Week 9 Flashcards
1
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Structuring the pitch
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- Introduction: Project overview and requirements
- Alternate solutions: Pros and Cons?
- Design selected:
Why was this chosen?
Key features
Build and development process - Conclusion: Summary of how the selected design meets the project requirements
2
Q
Demographic Diversity
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“Identities of origin”
Characteristics from birth
3
Q
Cognitive diversity
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“Identities of aspiration”
Differences in how people process and apply information
4
Q
Experiential diversity
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“Identities of growth”
Varied lived experiences and emotional communities.
5
Q
Impact on innovation
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- Creative teams need diverse perspectives and voices
- Diverse thought improves ideas and performance
- Representation and visibility in leadership
6
Q
Six signature traits of an inclusive leader
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- Cognizance (awareness)
- Curiosity
- Cultural Intelligence (not everyone sees the world through the same cultural frame)
- Collaboration (diverse-thinking team)
- Commitment
- Courage (talking about imperfections involves personal risk-taking)
7
Q
Identity Iceberg
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Traits that make you different from others
8
Q
As engineering we have a responsibility to learn about out clients and intended users. How do we conduct quality research ?
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- General first, then domain-specific
- Peer-reviewed research
- Verified databases
- Date of publication
- Facts vs. opinions
- No Plagiarism
- Don’t believe everything you read
- Don’t believe generative AI (produces something new)
9
Q
Asking good questions:
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- One topic at a time
- Make a web or mind-map
- Who, what, where, when why
- Avoid assumptions and biases
10
Q
Understanding the client:
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- Impact of demographics and experiences
- Build empathy to understand the problem
- Don’t make assumptions
- Ask questions
- Consider own biases
- Consider aspects about behavior, feelings, opinions, knowledge, background, and facts.
- Ethical data collection, no coercion or conflict of interest/power dynamics.
