Design Thinking for Innovation   Coursera 

 Final Reflection : Mind Mapping 

 Challenge : 

 I am currently a mechanical engineer student at Finolex Academy of Management and Technology coursing my fourth year . In one of my courses   ( Design Methodologies ) , I was assigned as my final project to design a mechanism for a billboard that   allows several ads to be displayed . To do so we had a meeting with the costumer to learn his   requirements and his needs . The costumer currently has the infrastructure for static billboards ;   therefore , our job is to propose a design for a mechanism that could be incorporated to it . The   mechanism must be unique and should not violate any existing patents , it should display an ad for ten   seconds and have a transition time of three seconds and should have low maintenance . With all this in   mind , a deep research in existing patents and possible mechanisms is needed . 

 Selection : 

 To assist me in the design process I used the Mind Mapping technique . Mind mapping is a tool that   allows designers to visualize all the ideas involved in a problem and to easily relate them with one   another . According to Crystal Padilla in the Mind Mapping Tool video ( Module 3 ) , “ mind   mapping is looking for patterns and insights in a large quantity of data you collected during your   exploration of what is the current reality ” . I selected this tool because it will help me to organize my   ideas and to relate the research provided by the costumer with possible solutions . Moreover , a mind   map will allow me to represent graphically every existing idea and possible mechanisms . 

 Application : 

 I applied the tool by dividing the main idea ( billboard mechanism ) into several branches . In one of the   branches , I wrote “ patents ” and drew several branches coming out of it with all patents related similar   mechanisms . By doing this I can clearly see the existing patents and easily propose improvements ( or   whole new mechanisms ) in the “ What if ? ” phase . In other branches I wrote the specifications the client   wanted such as display and transition time and materials . Once I had all the ideas written or drawn in   the mind map , I drew arrows to connect ideas from a section to the ones of another section . With these   lines I could see graphically different combinations of mechanisms , materials , display methods among   other things . This helped me in the “ What if ? ” phase to decide on possible solutions . For all the   combinations I then made a diagram of the pros and cons , considering manufacturing processes , costs ,   and maintenance . 

 Insight : 

 This was a very useful technique to arrange all the disorganized and overwhelming initial data . With the   tool I could clearly pinpoint possible solutions to the problem I was trying to solve . Usually as engineers   we are focused on an initial idea before even starting the design thinking process . We skip directly to the   “ What if ? ” phase without paying much attention to the “ What is ? ” step . This is a mistake that I have   made in previous projects , finding a solution before knowing entirely the problem . With Mind Mapping I 

 can easily understand the problem because it helps me to organize my ideas and clearly see the patterns   in the data . The whole process of design thinking is very valuable and should not be ignored when   solving a problem . 

 Approach : 

 A different approach could have been taken using the same design tool . Considering I am still an   undergrad student , I could have asked the faculty professors to help me by proposing ideas to   complement the mind map . By doing so , the mind map would have had a greater level of validation and   back up from experts . This kind of mind map could have altered my final proposed mechanism . 


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NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Design Thinking for Innovation   Coursera 

 Final Reflection : Mind Mapping 

 Challenge : 

 I am currently a mechanical engineer student at Finolex Academy of Management and Technology coursing my fourth year . In one of my courses   ( Design Methodologies ) , I was assigned as my final project to design a mechanism for a billboard that   allows several ads to be displayed . To do so we had a meeting with the costumer to learn his   requirements and his needs . The costumer currently has the infrastructure for static billboards ;   therefore , our job is to propose a design for a mechanism that could be incorporated to it . The   mechanism must be unique and should not violate any existing patents , it should display an ad for ten   seconds and have a transition time of three seconds and should have low maintenance . With all this in   mind , a deep research in existing patents and possible mechanisms is needed . 

 Selection : 

 To assist me in the design process I used the Mind Mapping technique . Mind mapping is a tool that   allows designers to visualize all the ideas involved in a problem and to easily relate them with one   another . According to Crystal Padilla in the Mind Mapping Tool video ( Module 3 ) , “ mind   mapping is looking for patterns and insights in a large quantity of data you collected during your   exploration of what is the current reality ” . I selected this tool because it will help me to organize my   ideas and to relate the research provided by the costumer with possible solutions . Moreover , a mind   map will allow me to represent graphically every existing idea and possible mechanisms . 

 Application : 

 I applied the tool by dividing the main idea ( billboard mechanism ) into several branches . In one of the   branches , I wrote “ patents ” and drew several branches coming out of it with all patents related similar   mechanisms . By doing this I can clearly see the existing patents and easily propose improvements ( or   whole new mechanisms ) in the “ What if ? ” phase . In other branches I wrote the specifications the client   wanted such as display and transition time and materials . Once I had all the ideas written or drawn in   the mind map , I drew arrows to connect ideas from a section to the ones of another section . With these   lines I could see graphically different combinations of mechanisms , materials , display methods among   other things . This helped me in the “ What if ? ” phase to decide on possible solutions . For all the   combinations I then made a diagram of the pros and cons , considering manufacturing processes , costs ,   and maintenance . 

 Insight : 

 This was a very useful technique to arrange all the disorganized and overwhelming initial data . With the   tool I could clearly pinpoint possible solutions to the problem I was trying to solve . Usually as engineers   we are focused on an initial idea before even starting the design thinking process . We skip directly to the   “ What if ? ” phase without paying much attention to the “ What is ? ” step . This is a mistake that I have   made in previous projects , finding a solution before knowing entirely the problem . With Mind Mapping I 

 can easily understand the problem because it helps me to organize my ideas and clearly see the patterns   in the data . The whole process of design thinking is very valuable and should not be ignored when   solving a problem . 

 Approach : 

 A different approach could have been taken using the same design tool . Considering I am still an   undergrad student , I could have asked the faculty professors to help me by proposing ideas to   complement the mind map . By doing so , the mind map would have had a greater level of validation and   back up from experts . This kind of mind map could have altered my final proposed mechanism .
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