Activities

Played silly games with people I don't really know
It was a good way to meet the people in the class with me and to become more comfortable in the class
Learned to work with my classmates in groups, to listen to them, and to instruct them as well
Could any stupid idea I come up with in class really be more embarassing than our commercial for adult diapers?

MBTI (personality test)

I was able to learn a little about myself from the results of a personality test
The test did not simply ask if I was an introvert or an extrovert, but asked questions about my preferences to determine my personality. This means that it should be a more accurate representation of my personality than what I may consider myself.
With that considered, there are some things I might want to work on, like being more extroverted
But there are also some things that I should just accept as they are, like being judging

Experience working in a group with a very limited amount of time.
Had to work together quickly, come up with an idea that we could all agree on, and express our idea clearly for another group to interpret.
Built another group's concept from their written instructions and no other communication.
Had to choose when it was best to follow the instructions vs. changing the design when we felt we had a better idea.
Had to take into consideration all factors of design including amount of material used, time to construct, aesthetics, and durability.
Had to condsider the same factors when building the structure as well.

With a limited amount of supplies, had to create a vessel that would help the egg survive the impact of falling from a high window
Worked in a group of three, with specific roles for each person
As the industrial designer, I had to pay extra attention to the aesthetics of the design, without making it any less effective

Same as the first time, but with new restrictions
Since the new restrictions were implemented in a direct attack against our record breaking design from the original activity, we were forced to come up with something new
Rather than come up with an all new, less impressive, idea, we simply modified our original design so it would be in accordance with the new rules
When building the other team's structure, we could see that it may not have worked and we learned that we should have strayed from the other teams design more it it would have meant the difference between failure and success