Assignment is attached. Must respond to 2 Colleagues that’s in the assignment attached. Must use Templates provided for each Colleague. NO Plagiarism

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a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

Respond to your colleagues by doing the following:

1. First, respond to the Discussion posts of two colleagues. If possible, respond to colleagues who have not yet received feedback on their original post.

· Consider the problem they have described, and brainstorm at least 5 additional ideas that might solve their problems. Post your ideas as a response to your colleagues to help them consider new aspects of their problem.

2. Second, respond to the post of one of your colleagues (you may choose one of the colleagues for whom you offered new ideas, or select another colleague’s post. If possible, respond to a colleague who may not yet have received feedback):

· Select one of the ideas you find most interesting as a possible solution and make a case for why this idea could be a potential solution to the problem identified by your colleague.

· Additionally, as part of your response, share your observations about the design thinking process. Explain aspects of it that were helpful in generating ideas and evaluating solutions.

MUST USE TEMPLATES BELOW:

Response to Colleagues Templates

Response to Colleagues Template One

Two Colleagues Five Additional Ideas for Each Colleague

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Response to Colleagues Template Two

One Colleague Response

Design Thinking Process Observations

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1st Colleague to respond to:

Workspace observations

I interact with my office space at work the most so this is where I do my homework. I choose to use design thinking for this space. My office space is not shared. The office houses a 6-foot cabinet with the files in alphabetical order. I have a smaller file cabinet closer to my desk for everyday paperwork. There are no windows in my office. The office is located near a side door, which everyone uses to take a break and get some fresh air. It also causes lots of interruption as coworkers tend to use that door a lot to go in and out and stops by my office often. The light in my office is rarely on because it is extremely bright. The office at times can be exceptionally quiet and echoes when the door is locked. There is no clock in office other than the one on phones and laptops. Most productive when minimum noise outside the office. The office is neat and everything has a place. Work office temperature is always cold. I bought a portable heater to keep the temperature at a comfortable level. The building is old and only some rooms were updated.  

Description of One Particular Problem

A problem that I have created for myself is the fact that I am interrupted constantly. While I do not naturally carve out time to do my homework. I find moments where I need to take my mind off what I am working on and focus on something else. I then pull up my homework and work on that.  I then am interrupted and lose what I am attempting to saying or have to return to working on my actual work. This then makes doing my homework seem like a long process.

Innovative Ideas List From Phase 2

According to Brown, 2008 “ innovation is powered by a thorough understanding, through direct observation, of what people want and need in their lives”. From my observation, I found my workspace challenge. I was able to come up with a list of ideas that could help me solve my workplace challenge.

· Make a schedule of designated time for homework

· When doing homework lock office door

· Take a break, away from my office to complete homework

· Complete homework at my home office

· Put a time limit on how long I have to complete homework

· Block out on work shared calendar that I am busy so coworkers know not to interrupt

· Do homework only on my break

· Make sure to write down complete thought before engaging in a coworkers conversation

· Complete homework at night

· Do all the homework in one seating

APA References

Brown, T. (2008, June). Design thinking. Harvard Business Review, 86(6), 84–92.

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2nd Colleague to Respond to:

Workspace observations

My home workspace is where I study and write for this MBA program and where I work on remote workdays. 

What about the workspace is already optimized or ideal?

  *Lots of windows and natural light

  *Plants create a calm and beautiful space

  *Walls are painted beautiful colors

  *Table is just the right size and height for working on the computer

  *Furnace vent is right by my feet- so lovely in the winter

Why do these things work well?

  *As an artist, lighting and colors and plants make me feel happy.

  *The space is an alcove off the dining room/kitchen. I am close to the action, but in a private, cozy space.

What about the workspace could be improved?

  *Clutter! My table or any space to put things quickly becomes filled every time mail arrives, or we are de-cluttering the kitchen/dining room for events we frequently host.

  *I have plastic shelf units- they are hard to open sometimes- I could find a better file cabinet and drawers.

Are there problems or difficulties that you repeatedly experience?

  *If I am working while my 7-year-old son is home, he often comes in to talk or ask me to do things. I try only to work when he is asleep or out of the house. Better to pay full attention to him when he is here anyway!

  *Space becomes cluttered quickly soon after organizing sessions.

What behaviors, functions, and interactions that take place in your workspace seem interesting or notable?

  *Being close to the kitchen is nice- my husband brings me tea and snacks, or I take little breaks.

  *I utilize my workspace for organizing family life, mail, for remote work, for creative work, and for the MBA program.

Description of One Particular Problem

One particular problem I would like to address is how to organize materials and paperwork for each of the multiple reasons I use my home workspace. Mailings quickly overwhelm one end of the table. I have a filing system, but it could be better- I forget my own system. When I go to work downtown, I mess up my organization by not knowing if papers are in my backpack or my home office or the downtown office. 

Innovative Ideas List From Phase 2

“The design process is best described metaphorically as a system of spaces rather than a predefined series of orderly steps” (Brown, 2008). I appreciate Brown’s (2008) focus on space. When I focus on my home workspace, it is easy to see that when I interact with the workspace, my and my family’s daily habits determine how effective the space is at achieving my goals. 

1) Set up a home mail station outside my workspace- Mailings and new papers that arrive in our home regularly overwhelm my attempts at organizing. Designating an area outside of my home workspace for organizing mail can help keep the mail from ever entering my workspace (“How to Organize Mail,” n.d.). 

2) Create categories for organizing mail/paperwork- While I realize the article I am referencing on The Container Store website is trying to convince me to purchase materials for a home mail station, I like their suggestion to create the categories: “To Pay,” “To Act On,” and “To File” (“How to Organize Mail,” n.d.). 

3) Make my filing system mobile- Since I go back and forth from my home office and the company office downtown, instead of having bulky, stationary mail organizers, I can use durable folders for each category. That way, the papers I need to act on can easily come with me. 

4) Minimize works-in-progress- Some of the clutter is due to pausing work midway. To minimize works-in-progress that waste time to restart, I can work early in the morning or after my son’s bedtime and make it clear to my husband when I need to focus (“11 Principles of a Lean Office,” n.d.).

5) Don’t put anything in my workspace when we’re cleaning for events we host

6) Teach the filing system to my husband

7) Get a real filing cabinet instead of plastic containers

8) Clear my table at the end of each work session

9) Use a different drawer for each separate sphere of work (official job, family organization, creative work, MBA…)

10) Create a place where everything belongs- nothing left out because I don’t know where to put it.

APA References

11 Principles of a Lean Office (n.d.). Velaction. Retrieved from  

11 Principles of a Lean Office (+Video)

Brown, T. (2008, June). Design thinking. Harvard Business Review, 86(6), 84–92.

How To Organize Mail. (n.d.). Retrieved from 

https://www.containerstore.com/organization-projects/office/project/organize-bills-mail