MY REFLECTION - LEARNING LAUNCH 

 I have been using this tool much time before , but I only learned that it is called the   Learning Launch . I have been a product developer for many years , but unfortunately ,   my products did n't yet reach the big market . Well , I am from a humble country that   does not have many open innovation avenues , I think . Though I love to enter my   products to local and national contests at least and to some like - minded people with   whom I share my humble technologies . As I have mentioned , despite not getting my   products into the market , I get to leverage on it because I am working in academe .   As a faculty member , I get promotional points for the technology products that I make ,   creating more of them . 

 Challenges 

 When conceptualizing my product , I usually start with observing people . Whenever I   observe some discomforts in what people do , I get to think of innovation for simple   technology . I use to watch children writing , older people eating , artisans do their work ,   and so on . I get to observe what tools or technology if there is any that they are using   to have things done . For one specific example . I have observed how my wife holds a   pen when she writes . She had been adopting a particular posture in writing that is so   stressful that she even developed a hard lump at a portion of one of her fingers   because of the pressure of the pen on it every time she writes . My curiosity was   furthered when I saw my young son as he started school and started learning to hold   the pencil to write . I am a drawing teacher and the first skill I teach the student is the   proper holding of the pencil which is comfortable and allow ease of movement in   creating all lines and shape using it . It came to my mind that maybe I can provide a   technology that will teach young people to learn to handle a writing implement earlier .    And for older people to correct their holding of the pencil when used to using the   incorrect posture . 

 Selection 

 I thought this is where the learning launch tool in product development became useful   to me in my product development endeavors . Whenever I recognize some   discomforts , paint points , etcetera , I do sketches of possible embodiments of a   product on people . That 's where my state of saying , " I got an Idea " that Heiko Kaiser   referred to in his video on Learning Launch . The Learning Launch tool is the right tool   for innovators to validate their idea without falling entrapped to what he calls the   " confirmation bias , " which I believe from my observation is familiar to many inventors .   Most often , inventors fall into the thinking that what they have created or conceived   technology is the answer to the problem . Fortunately for me , I do n't fall into this trap .   As a practicing patent drafter , I learned ways to validate my idea , which falls in the   Learning Launch tool 's coverage . 

 Application 

 When I get into an idea , it became my regular part of the procedure to validate an   innovative idea to do a prior art search or commonly coined as a patent search . In   doing the prior art search , I look for existing products , procedures , or processes which   address the issues that my proposed product attempts to answer . Doing so , I can   avoid what Kaiser said about our " own judgment " of our idea . Searching for   related technology to my product serves some purposes . First , I get to know whether   my product is novel or not ; if it is novel , it can have the freedom to do business ,   especially if patented . Otherwise , I may dismiss the idea of continuing the   development of the product . Second , it allows me to improve if I find a very close   product to my product . I can add more features that can add value to my product .   Third , it gives me an idea of a good market for the product , mostly if the related   technology is selling . If the competing product performs well in the market , adding up   or improving my design criteria to produce more features would probably perform to   the competing product level if not better . As a result of the validation , I go back to my   drawings . I use a 3D modeling application in my designing works . That , for me , is a   cheaper way of creating preliminary prototypes in graphic forms . Like most designers ,   I do different configurations of the product until I reach the optimal one that " wows "   me . Fortunately , 3D printing is now cheap . I can do several prototypes of my products   now than before using the 3D printer . It allows me to produce test pieces that I can   show people to test . My work is a consumer product , so that anybody can relate . For   instance , the one I mentioned , which is for improving the pen or pencil holding   posture , can be 3D printed for 15 minutes . For that particular product , I was able to   produce many samples . Next , I asked people who may find the product useful to try   using it . That further validates the product 's effectiveness in addressing the issue that   the product intends to do . I gave the samples to them after testing as a token . I   consider the user 's feedback for further enhancement of my work . Fortunately , that   product won first place in our local Invention contest sponsored by our Department of   Science and Technology . This course in Design Thinking validates the procedure I   have been using , which gives me a good result . I have been using this procedure for   all my product development activities . This course emphasized to me to consider   more the intended users ' insights about the product we want to develop . 

 Insights 

 I have learned from the tools that I used , which I have a name for it now because it   helps me create a user - centered product . A product that the user becomes your co- creator , as Mona Martinez has said . Instead of relying on or claiming to   have a bright idea , it is best that the idea will be validated by the people who were the   intended users of the product . I must admit that I have also been in that state of having   a " confirmation bias " before , but the Learning Launch approach had changed the   results of my design activities when I used it . 

 Approach 

 Learning from the lecture of Heiko Kaiser , I think I will give the Learning Launch tool   more consideration in the flow , as presented in this lecture . I think I will provide more   concerns about selecting people that will be validating my product or products . That   said that these people should represent the end - users of the product I am creating .   This way , the result will be more reliable , primarily if I can engage in business . Also ,   learning the other tools poses a challenge on my part , which I would be happy to do   so if an appropriate situation requires their application . 

 Images of the handwriting postures without and with my product 


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: MY REFLECTION - LEARNING LAUNCH 

 I have been using this tool much time before , but I only learned that it is called the   Learning Launch . I have been a product developer for many years , but unfortunately ,   my products did n't yet reach the big market . Well , I am from a humble country that   does not have many open innovation avenues , I think . Though I love to enter my   products to local and national contests at least and to some like - minded people with   whom I share my humble technologies . As I have mentioned , despite not getting my   products into the market , I get to leverage on it because I am working in academe .   As a faculty member , I get promotional points for the technology products that I make ,   creating more of them . 

 Challenges 

 When conceptualizing my product , I usually start with observing people . Whenever I   observe some discomforts in what people do , I get to think of innovation for simple   technology . I use to watch children writing , older people eating , artisans do their work ,   and so on . I get to observe what tools or technology if there is any that they are using   to have things done . For one specific example . I have observed how my wife holds a   pen when she writes . She had been adopting a particular posture in writing that is so   stressful that she even developed a hard lump at a portion of one of her fingers   because of the pressure of the pen on it every time she writes . My curiosity was   furthered when I saw my young son as he started school and started learning to hold   the pencil to write . I am a drawing teacher and the first skill I teach the student is the   proper holding of the pencil which is comfortable and allow ease of movement in   creating all lines and shape using it . It came to my mind that maybe I can provide a   technology that will teach young people to learn to handle a writing implement earlier .    And for older people to correct their holding of the pencil when used to using the   incorrect posture . 

 Selection 

 I thought this is where the learning launch tool in product development became useful   to me in my product development endeavors . Whenever I recognize some   discomforts , paint points , etcetera , I do sketches of possible embodiments of a   product on people . That 's where my state of saying , " I got an Idea " that Heiko Kaiser   referred to in his video on Learning Launch . The Learning Launch tool is the right tool   for innovators to validate their idea without falling entrapped to what he calls the   " confirmation bias , " which I believe from my observation is familiar to many inventors .   Most often , inventors fall into the thinking that what they have created or conceived   technology is the answer to the problem . Fortunately for me , I do n't fall into this trap .   As a practicing patent drafter , I learned ways to validate my idea , which falls in the   Learning Launch tool 's coverage . 

 Application 

 When I get into an idea , it became my regular part of the procedure to validate an   innovative idea to do a prior art search or commonly coined as a patent search . In   doing the prior art search , I look for existing products , procedures , or processes which   address the issues that my proposed product attempts to answer . Doing so , I can   avoid what Kaiser said about our " own judgment " of our idea . Searching for   related technology to my product serves some purposes . First , I get to know whether   my product is novel or not ; if it is novel , it can have the freedom to do business ,   especially if patented . Otherwise , I may dismiss the idea of continuing the   development of the product . Second , it allows me to improve if I find a very close   product to my product . I can add more features that can add value to my product .   Third , it gives me an idea of a good market for the product , mostly if the related   technology is selling . If the competing product performs well in the market , adding up   or improving my design criteria to produce more features would probably perform to   the competing product level if not better . As a result of the validation , I go back to my   drawings . I use a 3D modeling application in my designing works . That , for me , is a   cheaper way of creating preliminary prototypes in graphic forms . Like most designers ,   I do different configurations of the product until I reach the optimal one that " wows "   me . Fortunately , 3D printing is now cheap . I can do several prototypes of my products   now than before using the 3D printer . It allows me to produce test pieces that I can   show people to test . My work is a consumer product , so that anybody can relate . For   instance , the one I mentioned , which is for improving the pen or pencil holding   posture , can be 3D printed for 15 minutes . For that particular product , I was able to   produce many samples . Next , I asked people who may find the product useful to try   using it . That further validates the product 's effectiveness in addressing the issue that   the product intends to do . I gave the samples to them after testing as a token . I   consider the user 's feedback for further enhancement of my work . Fortunately , that   product won first place in our local Invention contest sponsored by our Department of   Science and Technology . This course in Design Thinking validates the procedure I   have been using , which gives me a good result . I have been using this procedure for   all my product development activities . This course emphasized to me to consider   more the intended users ' insights about the product we want to develop . 

 Insights 

 I have learned from the tools that I used , which I have a name for it now because it   helps me create a user - centered product . A product that the user becomes your co- creator , as Mona Martinez has said . Instead of relying on or claiming to   have a bright idea , it is best that the idea will be validated by the people who were the   intended users of the product . I must admit that I have also been in that state of having   a " confirmation bias " before , but the Learning Launch approach had changed the   results of my design activities when I used it . 

 Approach 

 Learning from the lecture of Heiko Kaiser , I think I will give the Learning Launch tool   more consideration in the flow , as presented in this lecture . I think I will provide more   concerns about selecting people that will be validating my product or products . That   said that these people should represent the end - users of the product I am creating .   This way , the result will be more reliable , primarily if I can engage in business . Also ,   learning the other tools poses a challenge on my part , which I would be happy to do   so if an appropriate situation requires their application . 

 Images of the handwriting postures without and with my product
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