This week is the second round of learning from our coursemates. Overall I must say that the standards have gone up since week 12, with great 'about us' pages which boast of comprehensive information about the group and builds us up as individuals.
Seafaring, Powered Exoskeletons, 3D printing as well as transport were the four topics done. These technologies are continually evolving, and each have their own strength in application as well as certain issues to address. Despite much uncertainty in the future, the key remains in the potential in each of these upcoming technologies, and some of the teams have managed to highlight that successfully.
The video done by the team doing the topic on seafaring particularly caught my attention. I felt that the video did wonders for the group as the video injected a sense of humour as well as highlighted how life as a seafarer might be like...
On a personal level, advances on each of these fields ultimately bring about efficiency and human development, which is the fulfilment of one's potential. However the day might finally come where man's efficiency is at a maximum; we are only human. This is not to say that we should not work on improving these technologies. It only goes to further emphasize that as we progress, we increasingly learn of what it means to be human. What wisdom from a wise man. Till today these sayings are not yet obsolete, and I believe they will be guiding principles for generations to come.
Thursday 4 April 2013
Monday 1 April 2013
Week 12: Session 11
Presentations start this week and it really excites me because each of the 43 of us are individuals capable of rationalising and analysis of our own (I assume). There are a total of 8 teams presenting on different technologies and there is plenty of information available on the websites created by each team.
All the presentations so far have been really informative with the historical background, current context and future implications. However, I do believe that Prof asks valid questions, although it MIGHT seem like nitpicking.
What is the purpose of these reports? Why are we doing it? These are fundamental questions we need to address and answer to tie in with the entire report. It is interesting to see that a different group has a different focus. Some go in depth into a certain technology eg cloud technology. Others analyse megatrends and aesthetic surgery as a whole (my own group). However I do feel that all these interpretations are relevant, but I guess this is where the purpose of the reports come in. If there is a good reason for taking a macro or micro perspective to address an issue, or a learning objective, I think we have done well.
All the presentations so far have been really informative with the historical background, current context and future implications. However, I do believe that Prof asks valid questions, although it MIGHT seem like nitpicking.
What is the purpose of these reports? Why are we doing it? These are fundamental questions we need to address and answer to tie in with the entire report. It is interesting to see that a different group has a different focus. Some go in depth into a certain technology eg cloud technology. Others analyse megatrends and aesthetic surgery as a whole (my own group). However I do feel that all these interpretations are relevant, but I guess this is where the purpose of the reports come in. If there is a good reason for taking a macro or micro perspective to address an issue, or a learning objective, I think we have done well.
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