Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Reflection 

 Challenge and Selection 

 I am a college student who is pursuing an undergraduate course in Production   Engineering . I was recently introduced to a technology called 3D Bioprinting where   tissues , and other biostructures can be ‘ printed ’ layer by layer to form a 3D final   structure . Although the ultimate goal of the industry is to be eventually able to   ‘ print ’ a human organ that can be transplanted into a human body , the technology   is still very new and we are many years away from such an application . Lately , I   have been thinking of starting a project with a small group of like - minded students ,   in the field of 3D Bioprinting . However , the path is far from clear and we have been   contemplating the feasibility of such a project with the time and financial   constraints we have as students . 

 To mitigate the problem of lack of clarity and to set a clear starting point , and to   set achievable goals that adhere to a realistic timeline , I decided to draw out the   main thoughts we have regarding this , using a mind map . The idea was to use this   tool to at least have a better understanding about the ‘ What is ? ’ of the situation 

 Application 

 Please find the mind map I constructed in the next page . 

 Insight 

 Creating the mind map , required me to think deep about my motivations ,   aspirations and about the technical practicality of the whole thing . I feel I was able   to eliminate several cognitive biases such as the confirmation bias to a great degree   as I feel such biases are more prevalent when thoughts are just passing through the   mind like clouds . Writing things down forces the mind to actually think and dissect   a thought- its causes , effects and everything in between . I was able to have a better   picture about the ‘ What is ? ’ of the situation and also insights about ‘ What if ? ’ which   I can use for the next phase of planning . 

 Approach 

 Although this is a technology and research - based project , design thinking is very   relevant as the whole project revolves around the interaction and contributions of   people , especially since we are working as a team . Since every member of this team   brings a different skill to the table and since the project would be crippled without   even one of the team members , I feel a great starting point , even before actually   starting the project would be to encourage everyone in the team to build a mind   map , paying special attention to their motivations for embarking on this project .   Finally , all the individual mind maps can be combined into a single “ master mind   map ” for the project as a whole . 


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: Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Reflection 

 Challenge and Selection 

 I am a college student who is pursuing an undergraduate course in Production   Engineering . I was recently introduced to a technology called 3D Bioprinting where   tissues , and other biostructures can be ‘ printed ’ layer by layer to form a 3D final   structure . Although the ultimate goal of the industry is to be eventually able to   ‘ print ’ a human organ that can be transplanted into a human body , the technology   is still very new and we are many years away from such an application . Lately , I   have been thinking of starting a project with a small group of like - minded students ,   in the field of 3D Bioprinting . However , the path is far from clear and we have been   contemplating the feasibility of such a project with the time and financial   constraints we have as students . 

 To mitigate the problem of lack of clarity and to set a clear starting point , and to   set achievable goals that adhere to a realistic timeline , I decided to draw out the   main thoughts we have regarding this , using a mind map . The idea was to use this   tool to at least have a better understanding about the ‘ What is ? ’ of the situation 

 Application 

 Please find the mind map I constructed in the next page . 

 Insight 

 Creating the mind map , required me to think deep about my motivations ,   aspirations and about the technical practicality of the whole thing . I feel I was able   to eliminate several cognitive biases such as the confirmation bias to a great degree   as I feel such biases are more prevalent when thoughts are just passing through the   mind like clouds . Writing things down forces the mind to actually think and dissect   a thought- its causes , effects and everything in between . I was able to have a better   picture about the ‘ What is ? ’ of the situation and also insights about ‘ What if ? ’ which   I can use for the next phase of planning . 

 Approach 

 Although this is a technology and research - based project , design thinking is very   relevant as the whole project revolves around the interaction and contributions of   people , especially since we are working as a team . Since every member of this team   brings a different skill to the table and since the project would be crippled without   even one of the team members , I feel a great starting point , even before actually   starting the project would be to encourage everyone in the team to build a mind   map , paying special attention to their motivations for embarking on this project .   Finally , all the individual mind maps can be combined into a single “ master mind   map ” for the project as a whole .
### Output: 