Response to Letters

[ericflynn]

Instrumentality- fact/quality serving as a means to an end

Sometimes I feel fuzzy about these responses. I do not know if I am on the right track, but I have to remember that these are my thoughts. So, it is fine if those thoughts are short or long, or not that detailed, as they are being produced.

Abstract - disassociated from any specific instance.
Evolution - descent with modification from preexisting species; cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms; the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations.
Emergence - the act or an instance of coming into being.
Appearance - external show; semblance

[ericflynn]

Improvise - to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously.
Art - skill acquired by experience, study, or observation.
Complex - a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts.
Adaptive - providing, contributing to, or marked by adaptation; arising as a result of adaptation (change to methods or practices used to complete a task presented).
System - a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole.

[ericflynn]

Layer - one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another.
Evoke - to call forth or up.
Diverse - differing from one another; unlike.
Image - a visual representation of something.
Intersubjective - involving or occurring between separate conscious minds.
Space - a period of time; duration.

[ericflynn]

Looking back on what I created in the Fishbowl, I am very proud of what I accomplished. I feel as though I was able to add quite enough value to the group. I have not only shared my own knowledge but I have obtained an understanding of my peers thought processes and what their backgrounds may have been.

Systematic - presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles
Interplay - interaction
Reflective - of, relating to, or caused by reflection
Centrality - the quality or state of being central

[ericflynn]

When I become overwhelmed with work or projects, I like to take a step back and distance myself from the work in order to self reflect. Typically, in the reflection I am able to identify how I can further progress my work and achieve the ultimate results.


Intersection - a place or area where two or more things meet
Dimension - a lifelike or realistic quality
Perspective - a mental view or prospect
Distance - personal and especially emotional separation
Footnote - a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page
Center - the point around which a circle or sphere is described
Compelling - demanding attention
Living - exhibiting the life or motion of nature
Trope - a word or expression used in a figurative sense
The Other - being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included

[ericflynn]

We are all learning from each other, doing this has allowed me to notice new capabilities arise and has encouraged me to continuously self reflect. I am nearing the end of the Fishbowl and I can see nearly the entire picture of what we accomplished.

Striking - attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities
Pose - to set forth or offer for attention or consideration
Flow - to issue or move in a stream
Moving - marked by or capable of movement
Social - marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with friends or associates
Entity - the existence of a thing as contrasted with its attributes

[ericflynn]

The information we provide in the 10+1 steps has allowed us to share our own personal experiences. We are focused on presenting our experiences in a way so that our viewer can not only see the exact scenario we are describing but also that they may be able to feel what we felt during those experiences. Presenting personal information through a media is tough and we need to execute carefulness while sharing our experiences.

[ericflynn]

Mutation - a significant and basic alteration
Motion - an act, process, or instance of changing place
Media - in a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression
Ecology - the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their environment