, focusing on the application of mobile phones in the classroom and their potential distractions. The student analyzes the value chain, considering how mobile phones could be used to record lectures and take photographs. The report discusses strategies to minimize distractions, such as keeping phones on vibration mode and banning internet access during class. The student proposes alternative value chains and emphasizes operational activities like distributing lecture notes. The reflection highlights the importance of student engagement and the need for innovative thinking to improve the learning environment. References include academic sources on educational technology and student behavior.

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Design thinking
From the week learning, I have developed my understanding that the application of mobile
phones in the classroom is a distraction for other classmates. I have increased my knowledge
regarding the value chain analysis. In this way, I have learned that the application of mobile
phone within the classroom can support to record the explanation of professor, as well as,
photographs related to lecture should be considered, which does not exist on the dashboard
(Greenhow, & Askari, 2017).
Throughout the lecture slide, I have increased my knowledge that value chain analysis indicates
how a company communicates with the partner of the value chain to market, produce, as well as,
makes distribution of new offerings. I have developed my understanding that assessment of value
chain provides the ways for developing a better value for consumers as well as, uncovers the
significant clues regarding interventions and capabilities of partner (Ditzler, Hong, & Strudler,
2016). I have also addressed that value chain analysis is equivalent of business side regarding
journey mapping of the student (Ngesi, et. al., 2018). In further design thinking project, I would
start by performing backward as well as, creation of value for decisive end scholars (Turkle,
2017). I would also involve the bargaining power of the key teacher as well as, their capabilities.
In further design thinking project, I will design the alternative value chain as well as, map out the
areas in which, enhancements could be made (Ma, Steger, Doolittle, & Stewart, 2018).
I have also created my knowledge that student should decline the distraction through mobile
phones into the classroom by maintaining the phone on vibration mode. I have also increased my
understanding that scholar should eliminate the clicking sound as well as, taking photographs can
also decline the distraction level of customers (Gallegos, & Nakashima, 2018). In developing

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further design thinking tool, I would make a plan to bane the internet in the application of mobile
phone into the classroom (Ott, Magnusson, Weilenmann, & af Segerstad, 2018).
In the further development of design thinking tool, I would more emphasize on operation
activities as, it would lead to overcoming the issue of application of mobile phones in the
classroom such as, I would like to make a plan for distributing the lecture notes in the classroom
(Tang, & Hew, 2017). This would not only help to avoid the uses of mobile phones from the
classroom but also, helps to enhance the knowledge of student without using mobile phones. I
have also learned that minimal usage regarding mobile phones in the academic building as well
as, encouraging the scholars for declining the usage of the phone during in classrooms
(Bharucha, 2018). I would apply this learning in developing another designing thinking projects
as it would be supportive for making innovative thinking. I have also developed my knowledge
that the final result of the value chain would be related to making improvement in competencies
of scholars as well as, more engagement to scholars at the time of lectures (Coca, & Sliško,
2017).

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Gallegos, C., & Nakashima, H. (2018). Mobile Devices: A Distraction, or a Useful Tool to
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