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A visual representation of how when the spot light was on me, it forced me to fixedly analyse the course, which helped me appreciate the learning throughout, affecting my decisions and thoughts for the future and understanding where I went wrong in the past.

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Powerful Personal Branding | Ann Bastianelli:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcr3MshYe3g

This class had affected me a lot, as I never thought of myself in this way, which encouraged me to always try my best to set the appropriate and intended image I would like for others see. Moreover, not only that but gave me the confidence to to analyse my personality, in order to see what I should work on and what I should show off, especially when coming to apply for a job.

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https://vimeo.com/106236408

This had really helped me in considering every step of the way as it clearly presented all my ideas visually, making it easier to focus on detail and come up with even better ideas.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAHK7oXsut4

I really enjoyed this, as it also helped me in other courses since I am intending on majoring in Graphic Design.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvvd6pcNX84

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A creative thinking tool for generating ideas.
-which I believe psychologically convinces one to think faster and more creatively.

When we hypothetically considered this, I realised that my thought process increased in the amount of ideas I came up with.

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How the Brains of Innovators are Wired Differently?

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How the Brains of Innovators are Wired Differently?

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Results found that three distinct brain networks were key to the most creative thinking. These are known as the default network (related to brainstorming and daydreaming), the executive control network (which activates when a person needs to focus) and the salience network (known for detecting environmental stimuli and switching between executive and default brain networks).
https://newatlas.com/creative-throught-brain-activity-networks/53025/

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Reverse brainstorming - The Gift Giving Experience

I very much enjoyed this activity, as it helped me in dividing each section of the process, making me get into grips with it. It had also inspired me to use this method in almost all my upcoming work, where I should plan before application. This activity had also reminded me of how designers, for example, take requests from their customers when coming to create works for them.

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Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
A self guessmate assessment, where one had to pick between two boxes in each category that best describes who they think they are. However, if they are torn between two answers they have the opportune to pick both. My results came out as an INFP (Introversion, iNtuition, Feeling, Perceiving) and an ISFP (Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving). An INFP is a curious, idealistic, creative, flexible, and an adaptable individual, a catalyst for implementing ideas, a seeker who understands people and helps them to fulfill their potential, and an individual who is quick to see possibilities. On the other hand, an ISFP is a deep, friendly, sensitive, kind, committed, and loyal character who does not like conflicts/disagreements, does not force opinions/values on other people, and simply enjoys the present moment. I can see a lot of myself in these characteristics, almost all of them describe me. However, since I got two different character answers, it made sense to me as to why I sometimes had not truly understood myself. It highlighted how my responses can reach a compromisation, as to how I, for example, focus on the present moment (Sensing), whilst picturing the future (iNtuition) at the back of my head simultaneously.

My Work Values sheet
A quiz we took in class where it added up questions answered in each category of one’s work identity. Independence is my first work value, where I realised that I need to have the freedom to make my own decisions and take the initiative. My second work values are Prestige, Economic, Social, and Creative. This means that I should enroll in an occupation that secures an important status, gives high salaries and financial rewards, is friendly where employees will be able to freely talk to one another, and requires thinking and creating new and original products. My third important work values are Variety, where there is an opportunity to train and change tasks, Environment, where the physical surrounding must be pleasant, and Authority, where I can have the opportunity to influence and have control over employees. This quiz helped me a lot as I had never thought to be as picky as I resulted to be, which when coming to look at the bright side, will now make me more aware of the values that I should prioritise when coming to pick the most appropriate job for myself, in order to be happy.

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Water is at the helm of the world’s hunger crisis. Water wastage and food wastage come hand in hand. In rural areas such as Egypt’s Monufia governorate, water wastage is a crucial issue that is not necessarily being taken care of. Shafatkom is company that has developed a top shaped water collecting tub and distribution system.

details of our proto design:

Recap of the background.
We realized that agrarian segment consumes 86% of Egypt's total water consumption due to irrigation quantities. Agrarians go every morning to wash their cattle, wash their clothes, and even dishes on the Nile bank. An immense amount of water is wasted as they wash directly on the bank, splashing water, using unnecessary amounts in washing, and finally contaminating the streams by residue chemicals and bacteria. So here comes our prototype solution!

Part A:
This is our technical design concept of our prototype. We willl construct "tub spots" on the bank of the river where agrarians do all their washing. The tubs have stream channels below them that carry the excess leftover water. The water then travels through pipelines which link to the existing irrigation network that supplies the mega corporate farms. This original network is pre-established and we just link our new system to it.

Part B:
This one is our little business/economic concept. We will commission a mega corporate farm to construct and install our prototype. In return, the corporate farm will have the economic benefit of being compensated through taking the treated water supply for free. The agrarians will also have an incentive to use the tub: They will receive 5 liters water of drinkable water daily for free. Just a precautionary measure to make sure the agrarians use the tub, anyone who does not use the tub will be fined. Ultimately, they will be left with one of two options, use the tab and get 5 liters of water for free or pay a fine and get nothing. What would you do?

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A visual representation of how the course affected my Creativity.

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https://www.coursera.org/learn/creativity-toolkit-1/lecture/moRZd/creativity-is-a-skill-you-can-learn

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It sounds counter-intuitive, but boundaries can actually boost creativity. Think about procrastination — deadlines are often the single factor that ensures projects get done. As Dave Gray commented on his blog, “Creativity is driven by constraints. When we have limited resources — even when the limits are artificial — creative thinking is enhanced. That's because the fewer resources you have, the more you are forced to rely on your ingenuity.”

When there are no boundaries, the possibilities may seem too large. That’s why some of the greatest art and innovation has come from a situation of constraint.

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“Big C” creativity is the breakthrough kind of thinking that most people are familiar with, but it’s relatively rare.

“Small c” creativity describes the small ideas and “a-ha’s” that enhance and enrich our lives — like creating a new recipe, teaching your dog a new trick or coming up with a new way to format a report for your company — but which rarely bring us fame or fortune. In fact, many people don’t even consider these accomplishments as a form of creative thinking.

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Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing.

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DolabCo.

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SHAFATKOM

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When coming to design our creation we had to take into consideration our customers' needs and the issues that failed to achieve their satisfaction. We thought the best way possible would be to divide the wardrobe into four sections, consisting the basic needs any male or female would want in their 'territory'.

The design I had created after gathering primary and secondary research with my team.

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A question that I have almost asked myself everyday. How do we know who we truly are? Are we what we do, what we say, how we dress? Or are we simply what people think of us? At a young age, individuals never sore their minds with such questions. Thus, rather than thinking about it, they just do it; they take part in what they love, are interested in, and drawn to. That is when they start building their true personalities in which is purely composed of them, with a balanced quantity between the mind and emotion, as opposed to authorising culture, society, and family, stopping them do what they want to do and psychologically convince themselves to do what should be done instead. After taking a multiple of psych tests in my Creative Thinking and Problem Solving course, I have started to encounter the appropriate path that would lead me to a candid answer and the confidence it gave me to structure a career I aspire to achieve.

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Ever since I was a child, I could not help but wonder, what will people think of me when I act in a certain manner, continue to do what I do, or not do anything at all? And completely disregarded the fact that no matter what one does, people will talk. Therefore, I always restricted myself from a lot of opportunities in life because I was too concerned as to whether I fitted a certain category of the social norm or not.
Tradition, in Egypt, implanted gate-like boundaries that affected my mindset and limited my being, changing many life decisions I followed through.

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Throughout life, experience, inspiration, interpretation, aspiration, analysis, and judgment increases our cautiousness. These factors act as barriers, in which cease and control us in a way that we have yet become aware of, since we are too involved with them. Expectation nowadays have undoubtedly risen to infinity that some feel the need to never dissatisfy their onlookers, as fear plays a tremendous role in this. Thus, people as such, psychologically convince themselves to be categorized in the “non-creative” section, as it is easier to believe the negative than the positive, which in a way kills their vision of artistry.

I constantly censor myself as I have a certain image I aspire to accomplish in life; hence, this makes me afraid to think beyond limits, as I am frightened to be viewed as an anomaly, and anomalies in my society are considered to be abnormal, followed by denouncement.

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In Ken Robinson "Schools Kill Creativity." TED talk 2006, about whether or not schools kill creativity, highlights how there has been extraordinary evidence of human creativity in today's world. One should treat creativity in education with great value, as they treat literacy in education because results have shown that children have tremendous talents and capacities for innovation.
Intelligence nowadays is seen as diverse, dynamic, and distinct, therefore, a university or college degree is not worth anything until one can stand out and convince others why they are best suited for the next level of education. In order for one to do so, they need to have an impact or make a change, being creative. Kids are not frightened of being wrong as they view things in their simplest form, thus they do not allow themselves to overthink, which unquestionably inhibits freedom to create.
Like Picasso one said: "All Children Are Born As Artists", therefore, it is the way we handle our artistry that makes us special.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity?utm_campaign=tedspread--b&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

His other talks that have also influenced me:

Ken Robinson "Bring on the learning revolution!" TED talk 2010.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution?utm_campaign=tedspread--b&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

Ken Robinson "Changing Education Paradigms" RSAnimate 2010.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms?utm_campaign=tedspread--b&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

* A Good Read by Dorothy Sayers in which inspired my thoughts about educational systems and how I should enrol in what is best for me, in order to educate my mind and stand out, rather than go with tradition and limit myself.
http://www.gbt.org/text/sayers.html

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A visual representation of when I started seeing and feeling progression through the course.

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A visual representation of my mind when ingested with these concepts, struggling to agree but fighting to accept, in order to improve.

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The habit of enjoying the good, while looking for ways to improve it.

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The habit of enjoying the good, while looking for ways to improve it.

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A willingness to play with ideas and possibilities.

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A willingness to play with ideas and possibilities.

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An attitude to accept change and newness.

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An attitude to accept change and newness.

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An ability to imagine or invent something new.

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An ability to imagine or invent something new.

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A visual representation of when I was rather going with the flow of life, rather than controlling and truly understanding who I am, in order to choose the best possible career.