Example Reflection – Mind Mapping 

 Mind mapping works the way like our mind naturally processes information and can be used   in every situation that requires thinking . It ’s an excellent tool for any creative work and very   powerful tool for Design Thinking process . Mind Maps track the natural progression of your   brain by allowing you to connect each new thought to the ones that have come before . It ’s   used to look for pattern , insights for creative solutions for our design challenge . Being a human   resource manager for mid - size IT service organisation , navigating through the uncertain   waters , adapting to the disruptive and volatile business needs are the key challenges for me   day to day . Search out for an innovative and cost effective idea for a better employee   experience in day - to - day engagement is always keeps me on my toe . I use Mind mapping in   my weekly planning , Group Brain Storming , Team Meetings , Idea Generation , Event planning ,   etc . After started learning about design thinking , I started to apply and implement the basic   framework of Design Thinking in my group interventions . Mind mapping is used in “ What is ”   and “ What If ” in design thinking . 

 Challenge : One of my team of 40 people were going through the tough time in getting new   projects from corporate headquarters . There were lot of perceptions , thoughts were flowing ,   and every individual started to blame each other . I proposed with my project manager to   facilitate a group intervention to come up with the possible solutions . I decided to use the   process called “ World Café ” one of the best process to harvest the group wisdom . I decided   to use Mind Mapping in that group process . 

 Application : I start the process by debriefing the current situation of the team and set the   context . I formed the five team of 8 members . I had provided enough charts with multicolour   markers for the every team .   Then I spent about 15 - 20 minutes in explaining about Mind   Mapping tools , importance and its applications . Then I asked about the team to list out the   current reality / perceptions of them with the corporate team ( What is stuffs ) . There were   confusion with few teams that was clarified with the certain examples . Also I suggested all the   team to make their central idea / theme as Öur Team Image ” . Then team start to note down   their views in different branches by using different colours and images . I was just observing   and helping few team where it ’s needed . Once this is finished , asked the team to visit other   team for their observation and reflection . Here each team has to go visit other team and   observe their mind - mapping chart . During their process , suggestion and clarification was   shared . They also used to share their views with the other team chart . Then I asked team to   visualise , how they wanted to project themselves that is “ What If “ component in design   thinking . Team also encouraged using multicolour sticky or posting it notes in their individual   mind mapping charts . Then the every team were asked to converge their ideas and thoughts   to form one single mind mapping in a single chart . Team were asked to observe the patterns ,   similarity and key points to decide the top two points from every team for the final one chart .    Based on which , team have come up with the action plan with the SMART goals . 

 Insights and Approach :    One of the wow moment for the entire team was to witness the   kind of different ideas and suggestions that was emerged from different team through the 

 process . Team members were inspired to see such an outputs at the end of this exercise .   Mind mapping tool enabled the team members to think in a different perspective that unlocked   their creative potential . When the team were visiting other team ’s work , lot of sharing was   happening and people were constructively accepting and proving suggestions . Other key   insights throughout this session was the unique patterns that was emerged from those   wonderful date captured in the mind - mapping chart . 

 One of the amazing discovery was the people ’s potential . Yes , all of them were able to come   – up with such a profound ideas . Every team members were highly appreciated the power of   Mind Mapping tool and they found that this is very simple to use tool with the powerful results .   I will use Mind mapping in much better creative way in my next design thinking group process . 


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 

 Mind mapping works the way like our mind naturally processes information and can be used   in every situation that requires thinking . It ’s an excellent tool for any creative work and very   powerful tool for Design Thinking process . Mind Maps track the natural progression of your   brain by allowing you to connect each new thought to the ones that have come before . It ’s   used to look for pattern , insights for creative solutions for our design challenge . Being a human   resource manager for mid - size IT service organisation , navigating through the uncertain   waters , adapting to the disruptive and volatile business needs are the key challenges for me   day to day . Search out for an innovative and cost effective idea for a better employee   experience in day - to - day engagement is always keeps me on my toe . I use Mind mapping in   my weekly planning , Group Brain Storming , Team Meetings , Idea Generation , Event planning ,   etc . After started learning about design thinking , I started to apply and implement the basic   framework of Design Thinking in my group interventions . Mind mapping is used in “ What is ”   and “ What If ” in design thinking . 

 Challenge : One of my team of 40 people were going through the tough time in getting new   projects from corporate headquarters . There were lot of perceptions , thoughts were flowing ,   and every individual started to blame each other . I proposed with my project manager to   facilitate a group intervention to come up with the possible solutions . I decided to use the   process called “ World Café ” one of the best process to harvest the group wisdom . I decided   to use Mind Mapping in that group process . 

 Application : I start the process by debriefing the current situation of the team and set the   context . I formed the five team of 8 members . I had provided enough charts with multicolour   markers for the every team .   Then I spent about 15 - 20 minutes in explaining about Mind   Mapping tools , importance and its applications . Then I asked about the team to list out the   current reality / perceptions of them with the corporate team ( What is stuffs ) . There were   confusion with few teams that was clarified with the certain examples . Also I suggested all the   team to make their central idea / theme as Öur Team Image ” . Then team start to note down   their views in different branches by using different colours and images . I was just observing   and helping few team where it ’s needed . Once this is finished , asked the team to visit other   team for their observation and reflection . Here each team has to go visit other team and   observe their mind - mapping chart . During their process , suggestion and clarification was   shared . They also used to share their views with the other team chart . Then I asked team to   visualise , how they wanted to project themselves that is “ What If “ component in design   thinking . Team also encouraged using multicolour sticky or posting it notes in their individual   mind mapping charts . Then the every team were asked to converge their ideas and thoughts   to form one single mind mapping in a single chart . Team were asked to observe the patterns ,   similarity and key points to decide the top two points from every team for the final one chart .    Based on which , team have come up with the action plan with the SMART goals . 

 Insights and Approach :    One of the wow moment for the entire team was to witness the   kind of different ideas and suggestions that was emerged from different team through the 

 process . Team members were inspired to see such an outputs at the end of this exercise .   Mind mapping tool enabled the team members to think in a different perspective that unlocked   their creative potential . When the team were visiting other team ’s work , lot of sharing was   happening and people were constructively accepting and proving suggestions . Other key   insights throughout this session was the unique patterns that was emerged from those   wonderful date captured in the mind - mapping chart . 

 One of the amazing discovery was the people ’s potential . Yes , all of them were able to come   – up with such a profound ideas . Every team members were highly appreciated the power of   Mind Mapping tool and they found that this is very simple to use tool with the powerful results .   I will use Mind mapping in much better creative way in my next design thinking group process .
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