Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection 

 I used the strategy of visualization to describe the confusing contents of one project . When I   was in the human resource department in a student organization , I was in charge of a new   program to support new members . Although I successfully generate the framework of the   program , I found it difficult to convey what it was like . My project was called “ Seido , ” the Neighbors Project in Japanese , which included a system of paring new members and   senior members to let each new member have an accessible supporter . Although I had to   differentiate my project from the mentor system , which had already existed in my organization ,   I was always told that my program was a resemblance to it . Some of my colleagues said to me   that my program was unique and helpful , so I decided not to give up and changed the way I   explained my project . 

 To tackle this problem , I made use of the benefits of visualization . As Angela Myer said in her   video , visualization helps you to convey what you want to say to others without confusion . It   was difficult to differentiate the contents of my project , especially about the role of the   supporters , from that of the mentor system . While the mentors worked as advisors to help junior   members work on their tasks , the supporters in my project were defined as guides to make new   members familiar with my organization and have more psychological safety . I decided to use   images to depict this role of the supporters to the participants . 

 In addition , I believed that visualization was the best way to explain what the supporters actually   did as well . According to Myer , visualization is useful not only in ideation but also in   prototyping and pilot , which is the stage where I found the difficulty . Because I ran this project   basically by myself , it is unavoidable to make the supporters understand what they would do   and work on most of it by themselves . To realize this ideal situation , I tried to create a simple   instruction book . This book should minimize the number of questions from the supporters , so I   took advantage of visualization , including figures , lines , and color effects , instead of words   alone . 

 Application 

 First of all , I attached several images to the instruction I used . They depicted kind neighbors   talking with each other . I thought that the picture of neighbors was suitable to depict my project   supporters because they would work to make new members feel safe there in my organization .   If your neighbors are kind to you , you can feel comfortable living there . I tried to use this   psychological tendency to make the participants find the picture of my project supporters . One   of the participants told me that the images are helpful to understand my project and to find   differences from the mentor system . 

 Furthermore , I created the instruction book with visualization techniques . My instruction   explains what the supporters would do in order with figures , arrows , and lines . Color selection   helped me to highlight the important contents and to visually simplify the flow of the supporters ’ 

 tasks . It included more information or guide than just a wordy explanation , so I faced less   confusion than before . While I had explained it verbally to each of them , I finally managed to   save time to do so and focused on other management tasks . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Throughout this experience , I found that visualization is an efficient method to convey   information to others . Of course , it usually takes time to complete works with visualization   because creators or innovators need to consider how to represent what they want to say on their   whiteboards . Using visualization is not so simple as explaining with words . However , at the   same time , it saved a lot of time . Visualization is highly useful to make your instruction   understood precisely to others . Therefore , you do not have to be bothered with the confusion   caused by your verbal explanation and you can save time explaining your issue with words in   the first place . Visualization itself can complete a part of your work . 

 When I get the next opportunity to use visualization as an innovative strategy , I would like to   work on it with more people . Because I dealt with this challenge nearly by myself , my work   was based on my ideas , perhaps my biases or stereotypes . I think that visualization done by   multiple people is more powerful and effective because they can find and prevent biases of each   member . If I have a chance , I will discuss each member ’s ideas and try to reach a universal   design , which everyone can understand . 


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 

 Challenge & Selection 

 I used the strategy of visualization to describe the confusing contents of one project . When I   was in the human resource department in a student organization , I was in charge of a new   program to support new members . Although I successfully generate the framework of the   program , I found it difficult to convey what it was like . My project was called “ Seido , ” the Neighbors Project in Japanese , which included a system of paring new members and   senior members to let each new member have an accessible supporter . Although I had to   differentiate my project from the mentor system , which had already existed in my organization ,   I was always told that my program was a resemblance to it . Some of my colleagues said to me   that my program was unique and helpful , so I decided not to give up and changed the way I   explained my project . 

 To tackle this problem , I made use of the benefits of visualization . As Angela Myer said in her   video , visualization helps you to convey what you want to say to others without confusion . It   was difficult to differentiate the contents of my project , especially about the role of the   supporters , from that of the mentor system . While the mentors worked as advisors to help junior   members work on their tasks , the supporters in my project were defined as guides to make new   members familiar with my organization and have more psychological safety . I decided to use   images to depict this role of the supporters to the participants . 

 In addition , I believed that visualization was the best way to explain what the supporters actually   did as well . According to Myer , visualization is useful not only in ideation but also in   prototyping and pilot , which is the stage where I found the difficulty . Because I ran this project   basically by myself , it is unavoidable to make the supporters understand what they would do   and work on most of it by themselves . To realize this ideal situation , I tried to create a simple   instruction book . This book should minimize the number of questions from the supporters , so I   took advantage of visualization , including figures , lines , and color effects , instead of words   alone . 

 Application 

 First of all , I attached several images to the instruction I used . They depicted kind neighbors   talking with each other . I thought that the picture of neighbors was suitable to depict my project   supporters because they would work to make new members feel safe there in my organization .   If your neighbors are kind to you , you can feel comfortable living there . I tried to use this   psychological tendency to make the participants find the picture of my project supporters . One   of the participants told me that the images are helpful to understand my project and to find   differences from the mentor system . 

 Furthermore , I created the instruction book with visualization techniques . My instruction   explains what the supporters would do in order with figures , arrows , and lines . Color selection   helped me to highlight the important contents and to visually simplify the flow of the supporters ’ 

 tasks . It included more information or guide than just a wordy explanation , so I faced less   confusion than before . While I had explained it verbally to each of them , I finally managed to   save time to do so and focused on other management tasks . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Throughout this experience , I found that visualization is an efficient method to convey   information to others . Of course , it usually takes time to complete works with visualization   because creators or innovators need to consider how to represent what they want to say on their   whiteboards . Using visualization is not so simple as explaining with words . However , at the   same time , it saved a lot of time . Visualization is highly useful to make your instruction   understood precisely to others . Therefore , you do not have to be bothered with the confusion   caused by your verbal explanation and you can save time explaining your issue with words in   the first place . Visualization itself can complete a part of your work . 

 When I get the next opportunity to use visualization as an innovative strategy , I would like to   work on it with more people . Because I dealt with this challenge nearly by myself , my work   was based on my ideas , perhaps my biases or stereotypes . I think that visualization done by   multiple people is more powerful and effective because they can find and prevent biases of each   member . If I have a chance , I will discuss each member ’s ideas and try to reach a universal   design , which everyone can understand .
### Output: 