Notes within a dream garden

Designing Thought part 2: Feet in the sand For the 3rd  week we tackled issues relating to CPUT, that being applications, financial transactions and res. We were to brainstorm and produce a research poster that showed our design thinking process covered in the week from defining a problem to arriving at a solution. As design students we are all strong in our ability to produce visual ideas in order to communicate our thinking process, and part of the brief was to learn how to maximise a multidisciplinary approach where the distribution of skills could be contributed evenly from all members. We also had to learn how to work together as practitioners with different design backgrounds, leveraging our strengths in order to achieve a collective goal set by the brief. We all chose methods from Robert Curedales’ book, Design thinking - Process and methods manual. My group which comprised of 5 members, was tasked with addressing issues that occur within residence and analysed whether our m...

Designing Thought part1: Crossing the river Good day, this is my experience of the Postgraduate Diploma Design Management subject for the year  2023. In our 1st  week our brief consisted of 2 parts. For the 1st  part we each completed 5 linkedin learning courses, 4 we were given and the 5th  was of our own choosing. We received a certificate for each course and did a one page reflection on what we learnt from each course. For the 1st  course, Project management for creative projects by Richard Harrington, we looked at organizational leadership within the design industry. This course is an introduction to project management and how it serves to benefit business owners, business managers, those who aspire to management roles and those who work in creative industries. For the 2nd  course, Change management foundations by Scott Mautz, we looked at the foundations of change management. The course covers the human side of change and how to implement change manage...