IB Connection Human Ingenuity

Systems

A group of parts working together as a whole. Examples of systems related to human ingenuity can be found in laws, methods of government, transport, education, healthcare.

Technology

How people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems. Examples of technology related to human ingenuity include buildings, machinery, tools.

Communication

The ability to transfer information from a sender to a receiver, and to listen to feedback. Examples of communication related to human ingenuity are language, mathematical formulae, statistics, codes.

Thought

The product of mental activity involving interpreting, evaluating, imagining, planning, and remembering. Examples of thought related to human ingenuity include principles, concepts, ideas, opinions, attitudes.

Human Ingenuity

The way in which human minds have influenced how we think, work, play, construct and conduct friendships and other relationships, interact with each other, find solutions to problems, cause problems, transform things and rationalize thought. It is also considers the consequences of human thought and action.