Even when everyone agrees on the changes, usability problems sometimes persist. In this talk from UPA2012 in Las Vegas, Steve Krug and Caroline Jarrett report on a survey of UX professionals and their own ideas about how to tackle this challenge.
Here are the key points about the leader's self-rating and observer ratings for the practice of "Model the Way":
- The leader rates himself highest (10) on questions 9 and 14, indicating he strongly models the way through establishing principles and setting an example.
- The observers' average ratings are lower than the leader's self-ratings, suggesting they see somewhat less modeling of the way behavior.
- Deepak's ratings most closely match the leader's self-view, while Vikram's ratings generally indicate seeing the least amount of modeling the way behavior from the leader.
- Overall, while the leader believes he strongly models the way, the observers see this practice as an area that could be improved, particularly
The quality circle named Pryaas at Trelleborg Automotive India identified 9 major quality defects in the bond application shop through a problem data bank and brainstorming. These problems were categorized as A, B, or C based on the difficulty to solve them. Category A problems could be solved with minimum involvement from other departments, while Category B and C problems required more involvement and assistance. The 5 Category A problems accounted for the highest number and most frequent defects, including extra bond in various component outs.
Quality Circle (Lack of Creativity and Innovation)Ujjwal Patel
Here are the key root causes identified for the problem of lack of creativity and innovation among students:
1. For students:
- Tendency to copy answers from others rather than thinking creatively themselves
- Lack of effort to solve creativity-based problems
- Psychological fear of getting lower marks by taking creative risks
- Lack of self-confidence to try new/creative approaches
- Fear of being criticized for creative but potentially flawed ideas
2. For teachers:
- Focus more on textbook/rote learning rather than encouraging creative/critical thinking
- Lack of training/skills to foster creativity in classroom activities and assignments
- Large class sizes making it difficult to give attention to each student's creative development
The document outlines various aspects of student life at Kingston University including lectures, campus facilities, IT resources, library resources, rules, events, student union, exams, transportation, WiFi, career opportunities, study spaces, module leaders, policies, student spaces, employability support, student clubs, finances, course representatives, and ways to provide feedback through social media. It aims to gather student input on all these different areas to improve the overall student experience.
The document discusses color management in printing. It defines color management as using ICC profiles to accurately portray colors across different devices and color spaces. It explains that ICC profiles describe how a device or color space represents colors, allowing colors to be converted between devices and spaces. The document provides examples of common ICC profiles used in printing and outlines important aspects of color management like solid ink density values, adjusting tonal value increase curves, and standards for contract proofs.
Quality Circle is basically a volunteer group composed of workers who did the work under the leadership of their own leaders.
This presentation is for people studying total quality management subject during engineering.
Brief about Quality Circle Forum of India
QCFI is recognized as the institution representing The Quality Concept movement in India and has represented the country in several International Forums. The organization has successfully implemented Quality concepts under the TQM umbrella across several industry verticals that have experienced a phenomenal enhancement of their work processes and productivity after implementation of Quality concept tools.
QCFI represents India in the 13 Nationwide International Committee that has been set up for organizing International conventions on Quality Concept annually. Till date, QCFI has organized three International Conventions in India. In addition Chapter conventions and National convention are held every year where members present case studies and technical papers are discussed by leading Quality Concept Practitioners.
Even when everyone agrees on the changes, usability problems sometimes persist. In this talk from UPA2012 in Las Vegas, Steve Krug and Caroline Jarrett report on a survey of UX professionals and their own ideas about how to tackle this challenge.
Here are the key points about the leader's self-rating and observer ratings for the practice of "Model the Way":
- The leader rates himself highest (10) on questions 9 and 14, indicating he strongly models the way through establishing principles and setting an example.
- The observers' average ratings are lower than the leader's self-ratings, suggesting they see somewhat less modeling of the way behavior.
- Deepak's ratings most closely match the leader's self-view, while Vikram's ratings generally indicate seeing the least amount of modeling the way behavior from the leader.
- Overall, while the leader believes he strongly models the way, the observers see this practice as an area that could be improved, particularly
The quality circle named Pryaas at Trelleborg Automotive India identified 9 major quality defects in the bond application shop through a problem data bank and brainstorming. These problems were categorized as A, B, or C based on the difficulty to solve them. Category A problems could be solved with minimum involvement from other departments, while Category B and C problems required more involvement and assistance. The 5 Category A problems accounted for the highest number and most frequent defects, including extra bond in various component outs.
Quality Circle (Lack of Creativity and Innovation)Ujjwal Patel
Here are the key root causes identified for the problem of lack of creativity and innovation among students:
1. For students:
- Tendency to copy answers from others rather than thinking creatively themselves
- Lack of effort to solve creativity-based problems
- Psychological fear of getting lower marks by taking creative risks
- Lack of self-confidence to try new/creative approaches
- Fear of being criticized for creative but potentially flawed ideas
2. For teachers:
- Focus more on textbook/rote learning rather than encouraging creative/critical thinking
- Lack of training/skills to foster creativity in classroom activities and assignments
- Large class sizes making it difficult to give attention to each student's creative development
The document outlines various aspects of student life at Kingston University including lectures, campus facilities, IT resources, library resources, rules, events, student union, exams, transportation, WiFi, career opportunities, study spaces, module leaders, policies, student spaces, employability support, student clubs, finances, course representatives, and ways to provide feedback through social media. It aims to gather student input on all these different areas to improve the overall student experience.
The document discusses color management in printing. It defines color management as using ICC profiles to accurately portray colors across different devices and color spaces. It explains that ICC profiles describe how a device or color space represents colors, allowing colors to be converted between devices and spaces. The document provides examples of common ICC profiles used in printing and outlines important aspects of color management like solid ink density values, adjusting tonal value increase curves, and standards for contract proofs.
Quality Circle is basically a volunteer group composed of workers who did the work under the leadership of their own leaders.
This presentation is for people studying total quality management subject during engineering.
Brief about Quality Circle Forum of India
QCFI is recognized as the institution representing The Quality Concept movement in India and has represented the country in several International Forums. The organization has successfully implemented Quality concepts under the TQM umbrella across several industry verticals that have experienced a phenomenal enhancement of their work processes and productivity after implementation of Quality concept tools.
QCFI represents India in the 13 Nationwide International Committee that has been set up for organizing International conventions on Quality Concept annually. Till date, QCFI has organized three International Conventions in India. In addition Chapter conventions and National convention are held every year where members present case studies and technical papers are discussed by leading Quality Concept Practitioners.
Freedom Rides is a company located in Lincoln, California that converts two-wheel motorcycles into three-wheel trikes. The document promotes Freedom Rides' ability to convert Honda Goldwing 1800, Honda VTX1300 and Harley Davidson FLH models. It invites the reader to see the transformation process and provides Freedom Rides' contact information.
This document provides an overview of a business intelligence snapshot report for Honda by Mass Opinion Business Intelligence (MOBI). The report includes Honda's competitive positioning, market share, strengths/weaknesses, and sentiment ranking compared to other automakers. MOBI believes clients are best equipped to extract strategic value from the intelligence and MOBI provides the data. The report shows Honda's performance on various metrics and opportunities to improve customer engagement. MOBI invites Honda to participate in a "prove it" initiative to experience the benefits of their continuous, real-time business intelligence capabilities.
1. The document discusses countermeasures to address the problem of an uneven gap between the front bumper grill and headlight on vehicles.
2. Cause analysis found issues with part fitting accuracy. Countermeasures included adjusting the position of the front bumper grill part by 1mm to the left and modifying the front bulkhead fitting jig accordingly.
3. Results showed the uneven gap issue was resolved with zero defects found after implementation. Production targets and quality improved as repair costs and time were eliminated.
paintTROTTER Refinish is a mobile spray booth designed to perform painting and sanding jobs on small surfaces with a flawless quality and reduced cycle time while saving up to 90% of energy consumption compared to a traditional spray booth.
With the paintTROTTER Refinish you don’t have to move vehicles towards the booth... the booth moves to them! It also optimize preparation and painting times to maximize profits and returns thanks to its low maintenance costs and high operability.
This document provides information about quality circles and their process. It defines quality circles as small groups of employees who voluntarily meet regularly to identify, analyze, and solve quality and other workplace problems. The ideal size for a quality circle is 8 to 10 members. The quality circle process involves problem identification, selection, analysis using quality tools, coming up with solutions, agreeing on the best solution, creating an implementation plan, presenting to management, and implementing solutions. Quality circles can improve occupational safety, product design, manufacturing processes, quality service, and overall operational efficiency. Their advantages include providing continuity from one project to the next.
The quality circle at Meenakshi Mission Hospital College aimed to reduce latecomers to the college. They analyzed the problem and found that latecoming was the primary issue, affecting 46% of students on average. Their goal was to reduce latecomers from 15 students per day to 3 students per day within one month. They created a milestone chart and action plan to define the problem, analyze causes, develop solutions, implement trials, collect data, and standardize the process. The quality circle selected latecoming as their priority issue to address in order to improve academic performance and attain their goals of 100% attendance and results.
Study on Lean, Quality Implementation and Waste Management in Textile MillAkshay Thakur
This document summarizes a quality circle project for Universal Textile Mills. It identifies problems with visual management, waste management, and quality in various processes. For visual management, it proposes solutions like location labeling, color codes, and floor markings. For waste management, it suggests reducing cutting waste and recycling scrap materials. For quality, it analyzes defects in digital textile printing and jacquard weaving using check sheets and Pareto charts. It identifies major causes of defects and next steps to address the problems.
This document provides an overview of quality circles and their implementation. Some key points:
1. Quality circles are small groups of employees who voluntarily meet regularly to identify, analyze, and solve work-related problems and recommend solutions to management.
2. They originated in Japan after World War II to improve productivity and quality standards. Their use spread globally as an effective participative management technique.
3. Examples of quality circle implementations are provided for organizations like the Public Works Department of Maharashtra government, Tata Memorial Hospital, Toyota, and Vodafone.
Honda was founded in 1948 by Japanese mechanic Soichiro Honda. It exported its first car, the N600, to the United States in 1970. Honda is now a major global automaker with production facilities worldwide. Its lineup includes popular models like the Fit, Civic, Accord, Odyssey, and CR-V. Honda focuses on research and development to provide customers with fuel efficient and advanced technology vehicles. It employs over 167,000 people across 134 production facilities and 31 R&D centers globally.
The quality circle aims to reduce leaks from the coil assembly process in the brazing area. They identified work distribution as a major cause of leaks and improved it by distributing work according to coil model and brazing type. Data was collected before and after the improvement, which showed reduced leak rates and improved production yields, meeting the quality circle's goals.
This document discusses quality circles, which are small voluntary groups of employees that meet regularly to identify and solve work-related problems. It describes how quality circles originated in Japan after World War II to improve quality and productivity. The key aspects of quality circles discussed include their definition, characteristics, objectives, basic problem-solving techniques used, and the process of operation. Charts and diagrams are also included to illustrate factors that can lead to waste and how causes are determined.
Features:
The organization gets the total man
Humanize the work i.e. Quality of work life is stressed and improved
Brings out extra-ordinary qualities from ordinary people
To display the human capabilities fully and eventually draw out infinite possibilities
Prepares the employer and employees to meet the challenges of the changing time and condition
The document discusses planning, developing, and evaluating sales training programs. It provides details on:
1) Assessing training needs through interviews, surveys, and performance metrics to establish objectives and budget.
2) Determining appropriate training content, such as product knowledge, selling skills, and industry topics, and allocating time across these areas.
3) Delivering training through various methods like classroom, role plays, and on-the-job training.
4) Evaluating training impact through measuring reactions, learning, behavior changes, and business results.
Actions first boosting impact of community health programs. september 26, 2012GHPN
Peter Gottert, our long-time (25 years for some of us....) colleague specializing in community-based strategies to health-related behavior change, will share some basic principles from his own experiences in the field--particularly in Africa. Peter says "Many community programs are simply too complicated to be scaled up." His presentation will include a series of “observations and practical tips that focus on how to streamline the design of community-based strategies in order to dramatically improve results."
Note that Peter has developed the presentation along with Mary Carnell, JSI (with whom he has worked on many USAID projects), and plans to give the presentation with her again at JSI on September 21. (This presentation does not focus specifically on Alive & Thrive activities.)
The document contains notes for Pam summarizing a presentation. It discusses using a recent DoD project as a jumping off point to explain past work, and using visuals from other projects. Sheri suggested using a template to distinguish the LA project from past projects, but the presenter did not use a template. The overall goal is to provide a basis for a smoother presentation than powerpoint.
http://www.spiral16.com This is an updated version of the Social Media for Nonprofits: Listening, Setting Goals, Storytelling presentation from Spiral16's marketing/communications manager Eric Melin. It focuses on starting with a goal-oriented foundation for your social media strategy, covers tips for online listening, and goes into the steps for telling effective stories that will connect people with your mission.
The document provides an overview of a behavior change design workshop presented by Olga Elizarova and Ciara Taylor. The agenda includes an icebreaker, introductions to behavior change design, behavior change theories, game design, and a game activity. The workshop aims to teach participants how to use behavior change and game design principles to create interventions that promote sustainable behavior change.
This document provides guidance on creating a culture of success in an organization. It discusses that creating culture is difficult due to a lack of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. It recommends leading with a clear purpose that attracts motivated people, being a leader with emotional intelligence, creating change through establishing urgency and empowering others, and ensuring messages are positive and celebrate successes rather than complain. The overall message is that strong, purpose-driven leadership and a focus on people are keys to developing a successful organizational culture.
Taming the Social Media Beast - Social Media Analytics for Marketersmariannemadden
Presented at Web Analytics Wednesday on 3/25/09 in San Diego. Ideas for defining concrete KPIs for social media initiatives, projecting ROI, setting realistic expectations and more.
Designing effective user research to discover the truth PeakXD
The truth doesn't cost you anything but a lie could cost you everything. Tania Lang's presentation at UX Australia's Design Research conference March 2019
Freedom Rides is a company located in Lincoln, California that converts two-wheel motorcycles into three-wheel trikes. The document promotes Freedom Rides' ability to convert Honda Goldwing 1800, Honda VTX1300 and Harley Davidson FLH models. It invites the reader to see the transformation process and provides Freedom Rides' contact information.
This document provides an overview of a business intelligence snapshot report for Honda by Mass Opinion Business Intelligence (MOBI). The report includes Honda's competitive positioning, market share, strengths/weaknesses, and sentiment ranking compared to other automakers. MOBI believes clients are best equipped to extract strategic value from the intelligence and MOBI provides the data. The report shows Honda's performance on various metrics and opportunities to improve customer engagement. MOBI invites Honda to participate in a "prove it" initiative to experience the benefits of their continuous, real-time business intelligence capabilities.
1. The document discusses countermeasures to address the problem of an uneven gap between the front bumper grill and headlight on vehicles.
2. Cause analysis found issues with part fitting accuracy. Countermeasures included adjusting the position of the front bumper grill part by 1mm to the left and modifying the front bulkhead fitting jig accordingly.
3. Results showed the uneven gap issue was resolved with zero defects found after implementation. Production targets and quality improved as repair costs and time were eliminated.
paintTROTTER Refinish is a mobile spray booth designed to perform painting and sanding jobs on small surfaces with a flawless quality and reduced cycle time while saving up to 90% of energy consumption compared to a traditional spray booth.
With the paintTROTTER Refinish you don’t have to move vehicles towards the booth... the booth moves to them! It also optimize preparation and painting times to maximize profits and returns thanks to its low maintenance costs and high operability.
This document provides information about quality circles and their process. It defines quality circles as small groups of employees who voluntarily meet regularly to identify, analyze, and solve quality and other workplace problems. The ideal size for a quality circle is 8 to 10 members. The quality circle process involves problem identification, selection, analysis using quality tools, coming up with solutions, agreeing on the best solution, creating an implementation plan, presenting to management, and implementing solutions. Quality circles can improve occupational safety, product design, manufacturing processes, quality service, and overall operational efficiency. Their advantages include providing continuity from one project to the next.
The quality circle at Meenakshi Mission Hospital College aimed to reduce latecomers to the college. They analyzed the problem and found that latecoming was the primary issue, affecting 46% of students on average. Their goal was to reduce latecomers from 15 students per day to 3 students per day within one month. They created a milestone chart and action plan to define the problem, analyze causes, develop solutions, implement trials, collect data, and standardize the process. The quality circle selected latecoming as their priority issue to address in order to improve academic performance and attain their goals of 100% attendance and results.
Study on Lean, Quality Implementation and Waste Management in Textile MillAkshay Thakur
This document summarizes a quality circle project for Universal Textile Mills. It identifies problems with visual management, waste management, and quality in various processes. For visual management, it proposes solutions like location labeling, color codes, and floor markings. For waste management, it suggests reducing cutting waste and recycling scrap materials. For quality, it analyzes defects in digital textile printing and jacquard weaving using check sheets and Pareto charts. It identifies major causes of defects and next steps to address the problems.
This document provides an overview of quality circles and their implementation. Some key points:
1. Quality circles are small groups of employees who voluntarily meet regularly to identify, analyze, and solve work-related problems and recommend solutions to management.
2. They originated in Japan after World War II to improve productivity and quality standards. Their use spread globally as an effective participative management technique.
3. Examples of quality circle implementations are provided for organizations like the Public Works Department of Maharashtra government, Tata Memorial Hospital, Toyota, and Vodafone.
Honda was founded in 1948 by Japanese mechanic Soichiro Honda. It exported its first car, the N600, to the United States in 1970. Honda is now a major global automaker with production facilities worldwide. Its lineup includes popular models like the Fit, Civic, Accord, Odyssey, and CR-V. Honda focuses on research and development to provide customers with fuel efficient and advanced technology vehicles. It employs over 167,000 people across 134 production facilities and 31 R&D centers globally.
The quality circle aims to reduce leaks from the coil assembly process in the brazing area. They identified work distribution as a major cause of leaks and improved it by distributing work according to coil model and brazing type. Data was collected before and after the improvement, which showed reduced leak rates and improved production yields, meeting the quality circle's goals.
This document discusses quality circles, which are small voluntary groups of employees that meet regularly to identify and solve work-related problems. It describes how quality circles originated in Japan after World War II to improve quality and productivity. The key aspects of quality circles discussed include their definition, characteristics, objectives, basic problem-solving techniques used, and the process of operation. Charts and diagrams are also included to illustrate factors that can lead to waste and how causes are determined.
Features:
The organization gets the total man
Humanize the work i.e. Quality of work life is stressed and improved
Brings out extra-ordinary qualities from ordinary people
To display the human capabilities fully and eventually draw out infinite possibilities
Prepares the employer and employees to meet the challenges of the changing time and condition
The document discusses planning, developing, and evaluating sales training programs. It provides details on:
1) Assessing training needs through interviews, surveys, and performance metrics to establish objectives and budget.
2) Determining appropriate training content, such as product knowledge, selling skills, and industry topics, and allocating time across these areas.
3) Delivering training through various methods like classroom, role plays, and on-the-job training.
4) Evaluating training impact through measuring reactions, learning, behavior changes, and business results.
Actions first boosting impact of community health programs. september 26, 2012GHPN
Peter Gottert, our long-time (25 years for some of us....) colleague specializing in community-based strategies to health-related behavior change, will share some basic principles from his own experiences in the field--particularly in Africa. Peter says "Many community programs are simply too complicated to be scaled up." His presentation will include a series of “observations and practical tips that focus on how to streamline the design of community-based strategies in order to dramatically improve results."
Note that Peter has developed the presentation along with Mary Carnell, JSI (with whom he has worked on many USAID projects), and plans to give the presentation with her again at JSI on September 21. (This presentation does not focus specifically on Alive & Thrive activities.)
The document contains notes for Pam summarizing a presentation. It discusses using a recent DoD project as a jumping off point to explain past work, and using visuals from other projects. Sheri suggested using a template to distinguish the LA project from past projects, but the presenter did not use a template. The overall goal is to provide a basis for a smoother presentation than powerpoint.
http://www.spiral16.com This is an updated version of the Social Media for Nonprofits: Listening, Setting Goals, Storytelling presentation from Spiral16's marketing/communications manager Eric Melin. It focuses on starting with a goal-oriented foundation for your social media strategy, covers tips for online listening, and goes into the steps for telling effective stories that will connect people with your mission.
The document provides an overview of a behavior change design workshop presented by Olga Elizarova and Ciara Taylor. The agenda includes an icebreaker, introductions to behavior change design, behavior change theories, game design, and a game activity. The workshop aims to teach participants how to use behavior change and game design principles to create interventions that promote sustainable behavior change.
This document provides guidance on creating a culture of success in an organization. It discusses that creating culture is difficult due to a lack of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. It recommends leading with a clear purpose that attracts motivated people, being a leader with emotional intelligence, creating change through establishing urgency and empowering others, and ensuring messages are positive and celebrate successes rather than complain. The overall message is that strong, purpose-driven leadership and a focus on people are keys to developing a successful organizational culture.
Taming the Social Media Beast - Social Media Analytics for Marketersmariannemadden
Presented at Web Analytics Wednesday on 3/25/09 in San Diego. Ideas for defining concrete KPIs for social media initiatives, projecting ROI, setting realistic expectations and more.
Designing effective user research to discover the truth PeakXD
The truth doesn't cost you anything but a lie could cost you everything. Tania Lang's presentation at UX Australia's Design Research conference March 2019
The document outlines steps for creating a social media strategy map, including defining objectives and target audiences, integrating social media with other communication channels, addressing organizational culture challenges, assessing staff capacity, selecting appropriate tools and tactics, implementing metrics for measurement, and conducting experiments. The goal of the social media strategy map is to help organizations think through how to effectively leverage social media to support their communications objectives.
This Webinar was presented as the first in a series exploring issues important to youth mentoring programs on August 17, 2010. Social media and networking offer numerous ways to professionally engage with youth, serving both program needs and youth adaptability. However, technology can also bring up questions about safety, boundaries, and appropriateness. Social Media and Mentoring: Policies, Gaps, and Boundaries explores social media and networking options and provides space for dialogue to explore safety and ethical considerations.
This document describes a simulation game called RealLives that aims to educate players about life challenges faced by people in different parts of the world. The game rules require players to experience a full life in the simulation and then analyze what factors could improve the quality of life for that person. Players are then instructed to define a problem, research it, propose a viable solution, and present their idea. Links are provided to resources on global development goals and indicators. The remainder of the document provides a design thinking framework to guide players in problem solving, considering impacts and opportunities of solutions, and presenting their proposals.
Making sense of community engagement, impacts and outcomesMetroWater
This document discusses community engagement and partnerships using complex systems approaches. It introduces the Cynefin framework for classifying systems as simple, complicated, complex, or chaotic. For complex systems, the framework advocates an approach of probing, sensing, and responding to problems. The document also discusses using narrative capture and sense-making methods like SenseMaker software to understand issues from diverse perspectives, identify what's working and barriers, and collaboratively design interventions to address insights.
The campaign aims to educate and empower men to prevent sexual assault. Assessment methods included an online survey to measure impact. Data analysis found tabling and peer educators were most effective for marketing. Events like Take Back the Night and a 5K run had high attendance. Evaluation found advertising and incentives could be improved for future events.
The document discusses the Smileytize YourTown project, which aims to actively counteract bullying in schools through digital games and classroom debates. The project uses a "dialogic recontextualization" process where students play missions in a digital game about a town called YourTown. The missions portray incidents that raise social issues. Students then discuss these incidents in the classroom under the guidance of their teacher. By discussing the digital scenarios in the real world context of their own school and community, students can better understand the perspectives of others and promote inclusion. The document provides examples of game missions and suggests questions teachers can ask to facilitate related classroom debates.
This document provides an overview of strategies for keeping social media momentum. It discusses finding efficiency, measuring return on investment, keeping engagement routines, soliciting user content, observing others, and adapting goals based on analysis. The key takeaways are to start with clear goals, build good habits through analysis and small improvements, don't seek perfection but constant betterment, and recognize there is no finish line with social media engagement.
While the public relations landscape seems to change at rapid speed, there are certain things that never change. With the exploding growth of social media, the need for strategic thinking has never been more important. Join the discussion and find out how to manage a social media campaign. Learn how your insight and deep understanding of strategy, paired with the skills and enthusiasm of technically savvy junior pros, can result in social media success.
3 key takeaways
- Do you know the meaning of your organisation, system, product?
- Can you deliver the important risks right away?
- How can you communicate about the (process and product) risks your dealing with?
View Webinar recording: https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/resource/test-management/is-there-a-risk/
This document discusses research methods in developmental psychology. It describes three main types of research: descriptive, correlational, and experimental. It also discusses developmental research designs including cross-sectional, longitudinal, cross-sequential, and microgenetic approaches. Finally, it briefly touches on ethical issues in developmental research involving informed consent and protecting participants.
This document discusses visual and creative thinking techniques that can help reawaken natural creative skills in adults. It addresses common myths that prevent creativity, such as the ideas that creativity always comes from an epiphany, there is a clear path to creativity, or that creativity is a waste of time. The document provides tips for starting visual thinking, such as creating an environment for creativity, drawing habitually, building a personal visual library, taking creative breaks, and reading fiction literature. A basic visual thinking toolkit of shapes is also presented.
Behaviour change is the measurable outcome of good UX design. Here's a review of a few design techniques and processes to help UX designers to create sustainable behaviour change.
The Voice: Inspiring Peer-to-Peer Participants to Take Action BBCon 2012Charity Dynamics
Are you ready to create a communications plan that speaks to different audiences in the way they’ll hear it best? Are you ready to create a plan to increase participation and revenue? This is the Voice! In this pre-conference workshop, our team of coaches will help you find your voice. After an initial introduction on what’s needed to create a multi-channel marketing and communications plan, we’ll break out into small groups. Each group will be paired with a coach to help you get started on building your plan based on your program’s purpose and goal. Next, we’ll identify communication segments and your target audience. Our goal is to find the right message to communicate to each audience segment. By the end of this workshop, you’ll have built the foundation for or refined your communication plan and know how best to use the tools like email, social media, one-to-one conversations, and group sessions to increase participants, donors, and supporters of your cause. Find your voice and have the right message delivered in the best way to produce stellar results.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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2. WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR & THE HEAD IS
HELD HIGH ;
WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS FREE,
WHERE THE WORLD HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN INTO
FRAGMENTS BY THE NARROW DOMESTIC WALL ,
WHERE WORDS COME OUT FROM THE DEPTH OF
TRUTH ,
WHERE TIRELESS STRIVING STRETCHES ITS ARMS
TOWARDS PERFECTION,
INTO THAT HEAVEN OF FREEDOM,
MY FATHER LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE….
6. • Co- ordinator – Mrs. MEENAKSHI
MEHTA
• Facilitator – Mrs. ABHA GOEL
• Established on – 15TH MAY 2012
• Meeting place : INFRONT OF
LIBRARY
• Meeting time – All Zero Periods and
10. CATEGORY B
(STAFF MEMBERS)
• Abusive language
• Parental pressure
• Violent home environment
• Lack of concentration
• Mental stress…………
11. CATEGORY C
(MANAGEMENT)
• Excessive use of electronic gadgets
by teenagers
• Social networking
• Negative impact of modern culture
• Fashion consciousness
• Water scarcity
• Underage driving………
12.
13. MARKING
SCHEME
• 1 – Social networking
• 2 - Underage driving
• 3 – Fashion consciousness
• 4 – Water scarcity
• 5 – Negative impact of media
14. • 6 – Lack of confidence
• 7 – Negative impact of modern
culture
• 8 – Violent home environment
• 9 – Teenage anxiety
• 10- Parental pressure
18. PROJECT STUDY PLANING IS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD BY WHICH QUALITY CIRCLE MEMBERS ATTAIN THE SKILL TO PLAN THEIR
ACTIVITIES
Facilitator : Group leader :
Quality Circle Name :cantabils Members Name Urmika
Mrs. Abha goel jyOTSNA Malika
Harish
Project :Negative Impact of Media Reason for Selection: Negative Impact of Media Simran
Rohit
Date of beginning :1 august Rashika
Project No : 01 Gagandeep
12 No. of Project completed : l
Date of Completion: 24
Meeting day :THURSDAY
august12
01 PLAN
No. Activity / Days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1 Identify the Problems
2 Selection of Problems
3 Categorizing the Problems
4 Analyzing the Problems
5 Identification of causes
6 Finding out the Root Causes
7 Data Analysis
8 Developing Solution
9 Foreseeing possible resistance
Trial implementation and
10
checking performance
19.
20. NEWSPAPER &
MOVIES
MAGAZINES
Attraction towards
PROVOKING Obscene
negative
ADVERTISEMENTS Scenes
Characters
NEWS RELATED TO OBJECTIONABLE Filthy Dialogues
VIOLENCE PICTURES
Negative
Impact
of Media
WATCHING INAPPROPRIATE Wrong
SERIALS encouragement Involving In
by seniors
IMITATION OF wrong activities
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT STUNTS
PRESENTING THEIR
CHILDREN AS CELEBS
Worried about looks
WATCHING VIOLENT SERIALS
TELEVISION SCHOOL
21. A P
TO IMPLEMENT
WE PLANNED THE
VARIOUS STRATEGIES
TO SOLVE THE STRATEGIES
PROBLEM
USE QC TOOLS TO
WE MADE FLOW CHARTS
SOLVE THE PROBLEMS
TO FIND OUT THE ROOT
CAUSE
C D
TO CHECK THE CAUSES TO FIND THE CAUSES OF THE
WITH THE HELP OF PROBLEM SELECTED
QUESTIONNARIES
DEBATE SESSION
CHECK THE BENEFITS
TO DO SURVEYS
OBTAINED
WITH THE
CHILDREN
22. What was Done ? Attempt to remove problems
that arise due to Impact of Media on students
Why was it Done ? To create healthier and happier
environment
Where was it Done ? C.C.A
Who did it ? Cantabils
When was it done ? 1st August’2012- 24TH August
2012
How many students were affected? 150
How was it done ? By a series of activities carried
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28. 1.Do you feel media leaves a
bad impact on the students?
33. 6.Do you like the way the news
is presented by Media?
34. 7.Do you feel that watching
Wrestling is important than
other programs?
35.
36. We organized meditation
classes on our floor in order
to maintain peace in the
minds of the students and
they do not become
violent.
37. There was a debate session on
our floor organized by us in
which we asked the students to
speak on the topic “Is media
having negative effect on
children”
45. 6.Do you like the way the
news is presented by Media?
46. 7.Do you feel that watching
Wrestling is important than
other programs?
47.
48. 1. Students were in 1. Students avoided bad
very bad company. company.
2. Students had 2. Students had proper
improper time time management.
management.
3. Confidence level
3. There was lack of improved amongst
confidence among students.
students.
4. They understood the
4. They were worried ill effects of fashion.
about their looks.