Self Acceptance 

 Tool used : Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 I spend a major part of my time on research in any design or photography project to   empathize with the stakeholders involved . And to do that I often use storytelling as a tool to   bond with the people which most of the times helps them identify their real problem and   then they work around it . One such example is about a friend of mine who is not familiar to   design thinking ; she had a very restricted and a worry - some approach towards life and   herself , like she does n’t like herself mentally or physically . One of the major concerns   according to her was of her being overweight . 

 Application 

 So I happen to be a lean & thin guy , and hence I started with a story of my own , that how I   too had similar thoughts due to my physical appearance and how overtime I evolved and   got over that stage of feeling lonely and worrying for every other thing . I told her that how a   simple act of acceptance of myself , that whatever I am is enough and with that I can do a   lot . 

 Insight 

 After listening to my story she started to open up and started with one of many instances of   her story that how everyone judges her as a person as mature or immature attitude towards   everything and her body . Eventually while talking , both of us learned about her that the   major concern in her case was she feared judgement and that , she always unintentionally   sought approval of others . 

 Approach 

 So we discussed about how can we work on the real issue in this case , and we came up with   a very simple approach that she can choose to learn different point of views about her from   others but it is herself that matters the most and she should try to accept herself first . 

 This course in particular has helped me not only in understanding the importance of   storytelling but also some important tools like mind mapping and how they play a major   role in applying design thinking in even our day to day life . 


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: Self Acceptance 

 Tool used : Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 I spend a major part of my time on research in any design or photography project to   empathize with the stakeholders involved . And to do that I often use storytelling as a tool to   bond with the people which most of the times helps them identify their real problem and   then they work around it . One such example is about a friend of mine who is not familiar to   design thinking ; she had a very restricted and a worry - some approach towards life and   herself , like she does n’t like herself mentally or physically . One of the major concerns   according to her was of her being overweight . 

 Application 

 So I happen to be a lean & thin guy , and hence I started with a story of my own , that how I   too had similar thoughts due to my physical appearance and how overtime I evolved and   got over that stage of feeling lonely and worrying for every other thing . I told her that how a   simple act of acceptance of myself , that whatever I am is enough and with that I can do a   lot . 

 Insight 

 After listening to my story she started to open up and started with one of many instances of   her story that how everyone judges her as a person as mature or immature attitude towards   everything and her body . Eventually while talking , both of us learned about her that the   major concern in her case was she feared judgement and that , she always unintentionally   sought approval of others . 

 Approach 

 So we discussed about how can we work on the real issue in this case , and we came up with   a very simple approach that she can choose to learn different point of views about her from   others but it is herself that matters the most and she should try to accept herself first . 

 This course in particular has helped me not only in understanding the importance of   storytelling but also some important tools like mind mapping and how they play a major   role in applying design thinking in even our day to day life .
### Output: 