GBP Create a Model

Team Challenge

Create an actual, operating model (or a well-documented virtual version, theoretical explanation or plan for a model) of your solution, illustrate it and explain it to others.

Resources

As before, you are on your own with finding resources, since you are deep into your own innovative idea at this point. We hope that you have been using the Team Tools - Global Resources. It has a good search tool and a "tag cloud" of concepts.

We're sure you'll be "Googling" and we would really, really appreciate it it if you would add new resources to the Global Resources so that others may benefit from your brilliance in the future!

Process

GOING CRAZY This task has no "basic level" or "going beyond" because, well, it's a big challenge to actually build an operational model. Here are some questions and statements to guide your thinking:

• Who in the academic or scientific world has your team talked with to get ideas/information for your solution? Describe this experience and discuss the impact on the development of your product.
• How much does your solution impact Global Climate Change? Create a math equation, symbolic representation, or diagram that demonstrates the product’s processes and climate impact. For example, if your product reduces greenhouse gases, you might symbolically represent how many tons of carbon are eliminated thanks to your product.

Use team roles to make this task go quicker, better, faster and with more pizzazz

• Task Leader, (Research Team Leader, Team Leader)
• Documenter (writing, editing, putting things together, linking to standards)
• Resource Person (finds and gets stuff)
• Evaluator and team reflection role (process monitor role)

GRAB YOUR POINTS!

1. Log into eFolio. Place your work into your team's "GBP & TIP Challenges" folder. Title your entry with [Your Name]-[Challenge title]-[Process Level] (e.g.  David Gibson-Title-GOING CRAZY) so that we can credit you for your work!

2. Evaluate the Challenge