4 Ways to Get Started with Design Thinking 

 1 . Gather Insights by Practicing Empathy , Observation , and Interviewing 

 Getting to know your customers is the first step toward creating products and services they want and 

 need . Do n’t assume you know what someone thinks or feels . Gathering information about your target 

 consumer is a critical piece of the design thinking approach . Build your interview skills with these tips . 

 2 . Build Prototypes to Learn About Unmet Needs 

 You do n’t need lots of time or resources to prototype . Begin with pen and paper or other accessible 

 resources , like a slide deck , to mock up ideas and get feedback that will help you better understand 

 the needs of your customers before investing in production . 

 3 . Turn Problems into Questions 

 When presented with a problem , resist the urge to find a solution right away . Shift your mindset to 

 instead ask a question that might get you closer to the root of the challenge or support an incremental 

 improvement . 

 4 . Use Research to Understand the Past , Present , and Future 

 Generally , the type of research you can do falls into three buckets , generative research , evaluative 

 research , and validating research . Generative research helps identify new opportunities and explores 

 needs . Evaluative research gathers feedback on experiments and helps you iterate forward . These 

 two types of research are focused on the future and new ideas , while traditional market research , 

 known as validating research is intended to understand what is currently happening . Balance your 

 research approach to focus on what ’s happening now and what could be in the future . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
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### 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: 4 Ways to Get Started with Design Thinking 

 1 . Gather Insights by Practicing Empathy , Observation , and Interviewing 

 Getting to know your customers is the first step toward creating products and services they want and 

 need . Do n’t assume you know what someone thinks or feels . Gathering information about your target 

 consumer is a critical piece of the design thinking approach . Build your interview skills with these tips . 

 2 . Build Prototypes to Learn About Unmet Needs 

 You do n’t need lots of time or resources to prototype . Begin with pen and paper or other accessible 

 resources , like a slide deck , to mock up ideas and get feedback that will help you better understand 

 the needs of your customers before investing in production . 

 3 . Turn Problems into Questions 

 When presented with a problem , resist the urge to find a solution right away . Shift your mindset to 

 instead ask a question that might get you closer to the root of the challenge or support an incremental 

 improvement . 

 4 . Use Research to Understand the Past , Present , and Future 

 Generally , the type of research you can do falls into three buckets , generative research , evaluative 

 research , and validating research . Generative research helps identify new opportunities and explores 

 needs . Evaluative research gathers feedback on experiments and helps you iterate forward . These 

 two types of research are focused on the future and new ideas , while traditional market research , 

 known as validating research is intended to understand what is currently happening . Balance your 

 research approach to focus on what ’s happening now and what could be in the future .
### Output: 