INTRODUCTION TO THINKING TOOLS
Analyze “SMART PHONE”
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LANGUAGE OF THE DISCIPLINE Jargon Jargon Terms Terms Terminology Terminology Lingo Lingo Phrasing Phrasing Lexicon Lexicon
What language, in regards to smart phones, is essential for the consumer to know or understand? Apps Apps texting texting Bff, lol, b/c Bff, lol, b/c Bluetooth Bluetooth wireless wireless
DETAILS Elements Elements Factors Factors Facts Facts Features Features Specifics Specifics Traits Traits Parts /Attributes Parts /Attributes
What features or elements of a smart phone is a consumer most interested in? Calendar Calendar Camera/Video Camera/Video Voice controls Voice controls Texting/Swiping Texting/Swiping Internet/WiFi Internet/WiFi Compatibility with accessories Compatibility with accessories
What are the elements of a smart phone?
PATTERNS Cyclical Cyclical Predictive Predictive Systematic Systematic Repetitive Repetitive Sequential Sequential
What outcomes can be expected based on the consumers’ use of smart phone technology? Upgrades Monthly bill Demand for improved functionality Demand for improved functionality Demand for faster speed Demand for faster speed Demand for more memory space Demand for more memory space ?
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS Dilemma/Incongruous Doubtful Unclear Unsolved Unproven Unknown/Missing
What unanswered questions does the consumer have? What are they wondering about? Can cell phones cause health problems? Can cell phones cause health problems? What will be the next innovation? What will be the next innovation? Will cell phone GPS create a rise in stalking? Will cell phone GPS create a rise in stalking? When will my phone become obsolete? When will my phone become obsolete?
RULES Code Code Method Method Order Order Protocol Protocol Structure Structure Theorem Theorem
What protocols are put in place by cell phone carriers? Minute allowances Roll over minutes Data plans Overages Network coverage Terms and conditions
TRENDS Direction Direction Force Force Influence Influence Mode Mode Style Style Tendency Tendency
What are the trends? Tablet phones Keyboard smart phones Shopping by phone Angry Birds app
ETHICS Conflicts Conflicts Dilemmas Dilemmas Positions Positions Standards Standards Values Values
What are the societal dilemmas? GPS Tracking Phone abusers Cyber Bullying Traffic Safety Sexting Cheating
BIG IDEA Global Idea Principle Tenet Theme Theory Thesis
Guiding PRINCIPLES C OMMUNICATION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. C HANGE CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. ?
ACROSS DISCIPLINES Associate Connect Correlate Integrate Intersect Link
How do cell phones connect to various disciplines? Science Sociology Business
CHANGES OVER TIME Compare past & present Note change over time Study past, present, future
What changes have occurred over time?
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES Careers Experts Fields Point of View Roles
What are the different viewpoints?
How something is similar, matching, comparable, or analogous.
Pager Landline telephone ?
Things that are opposite, contradictory, ironic, or illogical.
Accessibility vs. alone time Face-to face communication Smart phones are smarter than the humans controlling them
The affect or impact one thing, person, or event has on others.
Computers Steve Jobs iPhone Palm, Windows, Blackberry
The beginning, root, foundation, source, or basis for something.
Landline phone Mobile phone/Car phone PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
How ideas or events meet, intersect, concur, merge, join, or unite.
Computer Landline phone Camera MP3 Player GPS
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