Meaning: One of the Six Senses
Today’s class meeting is about presentations—lots of them. We started with a presentation from Amy’s group on one of Pink’s description of six senses. Their presentation is based on Victor Frankl, a holocaust survivor and psychiatrist. He wrote Man’s Search for Meaning, which is about “about how he was able to find meaning and purpose in a horrific environment of the concentration camp, demonstrating that finding meaning and purpose is possible, even in extreme conditions.”
Play: One of the Six Senses
Gordon’s group explained the portion of Pink’s book that dealt with Play. He said that Pink used the military to describe how play can be a part of our everyday lives. The military has spent $10,000 dollars in gaming technology, in order to train medic, snipers, equipment technicians, etc. Devi then explained to us Joyfulness. She gave us information about the Laughter Group, and their idea that laughing is a characteristic that exists within a person, rather than being dependent on outside stimuli. We watched a video on YouTube in which everyone is laughing hysterically, uproariously… in ways that can improve health and productivity at work. Judy then explained to us the nature of Humour. Humor at work can increase productivity and heal problems that may arise. Devi warned us that there is a “dark side of humor…that can exacerbate existing problems.”
Symphony: One of the Six Senses
Brian, Erica, and Ethan presented Pink’s idea of symphony, which is the ability to gather tiny pieces of information and contextualize them as a whole. Brian used film making as a way to understanding symphony. A film director, according to Brian, is quite similar to a musical conductor. Erica explained how Pink’s attempt to learn how to draw teaches the idea of symphony. Erica said that the ability to see relationship can be quite important, and that when it comes to drawing, you can actually see more accurate pictures if you turn the picture up side down. Erica said that drawing is related to instructional design because seeing things from different perspective is very important. Ethan taught us how to see relationships between unrelated concepts. One of the ways to do it is seeing how people from the past vies idea compare to those who live today.
Story: One of the Six Senses
Melissa’s group presented to us the nature of story-making, which combines more than one element just like the other senses. Melissa read to us a story that her group collaborated on; she read it to us using that same special tone that she used to read to her kids. Personally, I have never tried writing a story with many people before. It would be fun to see the different writing styles among members of a group—like how one individual might prefer a technical writing style and yet another person might prefer to use figurative/metaphorical language.
Empathy: One of the Six Senses
This group provided to us the characteristics of empathy. They defined it as the ability to imagine yourself in someone else’s position and see how they feel. He gave us a quick test that ranges from situational problems to facial expressions to ethical matters (some are ambiguous). We then gave a quick vote on the quiz. They gave us a very good presentation on empathy and I especially like the ending note with a picture of a little kid trying to walk in someone else’s shoes.
Today’s class meeting is about presentations—lots of them. We started with a presentation from Amy’s group on one of Pink’s description of six senses. Their presentation is based on Victor Frankl, a holocaust survivor and psychiatrist. He wrote Man’s Search for Meaning, which is about “about how he was able to find meaning and purpose in a horrific environment of the concentration camp, demonstrating that finding meaning and purpose is possible, even in extreme conditions.”
Play: One of the Six Senses
Gordon’s group explained the portion of Pink’s book that dealt with Play. He said that Pink used the military to describe how play can be a part of our everyday lives. The military has spent $10,000 dollars in gaming technology, in order to train medic, snipers, equipment technicians, etc. Devi then explained to us Joyfulness. She gave us information about the Laughter Group, and their idea that laughing is a characteristic that exists within a person, rather than being dependent on outside stimuli. We watched a video on YouTube in which everyone is laughing hysterically, uproariously… in ways that can improve health and productivity at work. Judy then explained to us the nature of Humour. Humor at work can increase productivity and heal problems that may arise. Devi warned us that there is a “dark side of humor…that can exacerbate existing problems.”
Symphony: One of the Six Senses
Brian, Erica, and Ethan presented Pink’s idea of symphony, which is the ability to gather tiny pieces of information and contextualize them as a whole. Brian used film making as a way to understanding symphony. A film director, according to Brian, is quite similar to a musical conductor. Erica explained how Pink’s attempt to learn how to draw teaches the idea of symphony. Erica said that the ability to see relationship can be quite important, and that when it comes to drawing, you can actually see more accurate pictures if you turn the picture up side down. Erica said that drawing is related to instructional design because seeing things from different perspective is very important. Ethan taught us how to see relationships between unrelated concepts. One of the ways to do it is seeing how people from the past vies idea compare to those who live today.
Story: One of the Six Senses
Melissa’s group presented to us the nature of story-making, which combines more than one element just like the other senses. Melissa read to us a story that her group collaborated on; she read it to us using that same special tone that she used to read to her kids. Personally, I have never tried writing a story with many people before. It would be fun to see the different writing styles among members of a group—like how one individual might prefer a technical writing style and yet another person might prefer to use figurative/metaphorical language.
Empathy: One of the Six Senses
This group provided to us the characteristics of empathy. They defined it as the ability to imagine yourself in someone else’s position and see how they feel. He gave us a quick test that ranges from situational problems to facial expressions to ethical matters (some are ambiguous). We then gave a quick vote on the quiz. They gave us a very good presentation on empathy and I especially like the ending note with a picture of a little kid trying to walk in someone else’s shoes.
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