Workplace Leveled

Workplace Leveled

     The objective of all the presentations this past week was to address a social problem. DoVio addressed domestic violence, while and Employ Neutral addressed discrimination in the workplace.
     Employ Neutral focuses on giving people from different backgrounds more opportunities. This website is basically an anonymous questionnaire that allows jobs to pick candidates based on their responses to various questions. The person with the most knowledge or experience would most likely get the job. This allows the potential employee to be hired for what they know, instead of their name, gender, and race.
I believe that this website addresses many problems that are prevelent in the workplace. Employ Neutral would essentially make workplaces diverse. This will solve much prejudice that people have about different cultures and it will have a positive impact on the world.

WatchIt ( The watch that watches you)

    WatchIt is a watch that could classified as a ” Hospital room in a watch”. That explains everything it entails. I loved this idea mostly because it is something I could definitely use this for real. This app/invention is, to me, is pure genius. It allows you to live life without the hassle of going back to the doctor's office to check vitals. When they first stated presenting , I was a little skeptical about how this would work exactly but when they started to explain this thoroughly with withe answers to the questions asked. This idea is great for all ages and is also a fun way to encourage children to care about their health. Overall, this app is wonderful and just downright believable. while there may be other inventions similar they don't contain as many special features as this "Appvention"!!

DoVio Presentation

The presentation that I'm going to talk about is the DoVio presentation. I liked the DoVio presentation because it focused on domestic violence and I feel like that is a topic that is currently and has always been of some importance. Domestic violence has been going on since forever and you can't really cure that situation when there are people out there who just like the idea of hurting others physically, verbally, and mentally. I liked how the app was basically an outlet and a hotline for help at the same time. It had a journal in there to where you could write about how you feel and it could even go in anonymously. I also like how you could set up an emergency contact list, and in that list you could contact the police or even close family members in the push of a button. We need more apps like this because there are so many people, both young and old, who go through domestic violence on a daily basis. Most of the time people don't know who to turn to or who to call in order to get through these times of hurt and confusion. That's why I feel like this is a very good app that can help someone who really needs the help. I personally know someone who has been affected by domestic violence and they had no one to talk to because they knew that people would judge them for staying with a person that constantly abused them to the point where marks and bruises were visible. For that reason, she took it upon herself to end the situation the best way she knew how. She killed her significant other because she was tired of the disrespect and constant abuse. For that reason she know has to spend 25 years or more in prison. I said all of that to say, this app would've been a great outlet for people like her. She needed that support and guidance that she couldn't get from anyone else who actually knew her situation.

Presentations

In my opinion, the presentation that was the best would have to be EmployNeutral. It was a very simple yet outstanding idea. It was presented in a great way and they could answer almost all the questions in the Questions and Answer segment. I just absolutely love very creativeness of the idea of a website that tries very hard to eradicate discrimination in the workplace. The website itself looked look a great work in progress. I feel as though if it were a real website, I would use it for every job search that I would ever need. I hope that someone creates this or that they continue with this idea because it would be very successful in my opinion. I can’t wait until this becomes a real working website. I’m not sure if something like this already exist and I wouldn’t care because I would be able to relate to this presentation.

WatchIt would have to be a second placer for me because I could relate to it better than Dovio. Don’t get me wrong I liked DoVio, really I did. But if I had to spend money on something, I would buy WatchIt because I would like to get into shape. Especially because they said that the hospital would provide it. That kind of confused me though because it is open to everyone but the hospital provides the product. It was a very cool idea that focuses on keeping you in shape, which is another app that the world could use. I liked how it was like a smart watch, a LifeAlert, and a FitBit all in one. It also counts your calorie intake and it checks your blood pressure.

DoVio had a very creative name and it was a good idea as well. I liked how they went with the idea to help solve the problem of domestic violence and that they combined the words to create the title. I would definitely try to support the idea of eradicating domestic violence and of course I would love to try my best to help. The app would be a great idea if it were created also. It was very creative to create a safe haven for the sufferers of domestic violence to safely chat and report their “loved ones.”

I thoroughly enjoyed all of the presentations though. I would put money into all of these ideas honestly, I would, if they were trying to make it into a real idea. But I would hands down vote for EmployNeutral. When I create my own business, I would love to use that website.   Then WatchIt because I need to get into shape. And lastly DoVio because it is good to protect people against Domestic Violence.

EmployNeutral Evaluation

I only witnessed one presentation this week and it was EmployNeutral. This presentation focused on discrimination in the workplace. The EmployNeutral idea was created to help decline the amount of all discrimination that goes on in the workplace. I think that this idea hit right on the target in terms of workplace issues that are occurring today. People are being discriminated within all types of jobs these days and it needs to be put to an end. EmployNeutral can help solve this issue. I liked how this group made a website where employees could just go straight into the website and be interviewed by an employer without being discriminated by race, name, gender, etc. Not only is this idea relevant to many people today, but it is also very convenient and creative. Most people are almost always available to internet, since so many people have smartphones which makes it even easier for people to log into the website. EmployNeutral is also very unique based on the fact that qualified people are able to interview for a job over a keyboard. Not only was this a great idea, but the group members also made a great presentation. The group was very clear when explaining their ideas and the purpose of their website. I also liked that the group members gave a brief history of some work discrimination from the past and today as well. My overall favorite thing about the EmployNeutral presentation was the group’s ability to go through the interview process through the website. I think that this was very essential to the presentation. In my opinion, the demonstration on how to go through the website set the whole presentation off. It allowed the audience to see exactly how the process would work . I think this website idea would be great for someone to actually go through and continue with.

Starting at the Root: An Observation About EmployNeutral

Starting at the Root: An Observation About EmployNeutral 

doing this project I found that a big issue with creating an innovation isn’t so much determining the problem that you want to solve, it's often times determining which part of the problem to address that would evoke the most change. It’s hard to focus on a problem long enough to figure out where the root of the problem is and how to fix it. What is easy is to create the mindset that you can create this brilliant thing that can tackle everything. It’s easy to address the problem at large throw out a few solutions, but avoid ever really going in depth. The sad part about that logic is that it's impossible- well to be more specific the logic that the gadget can evoke effect change by being broad and not attacking specific issues is impossible. It may can address everything, but something can be addressed without ever being offered a solution. 

It is in making this realization that I can really look at the project creation that I believe to be the most effective one so far.  EmployNeutral doesn't try to fix the issue of worker discrimination entirely, instead it focuses solely on the roots of it thus evoking change from the bottom that eventually making it's way throughout the workplace. By focusing on the beginning stages of the employment process, the program is able to help eliminate the most basic forms of discrimination. By creating a fair playing field for job applicant solely based on their merit, the chances of creating a diverse and creative workplace amplify. If a more diverse group of applicants are chosen, then discrimination company wide can be diminished and easier to spot out and stop if ever its made present. 

The actions of the site may seem small, but in all actuality it's overall impact is large. 

EmployNuetral

   There were three semester projects presented during the week and we were given the assignment of commenting one of the three projects. The assignment I chose to comment on was "Employ Neutral". I chose this project because it stood out the most to me out of the other two presented. There is an big problem with discrimination in jobs and they attempted to solve a problem that some people don't want to talk about.The group behind "Employ Neutral" tackles the problem of job discrimination and gives minorities a better chance to get higher paid jobs. They also get the chance of  being hired based on their skills and expertise while not being discriminated against. Some jobs discriminate against people's age, gender, race, and religion; but Employ Neutral discards of that discrimination and gives everyone an even opportunity for jobs. It shows the employer who is better qualified for the job without being bias because of the person is female or older than others. I believe that Employ Neutral can be an successful thing and can possibly solve a problem of society. The idea of Employ Neutral is great and can help most people who are seeking jobs, but aren't giving a fair chance to show their skills. It could potentially decrease the unemployment rate of different races and gender to give everyone an even chance to get a great job.