VISUALIZATION 

 CHALLENGE 

 I work in an institution of higher learning where there are fellows of all caliber from all over   Africa . In addition , we also have guests who visit the Centre during meetings and workshops . In   the establishment , we do have an annex ( an extra office space ) which is sometimes used by a   section of the staff or people visiting the Centre who wish to have a separate meeting or function .    We also have guest rooms where we host our fellows and other guests who wish to spend time at   the Centre while they undertake their research and other academic work .   My challenge is to   ensure that we get more value out of the extra office space as well as the guest rooms that are   available .   These can be used to help the Centre earn the much needed extra income . I would like   the stakeholders to understand and appreciate the bigger picture of what we are trying to achieve   with these new thoughts . The stakeholders in this case would be the following : the visiting   fellows , my colleagues from the various department and management . 

 SELECTION 

 Visualization or Visual Thinking tool has been selected to help the stakeholders interact with   possible ideas that they have not thought about during their stay at the Centre . Being an   institution of higher learning , we are all used to writing and documenting of our thoughts and   ideas mainly using words . The visualization tool will be very effective in presenting this now   idea because it is different from what the academics are used to .   This will activate their part of   the brain that they are not used to using to allow them to think very creatively as they follow the   broad concepts that are presented to them . Angela Meyer a designer of Design Thinking explains   that visualization helps one to “ think about possibilities that we have n’t yet seen ” .   This is very   important for the academics ( my stakeholders ) who may not necessarily view themselves as   artistic without knowing that its not necessarily about drawing , it is about thinking ( which is   what they are used to ) but thinking in a different way i.e a visual way . 

 APPLICATION 

 I called for an in - house half day workshop for all the stakeholders . I then segmented the   stakeholders into 3 main groups i.e. the clients ( visiting fellows ) , the staff ( employees of the   Centre ) & Management ( The decision makers at the Centre . ) . 

 On a white board , I drew 3 rectangular shapes representing the stakeholders on one side ( the left   side ) and 2 rectangular shapes on the other side ( the right side ) representing the 2 buildings   ( annex and guest rooms )   that we wish to create more value out of .   I then explained the   relationship between the 3 circles and the 2 circles bringing out the possible value that would be   derived by the stakeholders from the changes we wish to make to the two buildings as follows : 

 I will then give each 

 I then gave each group a flipchart and requested them to draw what came into their minds as I   explained the concepts around the proposed changes for the annex and the guest rooms and the   potential value that will emanate from these changes . I found it easier to group them into   segments where they have a common understanding of their relationship with the Centre .   This   way it was easier to get a pattern of how each group was thinking about this idea . 

 INSIGHT 

 What I have learnt from the visualization design tool is the art of inclusivity in design thinking .   Having all stakeholders at the decision making table and seeing how the various ideas from the   various segments merge to meet at a common point ( new ideas that are representative of the 3   segments ) .   This way , as the ideas are implemented all the stakeholders will be onboard knowing   that they were part of this process from the onset . 

 APPROACH 

 This tool has also taught me how to be a corporate entrepreneur and how to think creatively at   the place of work . Ordinarily , I would have used the traditional brainstorming method which   would not necessarily bring out the ideas that each of the stakeholder segments had .   Visualization or Visual Thinking tool is the best tool in this scenario because of the ability to   interact with that part of the brain that only thinks in words and figures ( given that these are   intellectuals / academics ) and begin visualizing the possibility of having options of using the 2   buildings ( annex and guest rooms ) to create greater value for all the 3 stakeholders . 

 Fellows ( representing users ) 

 Staff ( representing implementers ) 

 Management ( Representing Decision 

 Makers ) 

 Annex 

 Guest rooms 

 New ideas that 

 are representative 

 of the 3 

 stakeholders 


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: VISUALIZATION 

 CHALLENGE 

 I work in an institution of higher learning where there are fellows of all caliber from all over   Africa . In addition , we also have guests who visit the Centre during meetings and workshops . In   the establishment , we do have an annex ( an extra office space ) which is sometimes used by a   section of the staff or people visiting the Centre who wish to have a separate meeting or function .    We also have guest rooms where we host our fellows and other guests who wish to spend time at   the Centre while they undertake their research and other academic work .   My challenge is to   ensure that we get more value out of the extra office space as well as the guest rooms that are   available .   These can be used to help the Centre earn the much needed extra income . I would like   the stakeholders to understand and appreciate the bigger picture of what we are trying to achieve   with these new thoughts . The stakeholders in this case would be the following : the visiting   fellows , my colleagues from the various department and management . 

 SELECTION 

 Visualization or Visual Thinking tool has been selected to help the stakeholders interact with   possible ideas that they have not thought about during their stay at the Centre . Being an   institution of higher learning , we are all used to writing and documenting of our thoughts and   ideas mainly using words . The visualization tool will be very effective in presenting this now   idea because it is different from what the academics are used to .   This will activate their part of   the brain that they are not used to using to allow them to think very creatively as they follow the   broad concepts that are presented to them . Angela Meyer a designer of Design Thinking explains   that visualization helps one to “ think about possibilities that we have n’t yet seen ” .   This is very   important for the academics ( my stakeholders ) who may not necessarily view themselves as   artistic without knowing that its not necessarily about drawing , it is about thinking ( which is   what they are used to ) but thinking in a different way i.e a visual way . 

 APPLICATION 

 I called for an in - house half day workshop for all the stakeholders . I then segmented the   stakeholders into 3 main groups i.e. the clients ( visiting fellows ) , the staff ( employees of the   Centre ) & Management ( The decision makers at the Centre . ) . 

 On a white board , I drew 3 rectangular shapes representing the stakeholders on one side ( the left   side ) and 2 rectangular shapes on the other side ( the right side ) representing the 2 buildings   ( annex and guest rooms )   that we wish to create more value out of .   I then explained the   relationship between the 3 circles and the 2 circles bringing out the possible value that would be   derived by the stakeholders from the changes we wish to make to the two buildings as follows : 

 I will then give each 

 I then gave each group a flipchart and requested them to draw what came into their minds as I   explained the concepts around the proposed changes for the annex and the guest rooms and the   potential value that will emanate from these changes . I found it easier to group them into   segments where they have a common understanding of their relationship with the Centre .   This   way it was easier to get a pattern of how each group was thinking about this idea . 

 INSIGHT 

 What I have learnt from the visualization design tool is the art of inclusivity in design thinking .   Having all stakeholders at the decision making table and seeing how the various ideas from the   various segments merge to meet at a common point ( new ideas that are representative of the 3   segments ) .   This way , as the ideas are implemented all the stakeholders will be onboard knowing   that they were part of this process from the onset . 

 APPROACH 

 This tool has also taught me how to be a corporate entrepreneur and how to think creatively at   the place of work . Ordinarily , I would have used the traditional brainstorming method which   would not necessarily bring out the ideas that each of the stakeholder segments had .   Visualization or Visual Thinking tool is the best tool in this scenario because of the ability to   interact with that part of the brain that only thinks in words and figures ( given that these are   intellectuals / academics ) and begin visualizing the possibility of having options of using the 2   buildings ( annex and guest rooms ) to create greater value for all the 3 stakeholders . 

 Fellows ( representing users ) 

 Staff ( representing implementers ) 

 Management ( Representing Decision 

 Makers ) 

 Annex 

 Guest rooms 

 New ideas that 

 are representative 

 of the 3 

 stakeholders
### Output: 