Beautiful Solutions conclusion

This project has been fun and successful overall. I have greatly enjoyed all of the activities and have learned a lot. To create an object, a lot of thought goes into every aspect to make sure the user can use it according to the original intention as well as in another ways. As a designer, I brainstormed many different possibilities and avenues for each project and discovered the most important ideas where the ones that involved collaboration or interface with the item. The most challenging part was the fruition of our ideas into useable projects, and in the end, we did not have all of the available resources to make our prototypes just like we had planned. Just as well, I learned that the evolution of an idea or concept is very important to the final product, especially since during the evolution, most of the aspects are refined into better variation or striped of their original function altogether. Additionally, IDEO’s concept of collaboration learning meant a lot to me and was the basis of my desk drawing and will continue to inspire me with future projects, because I have learned that collaboration of ideas is very important to any process in any workplace. These skills will be applicable in any setting, whether in a group or just completing something by myself, I can utilize the importance of craft, collaboration and design in any manner.