Application of OLSM---NDS

NDS (Nintendo DS)

Nowadays, when you walk on the street, I believe that you may see someone playing NDS everywhere. For examples: MTR station, starbucks, etc.

I would like to share OLSM applying to Nintendo why NDS success.

For performance subsystem,

1. Exchange: Before producing NDS, it had many games tools which used color screen and 3D animation to make games. They had analyzed this information to create some idea for new products. This information can convert to knowledge.

2. Production: Through using their information, Nintendo employs many skillful technicians to form a team to investigate the innovation product which is NDS.

3. Coordination: They need to design which color of the product, which size can suitable a part of user and which program can run in NDS.

4. Reinforcement: Through the sell report, it can reflect this product which is or is not user likely. Then, they can plan to find different to cooperate make games entering to market.

For Learning subsystem,

1. Environmental Interface: Only one screen or eyes enjoying are not the benefit for earning money opportunity. Nowadays, people have more requests about enjoying or playing which is hard to achieve. In order to fulfill customer wants, they need to change and create. They believe playing game is not only use the eyes and thumbs.

2. Action/ Refection: They promote NDS in market which focus on touch function and two screen. Although many users may compare with NDS and PSP, NDS is also having the sell in the world.

3. Meaning and Memory: They had build up a team to investigate the new technology or elements ( idea and creative) adding to the new product. Through this new technology, it can increase the users interest, because they can play new type of games such as find error in picture.

4. Dissemination and diffusion: Through the game tools sale situation in the world, they also provide different color of the product, camera in the shell and increase new type of program to attract people to buy (eg. NDSi).


Reference:
NDS Photo :http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhke/404799670/
NDSi Photo : http://www.wiiholic.com/node/1907
NDS from WIKI:http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E4%BB%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%A0%82DS&variant=zh-tw

Theory application of single loop learning

Using the single loop learning and double loop learning apply in the two cases.

Case 1
Nowadays, the government policy claims to increase tobacco duty for public health.

Now, I try to use single loop learning to apply this case.

1. Governing variable: The government always set different policy to decrease number of smokers. It is because they believe smoking that is a bad habits for people.

2. Action strategies: They think many ways to decrease the desire of smoking for people. First, the government decides more places to be a non-smoking area which can decrease the number of smoker in particular places. Then, it can decrease the effect of the second hand smoking.

3. Consequences: Many people decide to go to smoking place to smoke which can decline the second hand effect in non-smoking area.

For the loop, the government thinks that policy is not enough to make the smokers to give up this habit. It means that they believe that they need to set up more rules or policy to achieve their goal. So, they go to step 2(Action strategies).

New Action strategies: Now, the economy is not ideal for people. The government increases the tobacco duty by 50 per cent with immediate effect. It is because the price of its is one of the main factor to make decision for smokers.

New Consequences: Although they have recieved many commons about the smoke to abstain smoking which is the price to decline their desire of smoking, many smokers buy a different types of product to be a substitutes such as e-cigar(電子煙) , smuggle tobacco(走私煙).

So, I think this action can make a good effect in short run. For the long run, the government should do more research about how to solve this problem in long run.

To sum up, this case is like to single loop learning. The reason is that the government is not believed their governing variable which has problem occurred.

My feeling of visiting Fire Service Department

My feeling of visiting

Before I went to the station, I had some questions about the service.

1. What is the process on everyday?

2. What is the good thing of the system?

3. When I listen the presentation, what is my opinion of the system and which parts of the system should improve?

More and more questions in my brain appearing, I think this questions can make me to prepare the non-jupas interview which is information system.

For the visiting the fire station, I most remember that is one of the function of street lamp. It is because many people do not know the unique number of street lamps which can represent the location in Hong Kong. This street lamps like to one of the five component framework-- Data( Fire Service Department ). We always see the street lamps, but we don't know it has make a important rules and hardware for the system.

Therefore, if my friend asks what the example of information system is in daily life, I will ask the fire service example to them.

Paradigm Shift of Fire Station(Newtonian to Quantum Physics)

As I remember, the fire station has three departments in Hong Kong.

1. Fire-Fighting

2. Saving

3. Controlling

Newtonian

For the past, the fire station is only fire-fighting. When the place appears the fire accident, the fire station need to send the firemen to put out the fire. They had less service for people.

Quantum Physics

Nowadays, fire station needs to provide differential service for the public. It is because they want to avoid all type of accidents in Hong Kong. Then, they need developing the new service (3th generation Mobilizing system)and using the resources completely. Therefore, they can fulfill the people wants which the people can not think that the department waste the resources and easily to protect the people safety. It is the reasons the fire station need to develop different to deal with different problem.

For the technology grown up quickly, developing differential service for one organization is common phenomenon. They are always linking the relevent object putting into the service that can easy to handle the complex problems in society. Therefore, they can arrange the resource efficiency.

After visiting, I have got more information about how system can help the organization to increase their efficiency and achieve their goal.

In my opinion, the room needs to upgrade the hardware quality and need to manage the working time for the staff.

Although the processing time of system is fast, they need the new hardware to match the new system for the future. For example: the programmer develop the new version of mobilizing system, they need to new hardware to run. For the environment awareness, they need to find some hardware to reduce the electronic price and save more energy that can make good model for Hong Kong and other department.

For working hours, I think 15 working hours is quite hard for staff. It is because when the staffs need to face to computer for long time, their body may be broken especially eyes. Moreover, they have many researches about the statistics of the calls rate. So, they can follow the result to rearrange the working time such as 3 parts working hour period.

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Valentine Day - GODIVA

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Many people need to buy some presents to prepare the Valentine Day in this week. They may buy Rose, Dolls and candle night set dinner. In general, I believe that most people must buy the chocolate gifts to people.

Therefore, I would like to use the OL Theory to apply in the GODIVA CHOCOLATIER.

Nowadays, GODIVA is one of the successful chocolate company in the Financial Tsunami.

Ming Pao News from 13th Feb, 2009

朱古力禮盒貴5% 銷情理想

至於朱古力，GODIVA Chocolatier表示，今年情人節朱古力禮盒的價格介乎120元至1360元，

雖然禮盒價格較去年平均升4%至5％，但發言人解釋因為朱古力是情人節必備的禮物，

故銷情仍然非常理想

(Reference:http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090212/4/anoy.html)

According to Ming Pao, GODIVA had increased the product price. It also still get the expected result.

I would like to use the Cycles of Actions to apply in the GODIVA in Valentine Day.

Cycles of Actions

1. Personal Cognitions: People know that they need to buy the gifts such as flower, jewelry and chocolate to give to their lover.

2. Individual Behavior: They need to choose the shop to buy the gifts. They are also choosing the special or meaningful gift such as heart shape chocolate.

3. Organizational Actions: GODIVA promote different shape, taste and package chocolate for the different type buyer. For the Valentine Day, they promote the two different heart size in the one chocolate.(see picture)

4. Environmental acts: GODIVA have a higher reputation of making chocolate, including to

a) package,

b)taste,

c)design and

d)the level of the favorable for people.

It can advance to the people which are likely to buy GODIVA gifts. Therefore, It can affect that the people must believe the chocolate is necessary in the Valentine Day.

For the cycles of actions, it is the loop. Godiva had generated more idea through the cycles of action. The following is the examples of the Godiva applying to the cycles of actions.

1. At the beginning, Godiva had produced the chocolate in order to attract people.

2.Then, in order to enhance the profit and reputation, Godive promote the exclusive chocolate through diffenet festival such as christmax and Chinese New Year.

3. Through the cycles, they were created different service for another type customer. For examples: Corporating gifts for the company to show their company good image.

4. Through the cycles of action, it is repeating for the Godiva. It can generate more new ideas, strategies such as design package from company change to customer. The cycles is likely to expand from the local business to global business (It likes Paradigm Shifts).

5. In the cycles, they can capture more knowledge and new idea through the environment changed and the people interest.

Reference:

Godiva wedsite: http://www.godiva.com.hk/TC//Home/default.asp

Application to daily life

After the lesson, I would like to apply week 2 theory in the news.

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2009(http://www.hkmarathon.com/marathon/chi/home/default.jsp)

In daily life, running is one of the skills which are learned by their childhood. It is because when they were childhood, they need to learn how to walk. In this progress, they must try to walk faster, and then they can acquire the walking knowledge and running knowledge from childhood.

Marathon is a good exercise for the people. It can help people to build up the team spirit, good body, perseverance. It is worth with the people to learn and do. As the results, it has many people to join this activity which increase the number of runner every years.(reference 3)
The following is the operational and conceptual for learning at individual level about the Marathon.

Learning at individual level

1. Operational: People need to follow the tutor instructions or book guidelines to learn what the good running position is and train their running rhythm. It is the step for the beginner to get the basic knowledge and skill for running.

2. Conceptual: People know how to avoid the accident on their training such as leg spasm. Moreover, they know that which type warning up motion can protect their body spasm and run more efficiency for the training or competition.

The link from the TVB news by 4-2-2009
(Start from 21:16)
http://mytv.tvb.com/news/newsroundup/11548/11561
It is about the race backgroud, the expert tips for runner.

Applying the Bloom's Taxonomy in the Marathon example.

Knowledge: They know some specific terms about marathon, and know some equipments how to use and it function. For example:

Champion Chip

Comprehension: Explain how to run efficiency, which gesture suitable for different runner.

Application: Runners go to playground or sport places to count their results. In this process, they can try to use their skill when they learned.

Analysis: Through their results, they can compare with different running method. They can find the most suitable running method and breathe rhythm.

Synthesis: According to personal results and target time, they can plan the training time and build up the team. It is because it can improve their running speeds, gesture and breathe rhythm through peer motivation.

Evaluation: In order to make the best result in the marathon competition, they need to plan different plans in short run or long run. Through the discussion with groupmates or their coach, they can find the best plan to prepare the match.

Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

I agree exchange postion between Evaluation and Synthesis.

In my opinion, when I design the planing for something, I need to know what problem I need to know and solving. In progress, I need to create something or make the best judgment. It is including to the Evaluation state. Therefore, I think that people may accept and use the new terms of Bloom's Taxonomy in today society.

Reference:

1. The website for Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2009
http://www.hkmarathon.com/marathon/chi/home/default.jsp

2. The TVB news about the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2009
Video: http://mytv.tvb.com/news/newsroundup/11548/11561
Search result:http://mytv.tvb.com/search?query=%E9%A6%AC%E6%8B%89%E6%9D%BE

3. The news from Ming Pao
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090208/4/akqy.html

The first image of Organizational Learning(OL)

I think that OL is more complex than Knowledge Management (KM). It is because KM is one part of OL such as the one parts of paradigm shift in today's world. Although OL is difficult subject, OL is easy to apply in nowadays society. For example: many organizations will learn other firms administration method, one ways of this situation is employed other firms outstanding employee to capture their knowledge to make the organization efficiency and effective.

For the example of the Hitoshi Yamada, I appreciate Hitoshi Yamada talent. His management philosophy can save many organizations which near to die. Moreover, he can find some specific perspective that many senior manager or administrator can not do it. Nowadays, the education level of people is plenty of increasing comparing the past. Some students can concentrate some professional subject to study such as marketing, human resources. These subjects can help the organizations to solve the official problem such as waste the resources, enhance their employee motivation. It seems that the organization trains own corporate doctor in the firm.

After the lesson, I think that "Learning" is the chemical reaction. One element can find other elements to be a compound, so that the reaction exists. This analogy is said that peoples gains the new way to solve the problems or recognize to the new objects from the daily life. We can select the suitable and efficiency method to know and solve the event. Then, we must remember the method and save our brain forever. Therefore, this is learning.

reference:
Ming Pao of Hitoshi Yamadahttp://sme.mpfinance.com/cfm/content2.cfm?PublishDate=20081128&TopicID=ba01&Filename=ba01a1.txt