Challenge 

 Describe your challenge , including all relevant information . 

 I am a cofounder at https://jones.com/tags/wp-contentpost.html , a agtech Startup specializing in setting up   and operating farms and also consulting other farms to be efficient .    Hydroponics is a practice of growing greens and veggies on a water and is one of the   solutions to feed more with lower resources and carbon footprint .    In one of our projects , we were called up to solve a failed crop cycle in one of the farms   in India . The farm had been commissioned on schedule and all plants failed to grow after a   40 day cycle leading to a wipeout of all produce . We went in to rescue the farm . 

 Selection   In your own words , briefly describe the tool you selected ( e.g. , what it is and why you   selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture references ) . 

 We selected Mind Mapping as the tool of choice .    The hydroponics is an evolving technique and lots of unknowns in the field . It was very   important to leverage the combined ideas from all and brainstorm to solve the problem and   identify the cause of the error . 

 Application :   Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , what you did 

 and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively ) . 

 What is : We sat down with the farm team and documented all the process they follow and   asked crucial questions of “ why ” they did a particular activity in a way and what were the   determining factors in those choices . Without prejudice , we all sat in a circle time every day   twice to speak the mind .    The agronomist , farm electrician , water supply in - charge , organic pest controller shared   their actions over the past 60 days in the farm , and also offered their views on what may   have gone wrong .    The key findings from the studies were these – 

 a ) The plant roots were affected and unable to pick up nutrients from the water    b ) Algae growth on the pipes led to nutrients being unavailable to crops   c ) Organic pesticides were in effective against some strange flies affecting vine plants    d ) Humidity levels fluctuating through the day in unplanned way   e ) Grow lights ( Special purpose LED lights used to simulate Sunlight ) ineffective . 

 What If : We worked with the teams and analyzed the patterns and anti - patterns to create   heuristics from the data to identify the black spaces and white spaces .     The problem causes was a simple set – 

 a ) Lack of correct water usage ( Reverse osmosis water not used to save costs ) . 

 Normal well water causes algae in pipes 

 b ) Algae in pipes causing pests    c ) Improper fan / pad system design causing air flow gaps affecting humidity   d ) Grow lights mistakenly replaced with normal LEDs . 

 What Wows : 

 a ) We cleared up one grow area , decoupled from rest of the farm and experimented 

 with simple RO water ( 5 gallon bottles ) to see the algae growth process . 

 b ) Replaced grow lights in same sector .     c ) Fan pad systems reprogrammed to avoid air drag . 

 What Works 

 a ) We are in post seedling stage and results are very encouraging – the algae growth 

 is zero and no need for any pesticides in the last 3 weeks 

 b ) No humidity issues faced in the test sector .    c ) Grow lights still under testing , effects being measured and visible after 35 days . 

 Insight :    Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your challenge   ( e.g. , how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about design   thinking more broadly ) . 

 The tool from Mind mapping exercise was very useful – rather than take a random   approach or keep doing the same things again and again , we found the approach very   useful in being able to nail the problem and avoid a massive loss in having to   redevelop the farm from scratch . 

 Approach :    Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you   selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why . 

 In retrospect , if the owners had employed a visualization approach upfront- the farm   would not have gone into this stage . In more layman terms we found a lack of strong   documented and visual directions for the farm operators . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: https://jones.com/tags/wp-contentpost.html
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: Challenge 

 Describe your challenge , including all relevant information . 

 I am a cofounder at https://jones.com/tags/wp-contentpost.html , a agtech Startup specializing in setting up   and operating farms and also consulting other farms to be efficient .    Hydroponics is a practice of growing greens and veggies on a water and is one of the   solutions to feed more with lower resources and carbon footprint .    In one of our projects , we were called up to solve a failed crop cycle in one of the farms   in India . The farm had been commissioned on schedule and all plants failed to grow after a   40 day cycle leading to a wipeout of all produce . We went in to rescue the farm . 

 Selection   In your own words , briefly describe the tool you selected ( e.g. , what it is and why you   selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture references ) . 

 We selected Mind Mapping as the tool of choice .    The hydroponics is an evolving technique and lots of unknowns in the field . It was very   important to leverage the combined ideas from all and brainstorm to solve the problem and   identify the cause of the error . 

 Application :   Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , what you did 

 and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively ) . 

 What is : We sat down with the farm team and documented all the process they follow and   asked crucial questions of “ why ” they did a particular activity in a way and what were the   determining factors in those choices . Without prejudice , we all sat in a circle time every day   twice to speak the mind .    The agronomist , farm electrician , water supply in - charge , organic pest controller shared   their actions over the past 60 days in the farm , and also offered their views on what may   have gone wrong .    The key findings from the studies were these – 

 a ) The plant roots were affected and unable to pick up nutrients from the water    b ) Algae growth on the pipes led to nutrients being unavailable to crops   c ) Organic pesticides were in effective against some strange flies affecting vine plants    d ) Humidity levels fluctuating through the day in unplanned way   e ) Grow lights ( Special purpose LED lights used to simulate Sunlight ) ineffective . 

 What If : We worked with the teams and analyzed the patterns and anti - patterns to create   heuristics from the data to identify the black spaces and white spaces .     The problem causes was a simple set – 

 a ) Lack of correct water usage ( Reverse osmosis water not used to save costs ) . 

 Normal well water causes algae in pipes 

 b ) Algae in pipes causing pests    c ) Improper fan / pad system design causing air flow gaps affecting humidity   d ) Grow lights mistakenly replaced with normal LEDs . 

 What Wows : 

 a ) We cleared up one grow area , decoupled from rest of the farm and experimented 

 with simple RO water ( 5 gallon bottles ) to see the algae growth process . 

 b ) Replaced grow lights in same sector .     c ) Fan pad systems reprogrammed to avoid air drag . 

 What Works 

 a ) We are in post seedling stage and results are very encouraging – the algae growth 

 is zero and no need for any pesticides in the last 3 weeks 

 b ) No humidity issues faced in the test sector .    c ) Grow lights still under testing , effects being measured and visible after 35 days . 

 Insight :    Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your challenge   ( e.g. , how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about design   thinking more broadly ) . 

 The tool from Mind mapping exercise was very useful – rather than take a random   approach or keep doing the same things again and again , we found the approach very   useful in being able to nail the problem and avoid a massive loss in having to   redevelop the farm from scratch . 

 Approach :    Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you   selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why . 

 In retrospect , if the owners had employed a visualization approach upfront- the farm   would not have gone into this stage . In more layman terms we found a lack of strong   documented and visual directions for the farm operators .
### Output: 