Reflection - Learning Launch 

 By Yaser Mostafa       Challenge     The challenge that I ’ve selected is related to the Covid crisis . Many people are going hungry   due to the lockdown and the government has been incapable of managing distribution of food   supplies to the destitute and hungry . A program is to be implemented in select areas where   people are finding it difficult to eat two meals a day . The data for this has been made available   from the government ’s local bodies . The team for the implementation of the feeding program   has 10 members in each locality including volunteers , and a separate Central Management   Team . There ’s a limit of budget and labor - time . Safety of volunteers , food supplies , and   recipients is another concern . The program seeks to eliminate hunger issues as a result of   Covid in the targeted areas . The program will last till the end of 2015 , and continuation will be   contingent upon review .        Selection     At this point , various other design thinking tools have been used to identify the kind of meals   that people would need , the best time of day to serve , the local volunteers ready to help out ,   and so on . We are trying out the learning launch tool that tests a prototype from our solution   idea . This tool will test a prototype in target areas , which will give us feedback on its   performance .        Application     The first part of the learning launch focuses on the feedback of the recipients about the food   distributed . The program decides to deliver low - carb , high - protein food with a selection of   vegetables . One fruit is provided to each recipient per day . The meal is varied each day and   feedback is collected from the recipients . Besides , volunteers observed the recipients   mannerisms while they were eating and the amount and type of food that was discarded . This   was done for a period of two weeks , at which there was enough data to decide efficacy and   make changes .     The second part of the learning launch focuses on the coordination effectiveness of the   volunteers responsible to prepare and distribute food within the required budget and time . Ten   volunteers worked in each locale . All of them were given a fixed budget and the meal plan . The   volunteers prepared the meal together after procuring supplies locally . Then , at fixed times in   the morning and evening the volunteers distributed food to the recipients . Each of the   volunteers ’ tasks for the day was scheduled for fixed time periods and the effectiveness was 

 rated on a scale . Besides , feedback was collected from each member regarding coordination   efforts . Expenses were tracked . One independent observer from the Central Management Team   would randomly visit for an inspection to make observations as well . This was done for a period   of two weeks , at which there was enough data to decide efficacy and make changes .     Surprisingly , the volunteers were able to conduct operations safely by following government   precautions and there were no positive Covid tests during the length of the program .       Insight     The learning launch tool tested our assumptions and observed results . The recipients were   happy with the food provided and considered it of high nutritional value . It was learned that   adding milk to the menu would help those with children . Moreover , the local team soon learned   that funds could be raised locally as more locals got interested in supporting their community . In   the future , the team has decided to add a fundraising element to the program too . Budgetary   constraints meant limits in what the program could do however , by combining local and   governmental resources , it will be possible to expand the scope of the program in future . Finally ,   it was realized that learning launch is a highly valuable tool of design thinking to have for project   implementation .       Approach     We found the learning launch tool to be of excellent practicality and efficiency for our particular   case . From the insights gathered , we will be making changes to the program and testing future   launches in the target areas . By the end of the first month , we hope to have incorporated   learnings from the first two weeks of the test and launched a refined version of the program on a   much wider scale . Perhaps , we could try a smaller scale launch next time with fewer   communities and then scale up from there . This will make management easier and also give us   time to make adjustments . However , in a crisis situation like Covid , we found our approach to be   successful . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Yaser Mostafa
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 - Learning Launch 

 By Yaser Mostafa       Challenge     The challenge that I ’ve selected is related to the Covid crisis . Many people are going hungry   due to the lockdown and the government has been incapable of managing distribution of food   supplies to the destitute and hungry . A program is to be implemented in select areas where   people are finding it difficult to eat two meals a day . The data for this has been made available   from the government ’s local bodies . The team for the implementation of the feeding program   has 10 members in each locality including volunteers , and a separate Central Management   Team . There ’s a limit of budget and labor - time . Safety of volunteers , food supplies , and   recipients is another concern . The program seeks to eliminate hunger issues as a result of   Covid in the targeted areas . The program will last till the end of 2015 , and continuation will be   contingent upon review .        Selection     At this point , various other design thinking tools have been used to identify the kind of meals   that people would need , the best time of day to serve , the local volunteers ready to help out ,   and so on . We are trying out the learning launch tool that tests a prototype from our solution   idea . This tool will test a prototype in target areas , which will give us feedback on its   performance .        Application     The first part of the learning launch focuses on the feedback of the recipients about the food   distributed . The program decides to deliver low - carb , high - protein food with a selection of   vegetables . One fruit is provided to each recipient per day . The meal is varied each day and   feedback is collected from the recipients . Besides , volunteers observed the recipients   mannerisms while they were eating and the amount and type of food that was discarded . This   was done for a period of two weeks , at which there was enough data to decide efficacy and   make changes .     The second part of the learning launch focuses on the coordination effectiveness of the   volunteers responsible to prepare and distribute food within the required budget and time . Ten   volunteers worked in each locale . All of them were given a fixed budget and the meal plan . The   volunteers prepared the meal together after procuring supplies locally . Then , at fixed times in   the morning and evening the volunteers distributed food to the recipients . Each of the   volunteers ’ tasks for the day was scheduled for fixed time periods and the effectiveness was 

 rated on a scale . Besides , feedback was collected from each member regarding coordination   efforts . Expenses were tracked . One independent observer from the Central Management Team   would randomly visit for an inspection to make observations as well . This was done for a period   of two weeks , at which there was enough data to decide efficacy and make changes .     Surprisingly , the volunteers were able to conduct operations safely by following government   precautions and there were no positive Covid tests during the length of the program .       Insight     The learning launch tool tested our assumptions and observed results . The recipients were   happy with the food provided and considered it of high nutritional value . It was learned that   adding milk to the menu would help those with children . Moreover , the local team soon learned   that funds could be raised locally as more locals got interested in supporting their community . In   the future , the team has decided to add a fundraising element to the program too . Budgetary   constraints meant limits in what the program could do however , by combining local and   governmental resources , it will be possible to expand the scope of the program in future . Finally ,   it was realized that learning launch is a highly valuable tool of design thinking to have for project   implementation .       Approach     We found the learning launch tool to be of excellent practicality and efficiency for our particular   case . From the insights gathered , we will be making changes to the program and testing future   launches in the target areas . By the end of the first month , we hope to have incorporated   learnings from the first two weeks of the test and launched a refined version of the program on a   much wider scale . Perhaps , we could try a smaller scale launch next time with fewer   communities and then scale up from there . This will make management easier and also give us   time to make adjustments . However , in a crisis situation like Covid , we found our approach to be   successful .
### Output: 