Reflection   ­   Visualization   Tool 

 Challenge 

 In developing nations marginalized sections of the society do not have access to basic 

 necessities of life like food , shelter , health and education . Among many reasons one of the 

 prime reason is lack of information on availability of low­skilled jobs in their neighbourhood 

 which meets their skill sets . With the introduction of Android One and other cheap 

 smartphones in developing world , it has been observed that 1 in 100 low­income households 

 have started to get access to smartphones and as smartphones become more cheaper their 

 reach   is   bound   to   increase   by   many   folds .      If somehow we can provide them connectivity to tailored Apps which can provide them with 

 information on available jobs , shelter homes , free health care centers we can help them 

 move   up   the   ladder .      Jobs    Here we will focus on providing them opportunity to find jobs . Jobs like plumbing , 

 carpentering , gardening , car driving , farming could be catered by providing connectivity 

 between   job   seekers   and   providers   in   the   neighbourhood .       Selection    We selected Visualisation tool because it helped in making an abstract idea of empowering 

 low­income group more concrete and understandable to others . It also helped in 

 brainstorming on different personas of job seekers and an effective user interface for the job 

 providers .      The reference to this tool in lecture by Designer Angela Meyer brought insights into how 

 important this tool is at every stage of design the product in terms of brainstorming , 

 prototyping   and   knowing   the   context   of   problem   we ’re   trying   to   solve .      Application    Because of the large user base for this App , we needed to identify different personas of job 

 seekers   with   different   skill   sets ,   so   we   choose   Visualization   tool   to   draw   them   on   whiteboard .      The   visualization   tool   helped   in   capturing   job   seekers   in   terms   of   opportunities : 

 ­ Semi­skilled   job   seekers 

 ­ Unskilled   job   seekers 

 We came with personas from people with multiple skill sets like car driving , type writing etc 

 to people with single skill set like labour jobs . See diagram below for people with different 

 skill   sets : 

 The tool also helped in knowing the context of the problem where we came to know that job 

 seekers   are   of   two   types : 

 ­ Mobile   ( work   requires   them   to   move   from   place   to   place ) 

 ­ Immobile   ( they   can   do   the   job   from   their   home;   can not   travel   far   from   their   home ) 

 This information provides us useful information when providing the list of job seekers to the 

 job   provider   in   the   neighborhood .      Since the userbase is not tech savvy the hardest problem is to design an App which most of 

 users can understand intuitively and does not require any education or language barriers . So 

 we decided to use visualization tool to brainstorm on universal symbols / signs that would 

 make   this   App   easy   to   use .      After we had the consolidated information of people with their skills and location , it was now 

 time   to   provide   Job   providers   with   best   available   person   closest   to   their   location .      Visualization helped us come up with UI which is intuitive and also merges geographical 

 location of job seekers using Google Maps . So the job provider can simply type in search bar 

 for the skill they are looking for like car driver and UI would show the list of car drivers in the 

 vicinity ,   see   diagram   below   with   template . 

 There are many uncovered flows to make this idea a reality , but we could not cover entire 

 flow   due   to   time   and   space   restrictions .      Insight    Applying the visualization tool opened a whole world of ideas in capturing and 

 brainstorming the over the problem and possible solutions . Previously I used to get stuck 

 with mental blockages of it is a hard problem to solve . It never occurred to me before that 

 drawing personas with sticks is so simple and getting my point across the board is so easy 

 now . 

 It never seemed to me before that even for finding job for low­income group there could be 

 so many different ​personas and each could have different story to tell . And only after 

 evaluating   their   context ,   limitations   we   can   try   to   address   the   problem   and   not   in   isolation .      The approach also taught me to be ​emphatic to users before we can even define the 

 problem space . Their education and awareness levels was one key point in designing an 

 intuitive   user   interface .      Approach 

 Given more time I would have liked to interact with more and more people representing 

 different personas to get the insights into their living conditions , how difficult it is to find jobs , 

 barriers on doing certain jobs due to caste or religious preferences , will having this App in 

 offline   mode   help   them   save   some   data .      After we ’ve more insights into the context of the problem we ’re trying to solve , we would also 

 like to use storytelling tool to approach Angel Investors and others to get across the problem 

 we ’re trying to solve . Approach government agencies and NGOs in spreading the word 

 about such an App that empower their livelihood . Using prototyping and early launch we 

 would   also   like   get   our   App   to   first   100   users   and   refine   the   App .      In future we would like to add more features to find affordable health care centers , spread 

 the   information   on   their   rights   to   government   sponsored   free   education ,   health   etc . 


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   ­   Visualization   Tool 

 Challenge 

 In developing nations marginalized sections of the society do not have access to basic 

 necessities of life like food , shelter , health and education . Among many reasons one of the 

 prime reason is lack of information on availability of low­skilled jobs in their neighbourhood 

 which meets their skill sets . With the introduction of Android One and other cheap 

 smartphones in developing world , it has been observed that 1 in 100 low­income households 

 have started to get access to smartphones and as smartphones become more cheaper their 

 reach   is   bound   to   increase   by   many   folds .      If somehow we can provide them connectivity to tailored Apps which can provide them with 

 information on available jobs , shelter homes , free health care centers we can help them 

 move   up   the   ladder .      Jobs    Here we will focus on providing them opportunity to find jobs . Jobs like plumbing , 

 carpentering , gardening , car driving , farming could be catered by providing connectivity 

 between   job   seekers   and   providers   in   the   neighbourhood .       Selection    We selected Visualisation tool because it helped in making an abstract idea of empowering 

 low­income group more concrete and understandable to others . It also helped in 

 brainstorming on different personas of job seekers and an effective user interface for the job 

 providers .      The reference to this tool in lecture by Designer Angela Meyer brought insights into how 

 important this tool is at every stage of design the product in terms of brainstorming , 

 prototyping   and   knowing   the   context   of   problem   we ’re   trying   to   solve .      Application    Because of the large user base for this App , we needed to identify different personas of job 

 seekers   with   different   skill   sets ,   so   we   choose   Visualization   tool   to   draw   them   on   whiteboard .      The   visualization   tool   helped   in   capturing   job   seekers   in   terms   of   opportunities : 

 ­ Semi­skilled   job   seekers 

 ­ Unskilled   job   seekers 

 We came with personas from people with multiple skill sets like car driving , type writing etc 

 to people with single skill set like labour jobs . See diagram below for people with different 

 skill   sets : 

 The tool also helped in knowing the context of the problem where we came to know that job 

 seekers   are   of   two   types : 

 ­ Mobile   ( work   requires   them   to   move   from   place   to   place ) 

 ­ Immobile   ( they   can   do   the   job   from   their   home;   can not   travel   far   from   their   home ) 

 This information provides us useful information when providing the list of job seekers to the 

 job   provider   in   the   neighborhood .      Since the userbase is not tech savvy the hardest problem is to design an App which most of 

 users can understand intuitively and does not require any education or language barriers . So 

 we decided to use visualization tool to brainstorm on universal symbols / signs that would 

 make   this   App   easy   to   use .      After we had the consolidated information of people with their skills and location , it was now 

 time   to   provide   Job   providers   with   best   available   person   closest   to   their   location .      Visualization helped us come up with UI which is intuitive and also merges geographical 

 location of job seekers using Google Maps . So the job provider can simply type in search bar 

 for the skill they are looking for like car driver and UI would show the list of car drivers in the 

 vicinity ,   see   diagram   below   with   template . 

 There are many uncovered flows to make this idea a reality , but we could not cover entire 

 flow   due   to   time   and   space   restrictions .      Insight    Applying the visualization tool opened a whole world of ideas in capturing and 

 brainstorming the over the problem and possible solutions . Previously I used to get stuck 

 with mental blockages of it is a hard problem to solve . It never occurred to me before that 

 drawing personas with sticks is so simple and getting my point across the board is so easy 

 now . 

 It never seemed to me before that even for finding job for low­income group there could be 

 so many different ​personas and each could have different story to tell . And only after 

 evaluating   their   context ,   limitations   we   can   try   to   address   the   problem   and   not   in   isolation .      The approach also taught me to be ​emphatic to users before we can even define the 

 problem space . Their education and awareness levels was one key point in designing an 

 intuitive   user   interface .      Approach 

 Given more time I would have liked to interact with more and more people representing 

 different personas to get the insights into their living conditions , how difficult it is to find jobs , 

 barriers on doing certain jobs due to caste or religious preferences , will having this App in 

 offline   mode   help   them   save   some   data .      After we ’ve more insights into the context of the problem we ’re trying to solve , we would also 

 like to use storytelling tool to approach Angel Investors and others to get across the problem 

 we ’re trying to solve . Approach government agencies and NGOs in spreading the word 

 about such an App that empower their livelihood . Using prototyping and early launch we 

 would   also   like   get   our   App   to   first   100   users   and   refine   the   App .      In future we would like to add more features to find affordable health care centers , spread 

 the   information   on   their   rights   to   government   sponsored   free   education ,   health   etc .
### Output: 