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MIDTerm Flashcards

1
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What are CO2 and greenhouse gases?

A

carbon dioxide and they prevent heat from escaping into space, warming the planet

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What is the relationship between greenhouse gases and climate change?

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they prevent heat from escaping into space, warming the planet.

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What are the effects of climate change?

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flash floods, droughts, increased sea levels, thawing, wildfires, less snow and ice etc

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4
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What is cultural cognition and reasoning?

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We employ ideological filters that are
influenced by our belief systems (motivated
reasoning) which is formed through referent
groups to which we belong (cultural cognition).

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What are the four forms of distrust, and why are they important?

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Distrust of the messenger, Distrust of the process, Distrust of the message, Distrust of the solutions

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What is Social Darwinism, and how does it relate to the Industrial Revolution?

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the poor “deserved to be poor” and the rich deserved to be
rich.

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What are the Hannover Principles, and why are they used?

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considerations when producing and selling stuff

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What is Biomimicry?

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an approach to innovation that
seeks sustainable solutions to human
challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested
patterns and strategies.

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What is the difference between Regenerative and Restorative when talking about
sustainability?

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Regenerative means to regrow or replace
something and Restorative is to reinstate it to its right
place

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What are the two cycles that define a Circular Economy?

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technical and biological cycle

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circular economy?

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A circular economy is an economic system where
products and services are traded in closed loops or
cycles.

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How does fashion function in terms of defining our place in society?

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Fashion conveys who we specifically are and what we want to project to the world but simultaneously fashion is about fitting into a group and
communicating status

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What is the influence of designers?

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they suggest the aesthetic attributes

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How do we define time with the ubiquitous use of the internet?

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Time, as represented by the Internet, is at once simultaneous and unending.

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How do we define place and dress customs in the age of globalization?

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colonization

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16
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Why does fast fashion not make good long-term business sense?

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we spend less money for more
clothing

17
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What is planned obsolescence?

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a strategy of producing consumer goods that rapidly become obsolete and require replacing

18
Q

What is critical thinking?

A

Objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a
judgement

19
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What is Reflective Practice?

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the ability to reflect on one’s actions so as to engage in a process of continuous learning

20
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What is Systems Thinking?

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Relationship between structure and behavior

21
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What is a system’s function or purpose?

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a set of things that are interconnected in such a way that they produce their own behavior over time.

22
Q

What is the difference between a product developer and a designer?

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A Product Developer does not focus on innovating with craft, art or function.

23
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what does it mean to be a designer?

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to be new; to innovate; to advance an idea that has not been seen before

24
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what is problem setting?

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try to anticipate what the problems might be before the consumer

25
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what is problem solving?

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work with consumers to help find solutions

26
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what is slow design?

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developing their product at
the right time and the right speed

27
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what is zero waste?

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The conservation of all resources

28
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What are Product Service Systems?

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anything that
creates a service around the product
which then makes the product more
desirable.

29
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what is design activism?

A

to assist
those that do not have a voice or whom most
others in a commercial society might ignore.

30
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what are the most used fabrics?

A

cotton and polyester

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