This presentation summarizes the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system and provides tips for improving personal and professional productivity. It recommends brain dumping all tasks, sorting them into next actions, projects, and waiting lists, and planning weekly to review tasks. Implementing GTD helps conserve energy, work on priorities, and gain a sense of mental freedom and accomplishment.
Project Retrospectives are an important part of any software development process. The Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto state that, "At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly." How can this be done? By taking the time to reflect and learn and proactively determine what should be done differently in the next iteration, release, or project. Linda's presentation will introduce techniques for project retrospectives, whether they are agile or not. The techniques help teams discover what they’re doing well so that successful practices can continue and identify what should be done differently to improve performance. Retrospectives are not finger pointing or blaming sessions, but rather a highly effective process in which teams reflect on the past to become more productive in the future. Linda will share her experiences with leading retrospectives of several kinds for dozens of projects—successful and unsuccessful, small and large, in academia and industry. Her lessons learned can be applied to any project to enable teams and organizations to become learning organizations.
Introducing GTD®
* “If my mind had a mind, I wouldn’t need
a system.” – David Allen
* GTD® is the popular shorthand for
Getting Things Done®
* “…a powerful method to manage
commitments, information, and
communication.”
The document discusses techniques for stress-free productivity. It introduces the concept of the "ready state" where the mind is clear and productive work gets done. It recommends capturing all commitments externally to free up mental space. The process involves managing actions by bringing clarity to next steps through a bottom-up approach of clearing mundane tasks. It also involves managing horizontal aspects like capturing, clarifying, organizing, reflecting on, and engaging with work. Regular review of tasks, projects and goals helps maintain focus and clarity.
Failure is an inevitable part of trying something new. To advance, one must be willing to take risks and potentially fail. Failure allows for learning and improvement. In both science and business, failure is how new ideas are tested and how progress is made.
The document discusses agile retrospectives and provides guidance on facilitating effective retrospectives. It outlines a 5-step format for retrospectives: 1) set the stage, 2) gather data, 3) generate insights, 4) decide what to do, and 5) close the retrospective. The facilitator's role is to make sure everyone contributes and a plan is created without solving problems for the team. The Scrum Master reflects the team's behavior back to help them improve. Team members should focus on the content, discuss openly, and make decisions. Retrospectives help teams continuously improve and change their definition of done, working agreements, and generate action items.
This presentation summarizes the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system and provides tips for improving personal and professional productivity. It recommends brain dumping all tasks, sorting them into next actions, projects, and waiting lists, and planning weekly to review tasks. Implementing GTD helps conserve energy, work on priorities, and gain a sense of mental freedom and accomplishment.
Project Retrospectives are an important part of any software development process. The Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto state that, "At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly." How can this be done? By taking the time to reflect and learn and proactively determine what should be done differently in the next iteration, release, or project. Linda's presentation will introduce techniques for project retrospectives, whether they are agile or not. The techniques help teams discover what they’re doing well so that successful practices can continue and identify what should be done differently to improve performance. Retrospectives are not finger pointing or blaming sessions, but rather a highly effective process in which teams reflect on the past to become more productive in the future. Linda will share her experiences with leading retrospectives of several kinds for dozens of projects—successful and unsuccessful, small and large, in academia and industry. Her lessons learned can be applied to any project to enable teams and organizations to become learning organizations.
Introducing GTD®
* “If my mind had a mind, I wouldn’t need
a system.” – David Allen
* GTD® is the popular shorthand for
Getting Things Done®
* “…a powerful method to manage
commitments, information, and
communication.”
The document discusses techniques for stress-free productivity. It introduces the concept of the "ready state" where the mind is clear and productive work gets done. It recommends capturing all commitments externally to free up mental space. The process involves managing actions by bringing clarity to next steps through a bottom-up approach of clearing mundane tasks. It also involves managing horizontal aspects like capturing, clarifying, organizing, reflecting on, and engaging with work. Regular review of tasks, projects and goals helps maintain focus and clarity.
Failure is an inevitable part of trying something new. To advance, one must be willing to take risks and potentially fail. Failure allows for learning and improvement. In both science and business, failure is how new ideas are tested and how progress is made.
The document discusses agile retrospectives and provides guidance on facilitating effective retrospectives. It outlines a 5-step format for retrospectives: 1) set the stage, 2) gather data, 3) generate insights, 4) decide what to do, and 5) close the retrospective. The facilitator's role is to make sure everyone contributes and a plan is created without solving problems for the team. The Scrum Master reflects the team's behavior back to help them improve. Team members should focus on the content, discuss openly, and make decisions. Retrospectives help teams continuously improve and change their definition of done, working agreements, and generate action items.
This document discusses agile retrospectives, including why they are important, what they involve, and how to conduct them successfully. Retrospectives allow teams to continuously improve by reflecting on what went well and what could be improved in the last sprint or iteration. The key aspects covered are preparing an agenda and materials, gathering feedback from the team, analyzing the feedback to select a few key items to action, and planning follow-ups to ensure improvements are implemented. Conducting regular retrospectives helps teams enhance their processes and productivity over time.
The 7 Secrets of Highly Effective Retrospectives (DCSUG)Excella
Slides from the DC Scrum User Group event on 4/25/2016 titled, "The 7 Secrets of Highly Effective Retrospectives" by David Horowitz.
http://www.meetup.com/DC-Scrum/events/228807928/
Retrospectives are the core of agility. And yet they are often the scrum ceremony that is most frequently skipped. Many teams like the idea of the retrospective but find them boring, or worse ineffective.
Join Retrium CEO and Co-Founder David Horowitz as he reveals seven secrets that lead to effective retrospectives. You'll learn:* The best way to ensure your retrospectives lead to real change* The "pledge" everyone on your team must take before participating* How to know who to include in each retrospective* The single most important thing you can do to keep your team engaged during the retro* And much, much more!
Time Management Workshop - ULS Leadership ProgramKaren S Calhoun
Prepared as a component of the Pitt University Library System's Leadership Development Program, a year-long set of learning activities to strengthen ULS leadership capacity for achieving strategic initiatives, managing projects, and working in teams across organizational boundaries.
Getting things done - A narrative summarySameer Mathur
A narrative chapter-by-chapter summary of David Allens Best selling book "Getting Things Done". Highlights the different models and workflows presented by Allen to generate stress free productivity
Getting Things Done (GTD) is a geek-friendly task (and life) management methodology by David Allen. This slide was used in my presentation at Barcamp Bangkok 4 (2010)
This document discusses retrospectives and provides tips for effective retrospectives. It defines a retrospective as a meeting where a team looks back on past work to learn lessons and apply them to future projects. The document then lists common "smells" or problems that can occur in retrospectives, such as actions not being completed, ideas not connecting to real issues, blaming others, and the same problems recurring without improvement. It emphasizes the importance of learning from experience through reflective retrospectives in order to continuously improve.
The document provides an overview of the productivity methodology known as Getting Things Done (GTD). It discusses key aspects of GTD including the five stages of mastering workflow, collection methods, clarification techniques, and maintaining organization through lists and regular reviews. Cognitive science research is also summarized that supports how GTD can help reduce mental clutter, facilitate flow states, and support goal achievement through an externalized system for tasks and projects.
Group 10 getting things done by david allen summarySameer Mathur
1. The document summarizes seven practical lessons for managers from David Allen's book "Getting Things Done". It outlines Allen's methodology for personal productivity which involves writing down all tasks, determining the next action for each, and regularly reviewing tasks.
2. It describes setting up systems for time, space, and tools to manage work including a filing system, and categories to track projects, actions, and information. The methodology involves collecting all work items, clarifying each item, and deciding what to do with them.
3. The summary highlights three tiers of mastery in applying the GTD methodology including employing fundamentals, implementing an integrated life management system, and leveraging skills to create clear space and get things
Introduction to Getting Things Done (GTD) & Personal Productivity Ninja - The...Hrishikesh Jobanputra
We are living in an age of distraction. While we are allowing huge amounts of information and communication from the outer world, we are generating equally large volume of ideas and agreements from our inner world.
Amidst hundreds of things to do, we tend to loose perspective and often feel lack of control in our lives. Result, we constantly remain in the state of anxiety and stress.
Neither our standard education, nor traditional time-management models, nor the plethora of organizing tools has given us a viable means of meeting new demands placed on us.
The Personal Productivity Ninja is a course to develop remarkable level of clarity, focus and purpose to achieve Goals. It is possible for you to have an overwhelmingly number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control.
Techniques for Effective RetrospectivesProwareness
The document summarizes a presentation given by Prowareness on effective techniques for conducting retrospectives during Scrum meetings. It provides 15 different techniques for gathering feedback, including using happiness metrics, drawing representations like sailboats to identify impediments, considering past and future perspectives, and using playing cards to discuss intrinsic motivators. Each technique includes a brief explanation and link to additional resources.
Getting Comfortable With Discomfort: Practical Tools for Keeping Your Head Wh...Jack Pringle
slides from a presentation I gave on November 6, 2015 to the Richland County Bar Association with some thoughts and tools for staying healthy in the legal profession.
Getting Things Done - David Allen - Book Summary -Chapters 1-6Sameer Mathur
The document summarizes David Allen's book "Getting Things Done" which outlines his five-stage framework for stress-free productivity. The framework includes capturing all commitments, clarifying what needs to be done, organizing information into lists and calendars, regularly reviewing work, and engaging in meaningful action. Allen advocates getting all responsibilities out of your head and into trusted systems to reduce stress and stay focused on the tasks at hand.
This document summarizes Stephen Covey's time management framework of four quadrants. It discusses how to categorize tasks as either urgent/important or not urgent/important. The key quadrant is "The Zone" which contains important but not urgent tasks like planning and relationship building. The document provides tips for taking control of one's time such as planning each day, prioritizing tasks, and using an electronic calendar. In summary, it outlines Covey's framework for categorizing and prioritizing tasks to focus on what is truly important.
This document discusses ways to keep retrospectives fresh as teams mature. It provides six techniques: Picture This, Timeline, The Five Hows, Adding Appreciation to the Mix, Fish Bowl, and Weather Forecast. Picture This uses drawing to express how team members feel about a sprint. Timeline visually maps out key events of a sprint. The Five Hows dives deeper into issues by repeatedly asking "how." Adding Appreciation to the Mix adds an appreciation section to traditional feedback. Fish Bowl structures discussions around topics. Weather Forecast uses weather metaphors to gauge team sentiment. These techniques help energize retrospectives and gain new insights as team challenges evolve over time.
This document discusses various time management strategies and techniques. It covers creating lists and prioritizing tasks, streamlining workflows using tools like templates and checklists, managing email through filtering and scheduled reading times, overcoming procrastination by breaking large tasks into smaller pieces, and developing habits like timeboxing to optimize productivity. The overall message is that being aware of how time is spent, having organizational systems, and focusing on high priority tasks are keys to effective time management.
The document provides advice and strategies for improving time management skills. It discusses that time cannot be managed directly, but rather the activities that consume time can be managed. It recommends identifying all outstanding tasks, eliminating unnecessary tasks, creating a trusted system for tracking tasks, consistently maintaining the system, prioritizing tasks based on importance and urgency, and iterating the system over time. Specific strategies include getting tasks out of your head by writing them down, purging clutter, putting tasks into appropriate contexts and projects, reviewing tasks daily to determine the next action, managing interruptions and distractions, adopting an "inbox zero" approach to email, and getting started with a basic system rather than overcomplicating it.
This document discusses agile retrospectives, including why they are important, what they involve, and how to conduct them successfully. Retrospectives allow teams to continuously improve by reflecting on what went well and what could be improved in the last sprint or iteration. The key aspects covered are preparing an agenda and materials, gathering feedback from the team, analyzing the feedback to select a few key items to action, and planning follow-ups to ensure improvements are implemented. Conducting regular retrospectives helps teams enhance their processes and productivity over time.
The 7 Secrets of Highly Effective Retrospectives (DCSUG)Excella
Slides from the DC Scrum User Group event on 4/25/2016 titled, "The 7 Secrets of Highly Effective Retrospectives" by David Horowitz.
http://www.meetup.com/DC-Scrum/events/228807928/
Retrospectives are the core of agility. And yet they are often the scrum ceremony that is most frequently skipped. Many teams like the idea of the retrospective but find them boring, or worse ineffective.
Join Retrium CEO and Co-Founder David Horowitz as he reveals seven secrets that lead to effective retrospectives. You'll learn:* The best way to ensure your retrospectives lead to real change* The "pledge" everyone on your team must take before participating* How to know who to include in each retrospective* The single most important thing you can do to keep your team engaged during the retro* And much, much more!
Time Management Workshop - ULS Leadership ProgramKaren S Calhoun
Prepared as a component of the Pitt University Library System's Leadership Development Program, a year-long set of learning activities to strengthen ULS leadership capacity for achieving strategic initiatives, managing projects, and working in teams across organizational boundaries.
Getting things done - A narrative summarySameer Mathur
A narrative chapter-by-chapter summary of David Allens Best selling book "Getting Things Done". Highlights the different models and workflows presented by Allen to generate stress free productivity
Getting Things Done (GTD) is a geek-friendly task (and life) management methodology by David Allen. This slide was used in my presentation at Barcamp Bangkok 4 (2010)
This document discusses retrospectives and provides tips for effective retrospectives. It defines a retrospective as a meeting where a team looks back on past work to learn lessons and apply them to future projects. The document then lists common "smells" or problems that can occur in retrospectives, such as actions not being completed, ideas not connecting to real issues, blaming others, and the same problems recurring without improvement. It emphasizes the importance of learning from experience through reflective retrospectives in order to continuously improve.
The document provides an overview of the productivity methodology known as Getting Things Done (GTD). It discusses key aspects of GTD including the five stages of mastering workflow, collection methods, clarification techniques, and maintaining organization through lists and regular reviews. Cognitive science research is also summarized that supports how GTD can help reduce mental clutter, facilitate flow states, and support goal achievement through an externalized system for tasks and projects.
Group 10 getting things done by david allen summarySameer Mathur
1. The document summarizes seven practical lessons for managers from David Allen's book "Getting Things Done". It outlines Allen's methodology for personal productivity which involves writing down all tasks, determining the next action for each, and regularly reviewing tasks.
2. It describes setting up systems for time, space, and tools to manage work including a filing system, and categories to track projects, actions, and information. The methodology involves collecting all work items, clarifying each item, and deciding what to do with them.
3. The summary highlights three tiers of mastery in applying the GTD methodology including employing fundamentals, implementing an integrated life management system, and leveraging skills to create clear space and get things
Introduction to Getting Things Done (GTD) & Personal Productivity Ninja - The...Hrishikesh Jobanputra
We are living in an age of distraction. While we are allowing huge amounts of information and communication from the outer world, we are generating equally large volume of ideas and agreements from our inner world.
Amidst hundreds of things to do, we tend to loose perspective and often feel lack of control in our lives. Result, we constantly remain in the state of anxiety and stress.
Neither our standard education, nor traditional time-management models, nor the plethora of organizing tools has given us a viable means of meeting new demands placed on us.
The Personal Productivity Ninja is a course to develop remarkable level of clarity, focus and purpose to achieve Goals. It is possible for you to have an overwhelmingly number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control.
Techniques for Effective RetrospectivesProwareness
The document summarizes a presentation given by Prowareness on effective techniques for conducting retrospectives during Scrum meetings. It provides 15 different techniques for gathering feedback, including using happiness metrics, drawing representations like sailboats to identify impediments, considering past and future perspectives, and using playing cards to discuss intrinsic motivators. Each technique includes a brief explanation and link to additional resources.
Getting Comfortable With Discomfort: Practical Tools for Keeping Your Head Wh...Jack Pringle
slides from a presentation I gave on November 6, 2015 to the Richland County Bar Association with some thoughts and tools for staying healthy in the legal profession.
Getting Things Done - David Allen - Book Summary -Chapters 1-6Sameer Mathur
The document summarizes David Allen's book "Getting Things Done" which outlines his five-stage framework for stress-free productivity. The framework includes capturing all commitments, clarifying what needs to be done, organizing information into lists and calendars, regularly reviewing work, and engaging in meaningful action. Allen advocates getting all responsibilities out of your head and into trusted systems to reduce stress and stay focused on the tasks at hand.
This document summarizes Stephen Covey's time management framework of four quadrants. It discusses how to categorize tasks as either urgent/important or not urgent/important. The key quadrant is "The Zone" which contains important but not urgent tasks like planning and relationship building. The document provides tips for taking control of one's time such as planning each day, prioritizing tasks, and using an electronic calendar. In summary, it outlines Covey's framework for categorizing and prioritizing tasks to focus on what is truly important.
This document discusses ways to keep retrospectives fresh as teams mature. It provides six techniques: Picture This, Timeline, The Five Hows, Adding Appreciation to the Mix, Fish Bowl, and Weather Forecast. Picture This uses drawing to express how team members feel about a sprint. Timeline visually maps out key events of a sprint. The Five Hows dives deeper into issues by repeatedly asking "how." Adding Appreciation to the Mix adds an appreciation section to traditional feedback. Fish Bowl structures discussions around topics. Weather Forecast uses weather metaphors to gauge team sentiment. These techniques help energize retrospectives and gain new insights as team challenges evolve over time.
This document discusses various time management strategies and techniques. It covers creating lists and prioritizing tasks, streamlining workflows using tools like templates and checklists, managing email through filtering and scheduled reading times, overcoming procrastination by breaking large tasks into smaller pieces, and developing habits like timeboxing to optimize productivity. The overall message is that being aware of how time is spent, having organizational systems, and focusing on high priority tasks are keys to effective time management.
The document provides advice and strategies for improving time management skills. It discusses that time cannot be managed directly, but rather the activities that consume time can be managed. It recommends identifying all outstanding tasks, eliminating unnecessary tasks, creating a trusted system for tracking tasks, consistently maintaining the system, prioritizing tasks based on importance and urgency, and iterating the system over time. Specific strategies include getting tasks out of your head by writing them down, purging clutter, putting tasks into appropriate contexts and projects, reviewing tasks daily to determine the next action, managing interruptions and distractions, adopting an "inbox zero" approach to email, and getting started with a basic system rather than overcomplicating it.
Managing yourself - how to be productive with your timeJo Alcock
As librarians and information workers, we are experts at managing and organising collections. But what about our own information? How do we manage incoming information such as emails, blog posts, paperwork etc.? How do we prioritise what tasks we should be doing? How do we break down projects into more manageable tasks and track our progress? This session will introduce you to the basics of David Allen's Getting Things Done principles and consider how you can apply this in your own work. It will include active discussion and practical examples of some of the tools you can use to help you Get Things Done.
Getting Things Done by David Allen provides a methodology for managing commitments and maintaining productivity. The five stages of the methodology are to capture, clarify, organize, reflect, and engage. This allows individuals to define what is "done" and "doing" and manage commitments through various lists and reminders in a trusted system outside of one's mind. The methodology promotes clarity, focus on important tasks, and freedom from stress.
The document provides tips for reducing stress and bringing order during and after a divorce, including defining goals, reconnecting with dreams, establishing life balance, and maximizing the use of time. It emphasizes the importance of managing commitments through techniques like using a master list, categorizing tasks, prioritizing, and breaking down projects. Decluttering and organizing one's environment are also recommended to eliminate wasted time and simplify life. The overall message is that bringing order is a process involving motivation, evaluation, regulation of habits, and celebration of progress.
This document provides an overview and summary of David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system. It discusses key concepts such as capturing all tasks, clarifying the next action for each task, organizing tasks into lists, reflecting regularly to clear the mind, and engaging by simply doing tasks. The goal of GTD is to allow your mind to focus on one task at a time without distractions, in order to be more productive and less stressed.
Last year, I uploaded this deck, Simplify Your Life, and was incredibly humbled by the thousands of views, downloads, wonderful comments, being featured on SlideShare, and even having people list it as a favorite.
Since I was recently asked to speak on this deck, I went through and redesigned it, updated it, and updated its look, feel and content.
I hope you all enjoy it as much as you liked the first one! Cheers!
Time management - Training and Developmentmanumelwinjoy
This document provides steps and strategies for effective time management. It begins with establishing a long term vision through goal setting and prioritization techniques. This includes using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Locke's goal setting theory, treasure mapping, and backward goal setting. Next, it discusses prioritizing tasks using the pickle jar theory, Pareto's principle, and Eisenhower matrix. It then covers scheduling, delegation, improving concentration, being organized, and avoiding procrastination. The overall message is that with proper planning, prioritization, and focus, one can manage their limited time more effectively.
Reinventing Business: Audacity and HumilityBruce Eckel
The pitfall of traditional management is the expectation of deterministic cause and effect behavior, and this is reflected in the most popular business books. I look at the problems with these issues and how we can see the business landscape in a realistic and practical fashion, while still trying to achieve a happy workplace.
The presentation provided tips for improving personal efficiency at work through setting SMART objectives, prioritizing tasks, managing interruptions, delegating responsibilities, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance in order to make the most of the 80 non-working hours each week. Key recommendations included breaking ingrained habits, focusing on important tasks, and scheduling time for lower priority items to avoid them becoming urgent.
Time Management - Shady Saleh - إدارة الوقت - شادي صالحShady Saleh
This document summarizes a career development program on time management. The program covers organizing one's self and workspace for peak efficiency, setting and achieving goals, identifying tasks and creating plans, delegating work effectively, and gaining control over distractions. The learning objectives are to better manage time and improve productivity. The sessions provide tips on prioritization, goal setting, planning techniques, establishing routines, overcoming procrastination, and getting organized.
Time management for Improved ProductivityNanda Palit
Time Management is a myth. We can't manage time. But we can surely manage our activities. Time Management leads to improved productivity. So, use your time better by utilizing it in productive activities and by eliminating time wasters.
More is being asked of us than ever before. We’re deluged with email and other inputs, all of which have to be dealt with somehow. At the end of the day, we may wonder what we did with our time, and whether it was well spent. At this program, you’ll start new habits of thought and action that will make you more productive, engaged, and confident that you’re making the best use of your time.
Randy Pausch gave a talk on time management where he provided many tips and techniques. He emphasized the importance of goals, priorities, planning, to-do lists, avoiding interruptions and procrastination. He also stressed delegation, managing meetings efficiently, and balancing work and personal life. The overall goal, he said, is to have fun and avoid wasting time so it can be spent on important tasks.
Randy Pausch gave a talk on time management where he provided many tips and techniques. He emphasized the importance of goals, priorities, planning, and avoiding procrastination. Pausch also stressed delegation, reducing interruptions, and finding a work-life balance. He concluded by recommending keeping a to-do list, time journal, and making changes to improve time management over the next 30 days.
The document discusses David Allen's method for getting organized and staying on top of tasks using a system that involves collecting all tasks and commitments, processing them to determine the next action needed, and then organizing those next actions into lists categorized by context. It emphasizes getting tasks out of the brain and onto paper or digital lists, determining the specific next physical action for each item, and then reviewing those lists regularly to stay focused and make progress.
This document discusses time management and provides tips for improving time management skills. It begins with several quotes about time and discusses the 80:20 rule, which is that 80% of effort only generates 20% of results. It then lists the top 10 time wasters and provides assessments and articles on goal setting, prioritization, procrastination, scheduling, and managing distractions. The document stresses the importance of managing time effectively and provides strategies for doing so, including setting goals, prioritizing tasks, avoiding multitasking, and reducing stress.
This document provides an overview of a time management training workshop. It covers 8 modules: getting started with goal setting and prioritization; setting SMART goals; prioritizing time; planning tasks; tackling procrastination; crisis management; organizing workspaces; and delegating tasks. Key points covered include setting goals and breaking tasks into chunks, the urgent/important matrix, overcoming procrastination, creating productivity journals, managing workflows and emails, using calendars, and effectively delegating work to others. The overall aim is to provide strategies to plan time efficiently and focus on what is most important.
The document discusses the concept of inductive reasoning and its application to innovation and business. It defines inductive reasoning as drawing conclusions or hypotheses based on observations, rather than deducing or testing hypotheses. The document argues that inductive reasoning is important for entrepreneurs and innovators to discover new opportunities by observing user behaviors and needs, rather than making assumptions. Examples are provided of companies like Procter & Gamble and Gillette gaining insights through observation that led to innovative new products and business models catering to unmet user needs.
The document discusses ethnographic observation and opportunity analysis. It provides guidance on conducting fieldwork to identify opportunities for innovation. Students are assigned to observe an existing service or product, document their observations, and suggest improvements based on their analysis. Examples of prior student projects are provided, and conducting observation without preconceptions is emphasized as key to finding unmet needs or opportunities.
This document discusses ethnographic opportunity analysis for innovation. It provides context on innovation from thinkers like Einstein and Schumpeter. Schumpeter defined 5 types of business innovation: new goods/services, new production methods, new markets, new resources, and new organization types. The document advocates an inductive, observational approach called "analytic induction" to identify opportunities by closely observing how people actually use existing products and services, rather than relying on hypotheses. Students are assigned to conduct field observations and provide a one page report suggesting an innovation identified from closely describing a routine task. The goal is to understand user experiences in depth to find ways to improve or add value.
This document discusses ethnographic opportunity analysis and user-driven innovation. It provides an overview of Joseph Schumpeter's five types of innovation in business and examples. It emphasizes that ethnographic research is an inductive process that involves observing existing behaviors and uses to find opportunities for improvement, rather than starting with hypotheses. The document outlines an assignment for students to conduct observations of routine tasks/products/services, analyze their notes to identify innovation opportunities, and submit a one page pitch suggesting a potential improvement.
This document discusses ethnographic opportunity analysis and user-driven innovation. It provides an overview of innovation types according to Schumpeter and examples. It advocates an inductive, ethnographic approach to understanding user needs and identifying opportunities to improve products and services. The document concludes by outlining an assignment for students to conduct field observations and analysis to identify opportunities for innovation.
Science is a relatively new field that is around 400 years old, with its application to human thought being around 150 years old. The empirical tradition in science began in the 4th century BC with philosophers like Aristotle. In the 15th century, the needs of European adventurers and technologies like the compass motivated the development of systematic observations. The printing press was also invented in this century, increasing literacy. Galileo in the 16th century developed the practice of experimentation and empirical procedures, while Descartes used rationalism. Isaac Newton combined empirical observation and deduction to develop the scientific method and hypothetico-deductive model in the 17th century, establishing modern science. John Locke suggested applying Newton's approach to studying human behavior, but
In brief, here are the Steps:
–1. Find a routine, taken-for-granted task/service/product,
–2. “Hang out” and “thickly describe” it in a notebook,
–3. In a one page pitch, suggest some sort of innovation that will add value.
Kluckhohn argued that culture allows humans to organize and understand the world in different ways. Each culture has its own "design for living" that seems normal within that culture but may seem strange or "queer" to outsiders. He gave the example of a white teacher who misunderstood why her Navajo students were upset about a dance, because she did not understand their cultural precepts and norms. Kluckhohn's concept of "queer customs" illustrates the principle of cultural relativism, which states that cultural practices cannot be fully understood outside of their cultural context.
The document discusses several key aspects of collecting and analyzing qualitative data through fieldnotes in ethnographic research. It addresses what fieldnotes are, how they are written in the field on a daily basis from an emic or actor-oriented perspective to develop an in-depth understanding of social phenomena. It also examines the paradox of participant observation, strategies for writing fieldnotes, their descriptive and analytic nature, and the power of inscribing observations.
Kluckhohn argued that culture allows humans to organize and understand the world in different ways. Each culture has its own "design for living" that seems normal within that culture but may seem strange or "queer" to outsiders. He gave the example of a white teacher who misunderstood why her Navajo students were upset about a dance, because she did not understand their cultural precepts and norms. Kluckhohn's concept of "queer customs" illustrates the principle of cultural relativism, which states that cultural practices cannot be fully understood outside of their cultural context.
The document discusses the concept of bricolage from several perspectives. Bricolage refers to do-it-yourself construction or creation from a diverse range of available materials. A bricoleur is someone who collects various materials and information and combines them in creative, resourceful ways not originally intended. In cultural studies, bricolage describes how people acquire objects from different social groups to form new cultural identities, such as how subcultures like punk imbued everyday items with subversive new meanings.
This document discusses the importance for researchers to be aware of their own theoretical biases when conducting ethnographic research on human subjects. Researchers are advised to identify whether their approach leans more towards looking at social structures or functions, or relying more on deduction or induction, so they can compensate for that bias. Ethnographic research involves real people, so researchers must be conscious of any biases in their approach to ensure ethical treatment of subjects.
1. The document discusses Clifford Geertz's concept of "thick description" in anthropological analysis of culture. Geertz borrowed the term from philosopher Gilbert Ryle to describe developing an interpretation of a culture by examining both its symbols and patterns of behavior.
2. Thick description aims to develop an understanding of "what the natives think they are up to" in their cultural practices. It involves interpreting cultural phenomena like a wink, which has a different meaning depending on the context.
3. Geertz argues that culture cannot be studied separately from behaviors, and that anthropologists must analyze both the whole cultural context and specific parts, like laws, to develop a thick description that can interpret cultural symbols and meanings.
This document provides guidance for an observation assignment. Students are asked to do a 15 minute observation using guides from Angrosino Chapter 4 or Bailey Chapter 6, exercise 2. They are reminded to take jotted notes rather than complete sentences to best remember the observation. The instructor will be out of town next week.
The document discusses the concept of bricolage, which refers to creative problem-solving using materials that are available rather than purpose-built. It is defined as do-it-yourself construction by trial and error rather than engineering. A bricoleur is someone who collects various resources and repurposes them in innovative ways. In cultural studies, bricolage describes how subcultures take objects from the dominant culture and imbue them with new, often subversive meanings to create alternative cultural identities.
This document provides instructions for a qualitative observation assignment worth 20% of students' grades. Students must conduct a 15-minute observation and take detailed notes, either by hand or typed. They should expand their notes to 3-5 pages double spaced. The observation can focus on examples of spaces, actors, activities, objects, acts, events, time, goals, or feelings. Students are reminded to take objective observational notes of what they see rather than inserting summaries or interpretations. The goal is to practice the technique of observation without focusing on what the observations may mean.
1) Anthropologist Richard Lee attempted to give an ox as a Christmas gift to the !Kung tribe in southwest Africa, but the tribe insulted and criticized the gift, saying the ox was too thin and old.
2) When the ox was slaughtered, Lee discovered it was actually fat, and the insults were a joke to humble and cool Lee's heart as part of their cultural traditions.
3) Lee learned the !Kung tradition was to belittle gifts to show humility and prevent pride, and that for the !Kung, no gifts are ever fully selfless or generous due to elements of calculation and personal gain.
This document provides an overview of economic systems and concepts discussed in Chapter 7 of an economics textbook. It defines key terms like economic behavior, productive resources, households, firms, and different systems of exchange including reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange. It also summarizes the work of anthropologist Marcel Mauss on the social obligations created by gift-giving and discusses gift economies in small-scale societies.
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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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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.
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5. Guilt Free
In most cases you are the one who
confuses just doing the job with
testing your worth. Replace 'I have to'
with 'I choose to’.
Neil A. Fiore
The Now Habit
6. Proof of Concept-them
Tim Ferris : The 4 Hour Work Week
David Allen: Getting Things Done
Niel Fiore: The Now Habit
7. Proof of Concept -me
5 kids
4 “Adventures” (i.e., challenging multi-
year experiences (i.e., Jamaica,
Peace Corps Mali, Egypt, NYC)
3 masters degrees
2 languages
1 PhD/Full Professorship
9. Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Collect
• Process
• Organize
• Review
• Do
10. Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Collect
• Process
• Organize
• Review
• Do
“Your mind is for having ideas,
not holding them.”
You need a “Trusted System”
-In Box
-A Mind Dump in
Liberating
-Keep your 8th Idea
11. Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Collect
• Process
• Organize
• Review
• Do
“Define your work or it will
define you”
1. What is the outcome?
e.g., “application sent”
2. What is the next action?
e.g., print application
12. Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Collect
• Process
• Organize
• Review
• Do
Do – Now if under 2 minutes
OR
Delegate – Self Reminder to
check it was done
OR
Defer – To Do List
Schedule it,
file to “Some Day Maybe”.
13. Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Collect
• Process
• Organize
• Review
• Do
“Your mind is for having ideas,
not holding them.”
-Keep a Daily To Do list
-Review it Weekly
14. Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Collect
• Process
• Organize
• Review
• Do
Prioritize Last (not first)
Organize by Context
(@Home; @Computer; @ Stops; @Phone)
Organize by Project
(“Miscellaneous” = Procrastination)
Organize by Task
(sequential or non-sequential)
15. @Computer
• Finished Tom’s Evaluation
– Found notes I wrote
– Turned notes into report
– Sent it to Chair
16. @Stops
• Rotate Saturn tires every 6-8k miles
– Found Receipt from tire store
– Got to tire store (2 hours needed)
– Got it done
17. @Phone
• Confirmed Doctor’s Appointment
– Found the phone number
– Called the Doctor’s Office
– Confirmed the Appointment
18.
19.
20. Tips I Actually Use
• Get ideas out of my head
• Use an In Box (one place for all of it)
• 3 MITs a Day (Most Important Tasks)
• The Pomodoro Technique
– Set a 15 minute timer; stay on task; record it.
• If it takes less than 2 minutes, do it now.
• Use calendar absolutely
– Do the task by that day or never
• Organize Tasks by Context @