Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge 

 I am a design student and recently , while interning with an organisation , we worked on a   redevelopment project on one of our city ’s Public Schools . Our aim was to make designs for the new   school , which would be first of its kind in terms of schooling and facilities , in order to improve the   level of education offered by current schools and likely , increase admission entries and   consequently , revenue generated . We were 5 in a team working on the designs but our superiors ,   were officials who were n’t from the field of design . 

 The project faced a lot of hurdles and was limited to a set low budget , a hasty 45 days until   redesigned , redone and reopened for all , and indisputably faced challenges of bureaucratic   inefficiency . Trying to make the officials understand and align with our ideas and achieve a sense of   agreement & consensus was also a daunting and rigorous task as they were not used imagining the   invisible . 

 Selection 

 After much brainstorming on ways to make the officials more conformed to our designs , we finally   thought of taking the first plunge into the world of design thinking and ready the tool of   visualization . Visualization is about visual thinking , thinking in a non - verbal way . It is a core   component of the way that we communicate and moves mountains to make ideas comprehendible ,   tangible and concrete from the designer to receiver ’s brain , thus , is ideal for helping the executives   to picture the design ideas with ease . 

 Application 

 In order to reach out to our left - brained officials , we used a multitude of visual formats from “ draw a   picture , tell a story , take a photo , or make a map ” as informed by Ms Angela Myers ( from Module 1 ) .   As the challenge needs a simple , yet effective way of crisp communication , visualisation uses   dynamics beyond language / words . 

 Thus , instead of showcasing well - detailed technical drawings of the site or merely talking about the   spatial plan , business plan and other pitch worthy ideas , we decided to give them a whole tour of   the space . My colleague , capitalised on her artistic skills , created a series of detailed but aesthetic   site sketches and story board which helped understand the site with regard to this location , cultural   and educational context . For myself , I created a number of ‘ Photoshopped ’ images that helped   imagine the before and after scenarios with utmost ease and also created a set of digital renders   including a 360 degree VR experience , by putting to use my 3D modelling and rendering skills , to give   them the opportunity to immerse completely into the concept and emerge as more informed ,   convinced and satisfied individuals who hopefully will come to a consensus with our ideology and   vision or better yet , give a fair , justified assessment of the suggested solutions . 

 Insight 

 By applying the mighty tool of visualisation , our team helped the officials think , imagine and   immerse into possibilities they have never seen before , with extrapolation and inductive reasoning .   Additionally , visualisation helped bring viable , critical feedback by the superiors which would n’t have   been possible otherwise . We got to hone on all the team members ’ skillsets and apply them in a way   to maximise the project ’s efficiency and eminence . 

 We expected the officials to just visually put together bits and pieces of the plan but they got to   really dive deep into not a 2D space but a 3D experience which was unprecedented and pleasantly   shocking for us and them . This kind of effort , made these stakeholders so happy that they approved   the designs after giving constructive criticism and also evolved to obtain a fairly open thought   process which let us wiggle with more levy and further , revisit our designs with all the essential   insights ready to analyse . I think visualization was the most ideal tool to use in such a situation and it   helped all the stakeholders directly and indirectly . This made me succumb to the power of design   thinking and truly appreciate how impressive , persuasive and dominant it is and can be . 

 Approach 

 Given that our team has already gone through several design thinking activities / tools to help boost   the relationship with our superiors , and are at this stage in the timeline , visualization was an ideal   and most appropriate tool . As previously mentioned , our team needs to review the insight gained   and incorporate this feedback into future spatial designs . These designs should include well- articulated , comprehensive visions which reflect the insights , the development and bring us closer to   a persuasive solution ready to be executed . 

 If asked to redo this design and/or developmental process , I would maybe look at using visualisation   along with storytelling while pitching my ideas for a more enhanced experience which could further   instil more confidence of our team and our work , amongst the once rigid thinking of officials . 


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 

 I am a design student and recently , while interning with an organisation , we worked on a   redevelopment project on one of our city ’s Public Schools . Our aim was to make designs for the new   school , which would be first of its kind in terms of schooling and facilities , in order to improve the   level of education offered by current schools and likely , increase admission entries and   consequently , revenue generated . We were 5 in a team working on the designs but our superiors ,   were officials who were n’t from the field of design . 

 The project faced a lot of hurdles and was limited to a set low budget , a hasty 45 days until   redesigned , redone and reopened for all , and indisputably faced challenges of bureaucratic   inefficiency . Trying to make the officials understand and align with our ideas and achieve a sense of   agreement & consensus was also a daunting and rigorous task as they were not used imagining the   invisible . 

 Selection 

 After much brainstorming on ways to make the officials more conformed to our designs , we finally   thought of taking the first plunge into the world of design thinking and ready the tool of   visualization . Visualization is about visual thinking , thinking in a non - verbal way . It is a core   component of the way that we communicate and moves mountains to make ideas comprehendible ,   tangible and concrete from the designer to receiver ’s brain , thus , is ideal for helping the executives   to picture the design ideas with ease . 

 Application 

 In order to reach out to our left - brained officials , we used a multitude of visual formats from “ draw a   picture , tell a story , take a photo , or make a map ” as informed by Ms Angela Myers ( from Module 1 ) .   As the challenge needs a simple , yet effective way of crisp communication , visualisation uses   dynamics beyond language / words . 

 Thus , instead of showcasing well - detailed technical drawings of the site or merely talking about the   spatial plan , business plan and other pitch worthy ideas , we decided to give them a whole tour of   the space . My colleague , capitalised on her artistic skills , created a series of detailed but aesthetic   site sketches and story board which helped understand the site with regard to this location , cultural   and educational context . For myself , I created a number of ‘ Photoshopped ’ images that helped   imagine the before and after scenarios with utmost ease and also created a set of digital renders   including a 360 degree VR experience , by putting to use my 3D modelling and rendering skills , to give   them the opportunity to immerse completely into the concept and emerge as more informed ,   convinced and satisfied individuals who hopefully will come to a consensus with our ideology and   vision or better yet , give a fair , justified assessment of the suggested solutions . 

 Insight 

 By applying the mighty tool of visualisation , our team helped the officials think , imagine and   immerse into possibilities they have never seen before , with extrapolation and inductive reasoning .   Additionally , visualisation helped bring viable , critical feedback by the superiors which would n’t have   been possible otherwise . We got to hone on all the team members ’ skillsets and apply them in a way   to maximise the project ’s efficiency and eminence . 

 We expected the officials to just visually put together bits and pieces of the plan but they got to   really dive deep into not a 2D space but a 3D experience which was unprecedented and pleasantly   shocking for us and them . This kind of effort , made these stakeholders so happy that they approved   the designs after giving constructive criticism and also evolved to obtain a fairly open thought   process which let us wiggle with more levy and further , revisit our designs with all the essential   insights ready to analyse . I think visualization was the most ideal tool to use in such a situation and it   helped all the stakeholders directly and indirectly . This made me succumb to the power of design   thinking and truly appreciate how impressive , persuasive and dominant it is and can be . 

 Approach 

 Given that our team has already gone through several design thinking activities / tools to help boost   the relationship with our superiors , and are at this stage in the timeline , visualization was an ideal   and most appropriate tool . As previously mentioned , our team needs to review the insight gained   and incorporate this feedback into future spatial designs . These designs should include well- articulated , comprehensive visions which reflect the insights , the development and bring us closer to   a persuasive solution ready to be executed . 

 If asked to redo this design and/or developmental process , I would maybe look at using visualisation   along with storytelling while pitching my ideas for a more enhanced experience which could further   instil more confidence of our team and our work , amongst the once rigid thinking of officials .
### Output: 