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Observations to Insights – Critical Thinking Questions p.162 1. Do you agree that observing and seeing are two different skills? In what ways, if any, are they different? I do agree that observing and seeing are two different skills. Although they are different, they are both extremely necessary when developing innovating ideas, no matter how big or small the situation at hand is. This reading initially made me think about movies – when you watch a movie for the first time you are watching (seeing) it purely for entertainment. If you enjoy the movie, chances are you are going to watch it again. . . and the second time that you watch, it is natural to pick up on (observe) things you didn’t see initially. . . and so on. Observing and seeing are different in many ways but one of the most significant is the fact that seeing doesn’t require thinking and interpretation. If your eyes are open (and you aren’t blind) you are seeing – however, if you are looking at something and you start to think and create thoughts toward what you are looking at – that is observation. 2. In the A-E-I-O-U framework, which aspect of observation did you find most useful? The most challenging? Explain your answers. In terms of the A-E-I-O-U framework – I found I and O most useful. I (interactions) posed the questions ‘Do you see any routines? Do you observe special interactions between people? Between people and objects?’ Secondly, O (objects) posed the questions ‘What’s there and being used or not used? Describe the engagement with objects? Are there any work-arounds you can identify? On the other hand, I wouldn’t say there were sections that were particularly difficult but rather obvious and self-explanatory. Observing people in a gym – they are obviously using the machines and working out.

3. What insight can you identify for the space you observed in this exercise? Does your insight represent a need or a solution? Remember insights are not solutions – they lead you to solutions. Why is separating needs and solutions important? These questions allowed me to observe and concluded that there is in fact some sort of pattern within gym – goers. I used to always complain about none of the leg machines being open on leg day and vice versa on arm day. After observing for a week, I realized most gym people have similar training splits – which means typically Mondays are leg days for everyone and so on. . . in order to alleviate some of the irritation I felt because of this, I rearranged my split block to do legs on days when others typically do arms! Separating needs and solutions is important because nobody wants to waste their time on creating a solution for something that isn’t even an issue....