Reflection on my experience thus far

I think what is most interesting about taking a multi-disciplinary class is that if people come in with an open mind some really incredible ideas and products can be produced.  It is still fascinating to me to see all of the different styles and modes of learning that exist and how they interact.  When we first met as a team we struggled with how we wanted to brainstorm.  Two of us were cyclical thinkers who needed to draw or write our ideas.  Two of us were linear thinkers who wanted to use the C-map program because it helped to link ideas.  We worked through it and ended up doing a combination of both.  What was interesting to me was that in the end our c-map had a very broad range of ideas.  It had both the range of ideas that comes from spontaneous creative brainstorming and the links that come from a linear process of making connections.  This c-map lead to what I considered to be an excellent solution to a problem.  It was an incredible example of the fact that if you are willing to try new things and compromise, the combination of different styles of learning and thinking can produce really interesting and provocative ideas.