Proving Ground Overview
Being able to recognize patterns enables you to make sense of the world, to interpret data, recognize commonalities among seemingly unrelated situations, and frame novel problems in familiar terms.
Pattern recognition has an almost infinite number of applications in fields as diverse as technology, business, medicine, statistics, mathematics, and graphic design.
Proving Ground Directions
For this assessment, you will use your pattern identification ability to recognize patterns in one of the most important topics of all: YOU.
Scenario – It’s your final semester and the COVID-19 pandemic is over. After graduation, you could choose the secure path of working in a traditional role for an established firm. A more adventurous option is to pursue a career that did not exist before the pandemic (so you would be a newcomer along with everyone else). Finally, you can also now consider the option of starting your own company. [Note: assume you have all the financial resources needed to open the business and any good/service you produce will have plenty of customers due to pent-up demand during the quarantine.] You’re not sure which option is for you. How do you make sense of it all?
The first step is generating the data. Give yourself a chunk of undistracted time to answer the eleven questions below. If you’re a visual person, feel free to draw and/or include photos. For each question, ask yourself:
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Proving Ground Overview
Being able to recognize patterns enables you to make sense of the world, to interpret data, recognize commonalities among seemingly unrelated situations, and frame novel problems in familiar terms.
Pattern recognition has an almost infinite number of applications in fields as diverse as technology, business, medicine, statistics, mathematics, and graphic design.
Proving Ground Directions
For this assessment, you will use your pattern identification ability to recognize patterns in one of the most important topics of all: YOU.
Scenario – It’s your final semester and the COVID-19 pandemic is over. After graduation, you could choose the secure path of working in a traditional role for an established firm. A more adventurous option is to pursue a career that did not exist before the pandemic (so you would be a newcomer along with everyone else). Finally, you can also now consider the option of starting your own company. [Note: assume you have all the financial resources needed to open the business and any good/service you produce will have plenty of customers due to pent-up demand during the quarantine.] You’re not sure which option is for you. How do you make sense of it all?
The first step is generating the data. Give yourself a chunk of undistracted time to answer the eleven questions below. If you’re a visual person, feel free to draw and/or include photos. For each question, ask yourself: What does this reflect or say about my goals, values, aptitudes, personal style and or interests?
The second step is looking for patterns. Create a mind map. Put the item (success or failure) you identified in Questions 7-10 in the center. Link it to other parts as described in the mind map.
Here is a link to a mind map: Use This Mind Map.docxPreview the document
The final step is a reflection on the patterns you’ve discovered: common themes.
Deliverables: A completed mind map plus a reflection on the patterns you discovered (minimum of 250 words).
Pattern Questions
The second step is looking for patterns. Create a mind map. Put the item (success or failure) you identified in Questions 7-10 in the center. Link it to other parts as described in the mind map.
Here is a link to a mind map: Use This Mind Map.docxPreview the document
The final step is a reflection on the patterns you’ve discovered: common themes.
Deliverables: A completed mind map plus a reflection on the patterns you discovered (minimum of 250 wor
