Reﬂection - Learning   Launch 

 Challenge 

 As   a   sophomore ,   I   joined   my   high   school ’s   Student   Launch   Initiative   program .   Our   major 

 assignment   was   to   form   a   team ,   identify   a   problem ,   and   eventually   create   a   solution .   My 

 team   was   instantly   drawn   towards   helping   those   in   our   community   who   were   not   given   the 

 same   opportunities   we   were .   In   hopes   of   providing   equity   and   opportunity   to   kids   born 

 into   lower - income   families ,   we   began   searching   for   an   area   we   could   change   for   the   better . 

 After   going   through   a   series   of   brainstorming   activities   and   eliminating   countless   ideas ,   our 

 team   settled   on   sports .   As   all   of   us   had   participated   in   sports ,   we   knew   ﬁrsthand   the 

 beneﬁts   they   had   and   how   many   essential   lessons   we   had   learned   through   playing   sports . 

 Despite   the   high   cost   of   participating   in   sports ,   doing   so   reduces   the   likelihood   of   drug 

 usage   by   92 % ,   the   likelihood   of   teenage   pregnancy   by   80 % ,   and   the   likelihood   of   obesity   by 

 39 % .   In   addition ,   athletes   are   three   times   more   likely   to   graduate   than   non - athletes .   Our 

 challenge   was   to   ﬁnd   a   way   to   provide   the   underprivileged   kids   in   our   community   with   a 

 means   to   participate   in   sports . 

 Selection 

 Although   we   did n’t   know   it   at   the   time ,   my   team   used   the   learning   launch   method   to 

 identify   and   implement   an   approach   that   would   make   sports   accessible   for   everyone .   The 

 learning   launch   method   is   essentially   a   process   that   tests   an   idea   in   the   real   market .   By   ﬁrst 

 analyzing   data   regarding   sports   participation   demographics ,   we   were   able   to   better 

 understand   the   problem   at   hand .   Then ,   we   generated   ideas ,   surfaced   our   assumptions , 

 and   tested   our   ideas .   The   learning   launch   method   was   how   we   began   to   close   in   on   a 

 solution . 

 Application 

 In   our   ﬁrst   learning   launch ,   we   were   testing   the   idea   of   collecting   used   sports   equipment   at 

 school   and   then   distributing   it   to   those   who   needed   it   at   no   cost .   We   left   donation   bins   at 

 several   locations   at   school   and ,   over   the   course   of   a   week ,   we   collected   around   70 

 items — an   estimated   $ 2,411   worth   of   gear .   Though   seemingly   a   success   at   ﬁrst ,   we   realized 

 that   actually   distributing   the   gear   would   be   the   real   issue .   As   a   result   of   this   ﬁrst 

 experiment ,   we   concluded   that   this   idea   would   only   be   suﬃcient   as   a   secondary   part   of   our 

 organization . 

 Our   second   learning   launch   entailed   reaching   out   to   a   local   after - school   program   called 

 The   Boys   and   Girls   Club .   We   were   able   to   schedule   and   hold   a   volleyball   clinic    with   kids   who 

 already   attended   the   after - school   program .   This   was   a   huge   success .   The   feedback    we 

 received   from   the   kids   and   excitement   they   showed ,   led   us   to   believe   we   were   on   the   right 

 track .   Other   than   a   few   minor   adjustments   as   to   the   way   we   were   running   our   clinic ,   we 

 had   found   our   model . 

 Insight 

 The   learning   launch   tool   enabled   my   team   to   test   our   assumptions   and   identify   the   errors 

 in   our   thinking .   Although   we   initially   expected   to   run   an   organization   that   repurposed   used 

 sporting   gear ,   our   learning   launch   experiments   showed   us   that   we   could   make   a   huge 

 diﬀerence   for   kids   through   clinics .   After   interviewing   parents ,   kids ,   and   the   program 

 managers   at   The   Boys   and   Girls   Club ,   we   knew   this   was   an   area   we   needed   to   pursue . 

 As   the   director   of   operations ,   the   insight   I   gained   from   the   learning   launch   process   allowed 

 me   to   lead   my   team   in   the   right   direction   and   identify   the   needed   steps .   The   learning 

 launch   experiments   were   frustrating   to   conduct   and   interpret   but   totally   worth   the 

 information   we   gained .   Our   organization   now   had   a   solidiﬁed   purpose   and   newfound 

 name :   Ahead   of   the   Game . 

 At   the   end   of   our   ﬁrst   few   months   as   a   team ,   we   pitched   our   newly   acquired 

 mission — providing   the   means   for   children ,   especially   those   experiencing   ﬁnancial 

 instability ,   to   participate   in   sports   through   free   clinics   and   equipment   donation — to   four 

 judges   at   our   school ’s   Shark    Tank    event .   We   were   given   $ 1,000   to   begin   working   on   our 

 idea .   This   year   ( my   junior   year ) ,   we   solidiﬁed   our   partnership   with   The   Boys   and   Girls   Club , 

 formed   an   additional   partnership   with   another   after   school   program   ( Up   On   Top ) ,   designed 

 a   logo ,   ordered   t - shirts ,   and   scheduled   two   clinics   every   week .   We   pitched   our   organization 

 to   the   judges   again   and   were   given   another   $ 1,000   to   spend   on   equipment . 

 Approach 

 Looking   back    at   the   process   that   led   us   to   what   we   have   built   today ,   I   wish   we   had   worked 

 at   a   faster   pace   and   implemented   the   other   three   design   approaches   ( storytelling , 

 visualization ,   and   mind - mapping )   for   various   aspects   of   our   organization .   In   other   words ,   I 

 wish   we   had   been   better - educated   and   well   versed   in   the   design   process   before   we   started 

 working   on   an   organization   of   our   own . 

 Today ,   our   clinics   have   been   canceled   due   to   COVID-19 ,   but   we   are   working   on   creating   a 

 YouTube   channel   to   motivate   kids   to   work    out   and   practice   the   skills   they   have   learned 

 through   our   clinics .   Despite   currently   being   in   a   good   place ,   this   design   thinking   course   has 

 taught   me   that   reworking   and   expanding   our   service   will   be   necessary   in   the   future .   I 

 believe   this   course   has   equipped   me   with   the   tools   our   organization   needs   to   succeed . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reﬂection - Learning   Launch 

 Challenge 

 As   a   sophomore ,   I   joined   my   high   school ’s   Student   Launch   Initiative   program .   Our   major 

 assignment   was   to   form   a   team ,   identify   a   problem ,   and   eventually   create   a   solution .   My 

 team   was   instantly   drawn   towards   helping   those   in   our   community   who   were   not   given   the 

 same   opportunities   we   were .   In   hopes   of   providing   equity   and   opportunity   to   kids   born 

 into   lower - income   families ,   we   began   searching   for   an   area   we   could   change   for   the   better . 

 After   going   through   a   series   of   brainstorming   activities   and   eliminating   countless   ideas ,   our 

 team   settled   on   sports .   As   all   of   us   had   participated   in   sports ,   we   knew   ﬁrsthand   the 

 beneﬁts   they   had   and   how   many   essential   lessons   we   had   learned   through   playing   sports . 

 Despite   the   high   cost   of   participating   in   sports ,   doing   so   reduces   the   likelihood   of   drug 

 usage   by   92 % ,   the   likelihood   of   teenage   pregnancy   by   80 % ,   and   the   likelihood   of   obesity   by 

 39 % .   In   addition ,   athletes   are   three   times   more   likely   to   graduate   than   non - athletes .   Our 

 challenge   was   to   ﬁnd   a   way   to   provide   the   underprivileged   kids   in   our   community   with   a 

 means   to   participate   in   sports . 

 Selection 

 Although   we   did n’t   know   it   at   the   time ,   my   team   used   the   learning   launch   method   to 

 identify   and   implement   an   approach   that   would   make   sports   accessible   for   everyone .   The 

 learning   launch   method   is   essentially   a   process   that   tests   an   idea   in   the   real   market .   By   ﬁrst 

 analyzing   data   regarding   sports   participation   demographics ,   we   were   able   to   better 

 understand   the   problem   at   hand .   Then ,   we   generated   ideas ,   surfaced   our   assumptions , 

 and   tested   our   ideas .   The   learning   launch   method   was   how   we   began   to   close   in   on   a 

 solution . 

 Application 

 In   our   ﬁrst   learning   launch ,   we   were   testing   the   idea   of   collecting   used   sports   equipment   at 

 school   and   then   distributing   it   to   those   who   needed   it   at   no   cost .   We   left   donation   bins   at 

 several   locations   at   school   and ,   over   the   course   of   a   week ,   we   collected   around   70 

 items — an   estimated   $ 2,411   worth   of   gear .   Though   seemingly   a   success   at   ﬁrst ,   we   realized 

 that   actually   distributing   the   gear   would   be   the   real   issue .   As   a   result   of   this   ﬁrst 

 experiment ,   we   concluded   that   this   idea   would   only   be   suﬃcient   as   a   secondary   part   of   our 

 organization . 

 Our   second   learning   launch   entailed   reaching   out   to   a   local   after - school   program   called 

 The   Boys   and   Girls   Club .   We   were   able   to   schedule   and   hold   a   volleyball   clinic    with   kids   who 

 already   attended   the   after - school   program .   This   was   a   huge   success .   The   feedback    we 

 received   from   the   kids   and   excitement   they   showed ,   led   us   to   believe   we   were   on   the   right 

 track .   Other   than   a   few   minor   adjustments   as   to   the   way   we   were   running   our   clinic ,   we 

 had   found   our   model . 

 Insight 

 The   learning   launch   tool   enabled   my   team   to   test   our   assumptions   and   identify   the   errors 

 in   our   thinking .   Although   we   initially   expected   to   run   an   organization   that   repurposed   used 

 sporting   gear ,   our   learning   launch   experiments   showed   us   that   we   could   make   a   huge 

 diﬀerence   for   kids   through   clinics .   After   interviewing   parents ,   kids ,   and   the   program 

 managers   at   The   Boys   and   Girls   Club ,   we   knew   this   was   an   area   we   needed   to   pursue . 

 As   the   director   of   operations ,   the   insight   I   gained   from   the   learning   launch   process   allowed 

 me   to   lead   my   team   in   the   right   direction   and   identify   the   needed   steps .   The   learning 

 launch   experiments   were   frustrating   to   conduct   and   interpret   but   totally   worth   the 

 information   we   gained .   Our   organization   now   had   a   solidiﬁed   purpose   and   newfound 

 name :   Ahead   of   the   Game . 

 At   the   end   of   our   ﬁrst   few   months   as   a   team ,   we   pitched   our   newly   acquired 

 mission — providing   the   means   for   children ,   especially   those   experiencing   ﬁnancial 

 instability ,   to   participate   in   sports   through   free   clinics   and   equipment   donation — to   four 

 judges   at   our   school ’s   Shark    Tank    event .   We   were   given   $ 1,000   to   begin   working   on   our 

 idea .   This   year   ( my   junior   year ) ,   we   solidiﬁed   our   partnership   with   The   Boys   and   Girls   Club , 

 formed   an   additional   partnership   with   another   after   school   program   ( Up   On   Top ) ,   designed 

 a   logo ,   ordered   t - shirts ,   and   scheduled   two   clinics   every   week .   We   pitched   our   organization 

 to   the   judges   again   and   were   given   another   $ 1,000   to   spend   on   equipment . 

 Approach 

 Looking   back    at   the   process   that   led   us   to   what   we   have   built   today ,   I   wish   we   had   worked 

 at   a   faster   pace   and   implemented   the   other   three   design   approaches   ( storytelling , 

 visualization ,   and   mind - mapping )   for   various   aspects   of   our   organization .   In   other   words ,   I 

 wish   we   had   been   better - educated   and   well   versed   in   the   design   process   before   we   started 

 working   on   an   organization   of   our   own . 

 Today ,   our   clinics   have   been   canceled   due   to   COVID-19 ,   but   we   are   working   on   creating   a 

 YouTube   channel   to   motivate   kids   to   work    out   and   practice   the   skills   they   have   learned 

 through   our   clinics .   Despite   currently   being   in   a   good   place ,   this   design   thinking   course   has 

 taught   me   that   reworking   and   expanding   our   service   will   be   necessary   in   the   future .   I 

 believe   this   course   has   equipped   me   with   the   tools   our   organization   needs   to   succeed .
### Output: 