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Beating procrastination with the Pomodoro Technique
Education & Development

Beating procrastination with the Pomodoro Technique

Short bursts of action can help motivate you while you study. This short animation tells you more about the Pomodoro Technique...Find out more about The Open University's BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree. Transcript Watch the other animations in this series
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Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques
Money & Business

Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques

Designer Rhiannon Hunt explains what the challenge of producing sustainable clothing adds to her experience of designing t-shirts...[Rhiannon hunt logo] As an environmental-professional-turned-designer, sustainability is really at the heart of what I do. It’s not only my motivation and inspiration, but also an incredible source of creativity and innovation. Designers...
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Design and Designing
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Designing

...techniques be learned? And why is modelling such a useful technique? This album introduces the basic skills necessary to communicate ideas on paper, as well as revealing the step-by-step processes for making three-dimensional models of objects, showing perspective in drawings and sketching complex objects. It also features a case study of the Strida folding bicycle, an...
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Diagrams in systems thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams in systems thinking

...techniques, can provide a thorough analysis of a complex situation. ...The various diagramming techniques can be used to explore distinct aspects of a situation alongside other modelling techniques. The combined use of a range of techniques can therefore be an extremely powerful approach in refining and communicating your understanding and the understanding of others. A...
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Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...techniques such as brainstorming and lateral thinking. Employees at a small software company are shown how to access their unconscious minds using the power of imagery, associative thinking and metaphor, to find solutions and creative approaches to their work. Meanwhile at a Neuro-linguistic Programming seminar, participants learn to use metaphor on a deeper level for...
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Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials

...techniques as the principal tools through which visual modelling and communication can happen. The following diagramming techniques each have videos providing animated tutorials – one video describing What the technique is and at least one other video describing How to draw the diagram. The ‘How to draw’ tutorials for Spray, Rich picture, and Systems map listed...
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What makes a great speech?
History & The Arts

What makes a great speech?

...techniques used in great speeches that have allowed them to stand the test of time. This material forms part of The Open University course A150 Voices and Texts... Rhetoric Simon Lancaster and Tom Clark touch upon the history of speeches Historical context Capturing a moment in history Metaphor and contrast Techniques used to enhance a speech Flattery and Empathy...
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Five tips for relaxing during difficult times
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five tips for relaxing during difficult times

...technique that will work effectively for everyone. That is why facilitated relaxation sessions often begin with a therapist asking you to rate your stress levels. This can be done fairly easily, by noting down on a piece of paper your stress levels before beginning a relaxation exercise. For instance, a rating of 10 would be ‘maximally stressed’, the most stressed you...
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