#msidbt

When our team decided on which solution we should go with, we implemented a few techniques learned in the a-sync material. We first took into account the feedback given by the class. That helped us narrow down our train of thought. We went straight into analyzing our current solutions by ranking them against the criteria we would use for our radar graphs. During that process, it was interesting to see how our views differed. For example, I advocated for the recycling machine to produce garments that we could sell as a part of the inventory however other team members felt it contributed to the overall problem and we should operate on a demand model instead. We kept ranking our solutions and having thoughtful considerations that pushed us to really analyze our offerings strategically. After we chose the best parts of our original proposed ideas, we combined them into an idea potpourri. With the outcome, I believe it caters to all of our criteria and constraints and provides the most optimal results.

I am excited to ideate and find solutions to solve this issue.

Creativity is creating. It is not solely inspiration or just talent but also the perspiration of formulating that idea and sticking to the processes we use to arrive at said conclusions. I like to also look at my outside surroundings as a perfect example of the power of creativity. I see creativity in just the framework of the world in itself. The way the sky changes color depending on the chemicals we have emitted into the atmosphere or how the light reflecting creates a differing masterpiece in the sky in various parts of the world. Another example, the wonder and pure genius of how our bodies function and other factors show me that creativity is not only a thing but an attribute of who we are and a part of our daily routines. Without creativity, who would be, and what would life be?

Creativity transcends the rote, prescribed, plug-and-play methodology that defines much of our daily lives. Undoubtedly, the constructs by which we live and move are beneficial and purposeful. For example, the systems we adopt for cooking our food, navigating city streets, trading in the marketplace—are valuable and necessary. But creativity pushes and pulls at normative ideas and actions to form new ways of operating within, perceiving, describing, and experiencing life. Whether for enjoyment, social progress, political engagement, connection, or some other end, creative enterprises hold the potential to enhance the human experience and push us toward new ways of relating to ourselves, one another, and our world. Creative enterprises call into question (at times controversially so) normative ways of being. They push us toward new ways of existing both collectively and individually. They may overturn established systems and long-held ideas and produce new processes, ideas, and products by which we experience life—and then, at times, this new experience becomes the norm, and the creative process begins anew. What a gift it is to contribute to the human experience in this way! What a gift to be a collaborator. A disrupter. A co-creator.

to start grad school.