Action Learning Pathway – Full

Read the Design Summary first

Background

When I asked Looby Macnamara to be my tutor one of her requirements was that the first design I did was to design my ‘Action Learning Pathway’ through my diploma using the design web. Thankfully she gave me a list of questions for each anchor point to answer before our first tutorial. I can’t say I found this a very easy design to get started with, but I have definitely reaped many yields from it over the last two and a half years and I am very grateful for Looby initiating it.

The Design

First Version

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First Year Review

Review

Letter of Appreciation to myself

Second Version

My version two flower with the design process for both versions in the middle. Blue for version 1 and Black for version 2.

Vision

Helps

Limits

Patterns

Patterns 2

Ideas

Principles

Integrate

Action – example mindmap

Action – example timeline

Momentum

Appreciation

Reflection

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Design Diversity Evaluation

As part of my first version of my learning pathway I created the ‘Design Diversity Analyser’ to allow me to check out as I went how diverse my portfolio was. There were a range of criteria, such as design framework (with symbols) that went in the central window and then there was a card for each design with all of the applicable symbols on it, such as a web for the design web.

Portfolio design diversity analysis

Complimentary criteria

Design team

Design framework

Holmgrens flower

Land or People-based

7 ways to think differently

Client

Principles – change

Principles – renewable resources

Principles – small and slow

Principles – waste

Principles – observe

Principles – yield

Principles – feedback

Principles – edges

Principles – diversity

Principles – integrate

Principles – patterns to details

Principles – catch and store energy

Broader diploma patterns

An overview of my diploma journeys themes, patterns and milestones can be found in my Learning Journal Summary.

Overall Evaluation

Design Framework Evaluation: Design Web

Tools used Evaluation

Design Process Evaluation