#empathise

Design thinking is not a thing of sitting in a room and making up one perfect idea. It’s a hands-on, people-focused approach to solving problems. It is about contemplating an idea before execution. 

It usually follows five stages:

Empathise- See the issue the way people affected see it.

Define – Identify the exact challenge to solve.

Ideate – Generate as many creative ideas as possible.

Prototype - Create a quick model of the solution to see how it works.

           Test- Launch a trial, observe what works, and adjust

I called Hawa Koomson to empathise with her over Ablekuma North incident – Muntaka – Nsemkeka The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has condemned the violent incidents that marred the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, including the assault on former Fisheries Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson. Speaking at the maiden Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House on Monday,…

Everyone on different social media platforms, where they have a big network of people, keep posting when some animal faces cruelty or someone immersed in poverty struggles to survive in their daily life. You should be concerned out of your own will to be concerned and not because everyone else is showcasing their fake sympathy towards the misery of a section of society. They write in bold letters and post videos doing charity expressing their concern for the needy. Although sometimes the least you can do is raise your voice but you know what, that is actually “the least you can do”. As a human, a value that you should never forget about is HUMANITY. 

When you enter any field of work, you have to invest a certain amount of your resources to grow in that field but surprisingly, practicing Humanity is something that doesn’t require anything but a will to be human first and then anything else. You got legs, hands, your perfectly healthy body, there! You are ready to serve! So why are you pulling yourselves back, Volunteer for the good and I assure you that if not great, you'll not feel bad about yourself. The least you can do is take your time out to save the planet for the ones you share it with and the ones whom you’re going to leave this planet for, hopefully in a better condition so that they thank you and you live even after you are gone. Wedidit is a significant step towards creating such a world. Where empowerment of the unpowered, acknowledgement of each section of society and their problems, and recognition is given to the HUMAN inside every human being.

WEDIDIT: AN ET AWARD WINNER

Wedidit is a non-profit organization, founded by S. K. Seelam, an author of two bestsellers and an awardee of the Economic Times Business Excellence Awards, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He is working for causes that bring out the best of society, not just for the ones getting help but also for those who come forward and serve, resulting in upliftment of the ones who need help and are not capable enough to make a change. Wedidit is a self funded NGO and never asks for any donations. They started as a 7 member team but now they are a big big family of thousands of people. They don’t ask much from you but just a 3 hour volunteering.

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING: People were requested to join the organisation and contribute virtually when the pandemic hit the world. They were expected to do some kinds of service like feeding an bird or any animal within the premises of their home and share a picture of the act with their friends on their social media accounts. More than 6200 volunteers have volunteered till date and no surprise their conscience thanked them after their act of service. The question is why are you out of the stream when your dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin want to reward you for who you are and the sustainable acts you indulge in. Let's get started!

Volunteer with Wedidit Click here 

OUR CAUSES:

Bringing up the good in people: The most basic cause that they are working upon is making people aware about the capabilities and powers they carry within themselves just like Hanuman ji was not aware about the immense potential he had but when his conscience spoke to him, he realised the whole heap of powers that lie within him, afterwards what he did is history and who doesn’t know about it. Everyone has that empathetic side to their personalities, what they need is to just experience it once and then they themselves would want to practice it throughout their lives.

Helping reverse the pollution: Most of the people know that the water gems of the world are deteriorating and no one other than the humans are responsible for it. The seven key oceans of the world are in danger, they are filled with mountains of garbage filled with plastics and chemicals from which it is nearly impossible to save them and restore them. Nature gifted us all the mechanisms to survive but little did it know that we ourselves will be the reason to endanger our survival plus of the ones that have not yet arrived on earth. Wedidit organises drives where you go to the rivers and clean the plastics and all of the garbage that can harm society immensely.

Education of the underprivileged: S. K. Seelam, the founder of Wedidit sponsored the education of 100 girls in the rural areas of India by the money collected through the sales of his international bestseller ‘5 Killer Habits: Be a Rebel’.

Volunteering for a farmer: We encourage volunteers to help the farmers at the grassroot level to help them however they can. Any knowledge you have of the crops or related to agriculture that can be beneficial in any way is most welcome.

Organise a marathon: Volunteers are expected to organize a sport activity or an event that encourages adults and kids to engage in some physical activities and teach them about how they can manage and be consistent with their physical and mental health.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: In short, Wedidit prepares beings to justify their existence upon the planet by indulging in activities that’ll prosper every living and non-living thing on earth. So, what are you waiting for? Get ready and grab the opportunity to become ‘The Hero’ and provide people with yourself who need you and are waiting for their messiah so you also get the chance to say that “Wedidit”.  

What is critical self-reflectivity?

It refers to an individual's capacity to reflect on and critically examine their own ideas, beliefs, and behaviours. This process involves analysing the reasons for one's thoughts, feelings, and actions, and determining whether those reasons are valid or not.

How are you critically self-reflective? Are you?

Sometimes I envy those who are able to speak their mind freely with confidence. However, it is important to stop and think carefully about my words and thoughts before putting them into action as I would not wish to hurt others with intent. 

I personally believe that making good decisions involves taking multiple variables into consideration - for example, the potential benefits, the pros and cons of different possibilities, and the potential risks involved, and also considering how these decisions might impact my own feelings and those around me.

This week’s task: exploring Sim Lim Square as a group to observe, identify, and solve a design challenge.

Today’s lesson introduced us to a process to organise and think more deeply about problems and find solutions with 4 steps. Empathise, define, ideate and propose.

From my observation, I noticed from the past year of studying in Lasalle that Sim Lim Square is heavily populated by the older generation. This means taking signage visibility into consideration is important to provide visitors with the proper directions. For example, the signage above is unclear and difficult to read even for relatively young people with a normal eyesight range, this would mean it would be much harder for those who have 

poor eyesight eg. old people.

(02) "Reflection takes the central stage: it evaluates the outcomes of each concrete experience, informs future decisions, and leads to new discoveries. What’s more important, reflection takes every aspect of learning into consideration: from actions and feelings to thoughts and observations."

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