MY LIFE.
The defined problem. The next stage for our group was to ideate. We had come up with a definition of the problem previously which was ‘How to encourage young adults to balance their offline><online lifestyles’ and now it was time to think of solutions.' At the start we were a little stuck as to what... Continue Reading →
The next stage is define, meaning to make sense of the information gathered and to find out the real problem that needs a solution. Here our group talked about the real problem, what is was and how this determined how we moved forward with the stage. The problem had now taken a direction towards, ‘How... Continue Reading →
Assignment 2. A group project where we are going through the Design Thinking process and solving one of five topics of our choosing. Our group decided to solve the topic on technology which was ‘From a safety perspective, how might we encourage people not to stare at mobile phones?’ We would be following the Stanford... Continue Reading →
Not this simple. Let's say that you want to buy some clothes. What you would think is that you decide that you want some new clothes and then you buy them. The process is a little more complex than that. You have a whole journey to go through before you can even wear the clothes.... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/5ZwP-nYNPnw As my first video was a little introduction of myself it didn’t covey what kind of content I would be making for future videos. The message was me sharing about myself. It was mostly raw with minimal editing as a way to show my authentic self and so that the audience didn’t feel like... Continue Reading →
Who knew that something so simple as designing a wallet, could be the key to solving a great mystery. The Wallet Project was put towards my fellow class mates and I, by our teacher. It was an attempt to help us understand what the unit of design thinking was all about and the process in... Continue Reading →
https://soundcloud.com/sam-wridgway/wridgway-update-podcast-digital-media-and-education The content within my podcast looks at the benefits and some limitations in using digital media with education. I have a little example of how technology can be used, comparing two types of parent educational styles. The benefits being gained, operational skills, knowledge and understanding of the world, developing characteristics and understanding how technology... Continue Reading →
Challenge yourself to be different as well as to learn who you truly are. Over the past week I set myself a challenge to write 7 blogs in 7 days. This blog is the final one of that challenge and I thought that I would share what I learned about myself from doing it. It... Continue Reading →
For my whole life I have been surrounded by my family. There is my dad, Karl (49) my mum Michelle (48), my brother Jason (23), my sister Angie (22) and me Sam (18). I was never lonely because someone was always around, I always had someone to play with and most importantly my siblings had... Continue Reading →
My first-time house sitting has been a very rememberable adventure. It wasn’t your typical sleeping at someone’s house, making sure nothing happened to it and eating all of their food. It involved looking after two dogs who don’t like each other and 2 cats who hate the new addition of the dog, all whist trying... Continue Reading →
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