Reflection – Mind Mapping 

 Challenge : 

 My challenge was one that fit perfectly within the criteria for one of the tools .   I work for an   organization that is building a new software for our industry .   It is a very complex and in - depth tool ,   which looks to streamline the profession while providing an overall more effective product .   This project   has around 40 different people working on it , all in different capacities .   My role is designing much of the   methodology around the specific items which will make this tool “ cutting - edge ” .   As such , the elements   that my team and I design do not exist in any other tool today , therefore we must solve problems that   no other tool has been able to do .   One module in particular has plagued the industry for years , and has   effectively been set aside for the past year because of the complexity .   It was my job to figure it out . 

 Selection : 

 The tool that I selected was the Mind Map .   The reason I chose this tool was because there were so   many different elements that had to fit together .   Essentially , my module has to take inputs from several   other groups , package it in a way that made sense , and deliver something tangible to our users .   Since   there were so many different elements , I chose the Mind Map as a way to gather all of my thoughts and   used it to identify patterns and themes . 

 Application : 

 I began the process by focusing on my main objective .   While there are going to be several subsequent   versions of this product , we needed to start somewhere .   What was the ultimate mission ?   I decided   that there were two goals , 1 ) to address why it was needed in the first place ( to fit the regulations of the   industry ) ; and , 2 ) to lay the groundwork for a better approach using evolving technologies .   This was   tricky , as we needed to think about what we can and should do today and where we ultimately want to   go . 

 I began designing the Mind Map by branching out into the concepts that we knew we wanted to include .    This first layer was at a high level what needed to be accomplished .   This included 6 high level concepts   that my team and I believed would encapsulate all of the individual elements that would be necessary .    From there , I branched out into more specific functionality , including both elements that existed today   and elements we wanted to include next .   These included small , simplistic visualizations which helped   set the stage and guide conversation .   My final layer included the system requirements , showing what   we could do today vs. what system requirements were necessary first . 

 Once the Mind Map was designed , it was easy to start grouping different concepts together based on   patterns in the data .   This made it easier to see 1 ) what elements fit together from a design standpoint ,   and ; 2 ) what elements had similar dependencies .   From here , we were able to start prioritizing where to   start . 

 Insight & Approach : 

 What I have learned from this activity is that without the Mind Map it would have been extremely   difficult to capture all of the necessary elements and effectively prioritize where we should focus our 

 efforts .   As I built out the Mind Map , I had started from an initial list that I created prior to taking this   course .   As I built it out , I was able to identify more elements , and develop a clearer picture of how they   all fit together .   Additionally , it was much easier to determine which elements fit together and how to   prioritize based on ‘ what wows ’ and what we were able to do today .   Because this project had so many   different elements and there were so many different directions we could have gone , the Mind Map was   extremely effective in gathering all of my errant thoughts and putting them together in a way that made   sense . 


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 – Mind Mapping 

 Challenge : 

 My challenge was one that fit perfectly within the criteria for one of the tools .   I work for an   organization that is building a new software for our industry .   It is a very complex and in - depth tool ,   which looks to streamline the profession while providing an overall more effective product .   This project   has around 40 different people working on it , all in different capacities .   My role is designing much of the   methodology around the specific items which will make this tool “ cutting - edge ” .   As such , the elements   that my team and I design do not exist in any other tool today , therefore we must solve problems that   no other tool has been able to do .   One module in particular has plagued the industry for years , and has   effectively been set aside for the past year because of the complexity .   It was my job to figure it out . 

 Selection : 

 The tool that I selected was the Mind Map .   The reason I chose this tool was because there were so   many different elements that had to fit together .   Essentially , my module has to take inputs from several   other groups , package it in a way that made sense , and deliver something tangible to our users .   Since   there were so many different elements , I chose the Mind Map as a way to gather all of my thoughts and   used it to identify patterns and themes . 

 Application : 

 I began the process by focusing on my main objective .   While there are going to be several subsequent   versions of this product , we needed to start somewhere .   What was the ultimate mission ?   I decided   that there were two goals , 1 ) to address why it was needed in the first place ( to fit the regulations of the   industry ) ; and , 2 ) to lay the groundwork for a better approach using evolving technologies .   This was   tricky , as we needed to think about what we can and should do today and where we ultimately want to   go . 

 I began designing the Mind Map by branching out into the concepts that we knew we wanted to include .    This first layer was at a high level what needed to be accomplished .   This included 6 high level concepts   that my team and I believed would encapsulate all of the individual elements that would be necessary .    From there , I branched out into more specific functionality , including both elements that existed today   and elements we wanted to include next .   These included small , simplistic visualizations which helped   set the stage and guide conversation .   My final layer included the system requirements , showing what   we could do today vs. what system requirements were necessary first . 

 Once the Mind Map was designed , it was easy to start grouping different concepts together based on   patterns in the data .   This made it easier to see 1 ) what elements fit together from a design standpoint ,   and ; 2 ) what elements had similar dependencies .   From here , we were able to start prioritizing where to   start . 

 Insight & Approach : 

 What I have learned from this activity is that without the Mind Map it would have been extremely   difficult to capture all of the necessary elements and effectively prioritize where we should focus our 

 efforts .   As I built out the Mind Map , I had started from an initial list that I created prior to taking this   course .   As I built it out , I was able to identify more elements , and develop a clearer picture of how they   all fit together .   Additionally , it was much easier to determine which elements fit together and how to   prioritize based on ‘ what wows ’ and what we were able to do today .   Because this project had so many   different elements and there were so many different directions we could have gone , the Mind Map was   extremely effective in gathering all of my errant thoughts and putting them together in a way that made   sense .
### Output: 