I learnt about the six stages of design thinking in today's seminar. It 'encourages organizations to focus on the people they're creating for, which leads to better products, services, and internal processes' (IDEO U, n.d). Using my knowledge of the design thinking process, I created a solution to improve my classmate Ryan's experience as a first-year … Continue reading SET POST 3: Design thinking

An article that caught my interest is 'Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away From Bad Diets' by Anahad O'Connor. According to O'Connor, Coca-Cola provided funding to Global Energy Balance Network, an organization which promotes the notion that Americans are too focused on their diets rather than concentrating on exercise (O'Connor, 2015). This … Continue reading SET POST 2: Research/Ethics

I am Wong Xin Rui Trixie, 21. I chose to a do a degree in Professional Communications at RMIT because I can go down various avenues with a degree in Communications; I am not limited to only one field of work. I am particularly interested in the journalism and PR field, specifically in the fashion … Continue reading ABOUT ME

I was the mediator cum social media manager for this project. My task as the mediator was to resolve any conflict between team discussions. Overall, I would say that there wasn’t much mediating to do as we did not have much conflict; everyone in the team was open to different ideas and were willing to … Continue reading Assignment 2 Reflection

'The key to success is not simply effort, or focus, or resilience, but it is the growth mindset that creates them' (Briceno, 2020). This quote was the biggest takeaway I got from the TED talk. Growing up in Singapore - where there is heavy emphasis on grades - we were only praised for the end-product, … Continue reading SET POST 1: “The Power of Belief: Mindsets and Success”