DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION   Leslie Young   PEER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT 

 1 . Challenge : 

 The Ministry of Education has decided that blended learning will be used as a 

 form of teaching for the new school semester until further notice . Many of the 

 teachers who are already technology - oriented have adjusted quite easily for the 

 impending change . However , there are teachers of various age groups who are 

 more resistant to the change for varying reasons . In light of this , the principals were 

 asked to identify such teachers and come up with a strategy which would assist 

 these teachers to become adept at using computers , tablets and other forms of 

 technological devices to deliver instruction to their students at different levels . As 

 the Information Technology correspondent for the school , I have been given the 

 responsibility of planning intervention activities for the teaching staff to help solve 

 this issue . 

 2 . Selection : 

 I have selected the mind mapping tool . A mind mapping tool helps you to locate 

 patterns and gain insight into the challenge expounded in the design . It is a visual 

 representation of the ideas in my head ( brainstorming ) . Mind maps are an easy way 

 to organize your ideas and present it to a group ( eg . My students , colleagues , etc . ) . 

 It is also a great collaboration tool , where members of a team can make changes or 

 add ideas easily to a group mind map . 

 I immediately went to this tool for my purpose because I am naturally a person 

 who looks for links and patterns in ideas to help me with daily tasks . Therefore , I 

 DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION   Leslie Young   PEER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT 

 believe this tool would be more manageable for me to use . Young ( Mind 

 Mapping Tool ) made reference to something David Kelley ( founder of IDEO ) 

 mentioned : “ When I 'm trying to do something creative , I make a mind - map . ” In my 

 case , we are looking for a creative way to bring the product training to the 

 customer . This tool is perfect for designing our intent . 

 3 . Application : 

 To begin , we added the overall issue in the center of the map ( Introducing 

 Technology as Teaching Tools for Teachers ) on a large whiteboard . It can be 

 worded as a question to be answered ( How can we introduce technology as 

 teaching tools for our teachers ? ) or left as a statement . Then , we added branches 

 to identify the main categories or areas of interest ( types of technology , 

 characteristics of target teachers , curriculum guide , tools needed ) . These 

 categories are written on the branch lines in a brief manner to avoid clutter . Next , 

 we add “ child branches ” to each category branch as the ideas come . There is no 

 limit to the amount of ideas which can be expressed . However , it is important that 

 the idea has some form of a connection with the main idea and it can be 

 understood at a glance by members of the brainstorming team . Finally , we add 

 images and colours which can make the mind map easily understood at a glance 

 and more interesting to look at . The mind mapping tool proves to be very effective 

 in displaying the ideas of the entire team and showing how they are connected . 

 4 . Insight : 

 DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION   Leslie Young   PEER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT 

 Using this tool has provided me with several positive outlooks about design 

 thinking and planning . First , it shows me how to structure my way of thinking for 

 maximum effectiveness of planning . No matter how big my problem may seem , the 

 mind map can simplify and show relationships among ideas that I may not even 

 think about initially . Next , it helps improve my memory . It is much easier to retain 

 information that is written briefly than in long sentences . Finally , it has helped me be 

 more creative with approaches to challenges . Sometimes we have been using one 

 way of solving problems for so long , we do not leave room for new and innovative 

 ways of thinking . This tool has broadened the way I think about thinking . 

 5 . Approach : Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same 

 tool you selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why . 

 I can see myself using the mind mapping tool in the future to design solutions for 

 challenges . What I envision doing different is using online tools and computer 

 software instead of the whiteboard . Using the mind map online enables better and 

 easier collaboration among team members , where changes made by one person is 

 immediately saved , updated and shared with everyone . There are excellent tools 

 which allow you to embed videos and files in the mind map presentation . This 

 allows information to be shared effectively and allows for different learning styles to 

 be catered to ( visual learners appreciate videos and pictures , while linguistic 

 learners appreciate phrases and paragraphs ) . This tool is flexible in its use and I 

 look forward to continue to use it for practical problem - solving opportunities . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Leslie Young, Leslie Young, Leslie Young
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: DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION   Leslie Young   PEER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT 

 1 . Challenge : 

 The Ministry of Education has decided that blended learning will be used as a 

 form of teaching for the new school semester until further notice . Many of the 

 teachers who are already technology - oriented have adjusted quite easily for the 

 impending change . However , there are teachers of various age groups who are 

 more resistant to the change for varying reasons . In light of this , the principals were 

 asked to identify such teachers and come up with a strategy which would assist 

 these teachers to become adept at using computers , tablets and other forms of 

 technological devices to deliver instruction to their students at different levels . As 

 the Information Technology correspondent for the school , I have been given the 

 responsibility of planning intervention activities for the teaching staff to help solve 

 this issue . 

 2 . Selection : 

 I have selected the mind mapping tool . A mind mapping tool helps you to locate 

 patterns and gain insight into the challenge expounded in the design . It is a visual 

 representation of the ideas in my head ( brainstorming ) . Mind maps are an easy way 

 to organize your ideas and present it to a group ( eg . My students , colleagues , etc . ) . 

 It is also a great collaboration tool , where members of a team can make changes or 

 add ideas easily to a group mind map . 

 I immediately went to this tool for my purpose because I am naturally a person 

 who looks for links and patterns in ideas to help me with daily tasks . Therefore , I 

 DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION   Leslie Young   PEER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT 

 believe this tool would be more manageable for me to use . Young ( Mind 

 Mapping Tool ) made reference to something David Kelley ( founder of IDEO ) 

 mentioned : “ When I 'm trying to do something creative , I make a mind - map . ” In my 

 case , we are looking for a creative way to bring the product training to the 

 customer . This tool is perfect for designing our intent . 

 3 . Application : 

 To begin , we added the overall issue in the center of the map ( Introducing 

 Technology as Teaching Tools for Teachers ) on a large whiteboard . It can be 

 worded as a question to be answered ( How can we introduce technology as 

 teaching tools for our teachers ? ) or left as a statement . Then , we added branches 

 to identify the main categories or areas of interest ( types of technology , 

 characteristics of target teachers , curriculum guide , tools needed ) . These 

 categories are written on the branch lines in a brief manner to avoid clutter . Next , 

 we add “ child branches ” to each category branch as the ideas come . There is no 

 limit to the amount of ideas which can be expressed . However , it is important that 

 the idea has some form of a connection with the main idea and it can be 

 understood at a glance by members of the brainstorming team . Finally , we add 

 images and colours which can make the mind map easily understood at a glance 

 and more interesting to look at . The mind mapping tool proves to be very effective 

 in displaying the ideas of the entire team and showing how they are connected . 

 4 . Insight : 

 DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION   Leslie Young   PEER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT 

 Using this tool has provided me with several positive outlooks about design 

 thinking and planning . First , it shows me how to structure my way of thinking for 

 maximum effectiveness of planning . No matter how big my problem may seem , the 

 mind map can simplify and show relationships among ideas that I may not even 

 think about initially . Next , it helps improve my memory . It is much easier to retain 

 information that is written briefly than in long sentences . Finally , it has helped me be 

 more creative with approaches to challenges . Sometimes we have been using one 

 way of solving problems for so long , we do not leave room for new and innovative 

 ways of thinking . This tool has broadened the way I think about thinking . 

 5 . Approach : Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same 

 tool you selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why . 

 I can see myself using the mind mapping tool in the future to design solutions for 

 challenges . What I envision doing different is using online tools and computer 

 software instead of the whiteboard . Using the mind map online enables better and 

 easier collaboration among team members , where changes made by one person is 

 immediately saved , updated and shared with everyone . There are excellent tools 

 which allow you to embed videos and files in the mind map presentation . This 

 allows information to be shared effectively and allows for different learning styles to 

 be catered to ( visual learners appreciate videos and pictures , while linguistic 

 learners appreciate phrases and paragraphs ) . This tool is flexible in its use and I 

 look forward to continue to use it for practical problem - solving opportunities .
### Output: 