Example Reflection- Mind Mapping 

 Challenge and Selection 

 Mind mapping is a great tool that I use all the time as a business school student . In MBA we are   given case studies and then divided into groups to arrive at consensus to solve the case study .   Mind mapping really helps us as it is a great brainstorming tool for generating new ideas and   exploring a problem . The visual representation of ideas , thoughts and problems also makes it   easy to use and understand . 

 Once , we were given a business problem which stated that a company needed a new bug   management system as too many product bugs were being reported back to them by their   customers . At this point we had 2 options- investigate for a new bug system or explore the issue   closer to find out other factors that could be resolved first . 

 Application 

 My group and I started by adding the central concept to the mind map , and then added ideas   around it . To have some structure and a starting point for generating ideas , we decided to divide   the problem into six categories- strategy , service , process , applications , information , and   infrastructure . Around the central problem , I added six categories and then let loose on a few   things that may be a contributing factor to the “ high level of reported product bugs ” problem . The   ideas were written down as they were identified and in no particular order . We continued to   generate ideas until all of the obvious ones are exhausted . This way the real thinking and   creativity in exploring the problem could begin . 

 Insight and Approach 

 A lot of ideas were generated from a quick 20 minute session with a mind map . The new   identified ideas could be used as central concepts for further analysis . For example , under the   “ process ” category above , the issue identifying poor QA and release processes could be used as   a central concept for further exploration . This is because maybe a new system is not required . 

 A review of current processes , some re - engineering , and re - configuration of the current system   may shed better light on how well bugs are being managed and resolved before they are found   by the customer . That way management can implement new strategies to reduce the level of   report product bugs . 

 I really love using mind maps as they are a powerful business analysis technique for   brainstorming ideas and undercovering the root cause of problems . After this course on design   thinking , I started using mind maps most of the time to solve the business case studies , and I ’m   really happy with how new ideas start uncovering by using this simple tool . 


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: Example Reflection- Mind Mapping 

 Challenge and Selection 

 Mind mapping is a great tool that I use all the time as a business school student . In MBA we are   given case studies and then divided into groups to arrive at consensus to solve the case study .   Mind mapping really helps us as it is a great brainstorming tool for generating new ideas and   exploring a problem . The visual representation of ideas , thoughts and problems also makes it   easy to use and understand . 

 Once , we were given a business problem which stated that a company needed a new bug   management system as too many product bugs were being reported back to them by their   customers . At this point we had 2 options- investigate for a new bug system or explore the issue   closer to find out other factors that could be resolved first . 

 Application 

 My group and I started by adding the central concept to the mind map , and then added ideas   around it . To have some structure and a starting point for generating ideas , we decided to divide   the problem into six categories- strategy , service , process , applications , information , and   infrastructure . Around the central problem , I added six categories and then let loose on a few   things that may be a contributing factor to the “ high level of reported product bugs ” problem . The   ideas were written down as they were identified and in no particular order . We continued to   generate ideas until all of the obvious ones are exhausted . This way the real thinking and   creativity in exploring the problem could begin . 

 Insight and Approach 

 A lot of ideas were generated from a quick 20 minute session with a mind map . The new   identified ideas could be used as central concepts for further analysis . For example , under the   “ process ” category above , the issue identifying poor QA and release processes could be used as   a central concept for further exploration . This is because maybe a new system is not required . 

 A review of current processes , some re - engineering , and re - configuration of the current system   may shed better light on how well bugs are being managed and resolved before they are found   by the customer . That way management can implement new strategies to reduce the level of   report product bugs . 

 I really love using mind maps as they are a powerful business analysis technique for   brainstorming ideas and undercovering the root cause of problems . After this course on design   thinking , I started using mind maps most of the time to solve the business case studies , and I ’m   really happy with how new ideas start uncovering by using this simple tool .
### Output: 