Challenge 

 I am working in an association that supports cluster of technology startups to grow and expand their   businesses despite the national economic and political context . 

 In a highly competitive environment and globally connedted world where technology is rapidly   changing , a key aspect for success is to empower the startups with appropriate skilled labor in   response to the potential demand . For that , designed programs of capacity building through   international certifications , training courses and coaching are being implemented to upskill the   workers and increase freelancing and outsourcing opportunities as cre part of our association ’s   strategy . 

 The second key aspect is to have access to markets . The local market limitations and potentials are   pushing the startups , entrepreneurs and freelancers to use their talents and skills for external market   penetration which could drive better opportunities for youth and startups and thus enhancing the   economic opportunities and job creation with more 70 % of youth unemployed in my country in 2018 . 

 The main challenge here is to drift our association ’s strategy from focusing on the technical assistance   and capacity building only towards the inclusion of market penetration and readiness . 

 Selection 

 To gain the buy - in from our stakeholders , I have decided to use visualization tool with appropriate   data . Visualization tool is vital to represent the data in context , provide better insights that could easily   attract the understanding of participants and to get them more interactive about the approach . 

 Application 

 To gather the needed data , I have first made a desk review of the available studies that analyze the   demand and supply sides with future recommendations . Based on its findings , I have also shared a   survey with the startups to have more insights about their current products and services , the markets   that they are trying to penetrate , what channels did they use to approach new business opportunities   and others . Then , I have invited the startups to a focus group with our board of directors and started   to visualize the results and the roadmap . 

 I have shared an end - to - end approach of how capacity building which is our current focus is the base   for the next breakthrough of market penetration showing the relationship between the two   components . Having the appropriate know - how is vital for businesses but without the appropriate   tools for creating business linkages , there is a missing piece in the puzzle . 

 I have then shared more visualized figures about the key findings of the survey , the interest of the   startups , their current potential and linked it with the opportunities available that I checked from the   desk review . 

 The group of stakeholders were impressed by the findings , they have started to discuss the idea in   depth . Some startups as well have started to share their stories in details . The board of directors then   approved the new concept and decided to include it in our new strategy . 

 Insights 

 The use of visualization tool was of great help to share and the show the ideas and initial findings in   an understandable and interactive way . Understanding the whole picture and digging deeply into the   various steps and their results have highly attracted the participants . 

 Approach 

 For the next , I think that I would apply journey mapping as   well to the ideation and understanding   what is status . I can gain more insights about the process which would increase the understanding of   the needs . 


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: Challenge 

 I am working in an association that supports cluster of technology startups to grow and expand their   businesses despite the national economic and political context . 

 In a highly competitive environment and globally connedted world where technology is rapidly   changing , a key aspect for success is to empower the startups with appropriate skilled labor in   response to the potential demand . For that , designed programs of capacity building through   international certifications , training courses and coaching are being implemented to upskill the   workers and increase freelancing and outsourcing opportunities as cre part of our association ’s   strategy . 

 The second key aspect is to have access to markets . The local market limitations and potentials are   pushing the startups , entrepreneurs and freelancers to use their talents and skills for external market   penetration which could drive better opportunities for youth and startups and thus enhancing the   economic opportunities and job creation with more 70 % of youth unemployed in my country in 2018 . 

 The main challenge here is to drift our association ’s strategy from focusing on the technical assistance   and capacity building only towards the inclusion of market penetration and readiness . 

 Selection 

 To gain the buy - in from our stakeholders , I have decided to use visualization tool with appropriate   data . Visualization tool is vital to represent the data in context , provide better insights that could easily   attract the understanding of participants and to get them more interactive about the approach . 

 Application 

 To gather the needed data , I have first made a desk review of the available studies that analyze the   demand and supply sides with future recommendations . Based on its findings , I have also shared a   survey with the startups to have more insights about their current products and services , the markets   that they are trying to penetrate , what channels did they use to approach new business opportunities   and others . Then , I have invited the startups to a focus group with our board of directors and started   to visualize the results and the roadmap . 

 I have shared an end - to - end approach of how capacity building which is our current focus is the base   for the next breakthrough of market penetration showing the relationship between the two   components . Having the appropriate know - how is vital for businesses but without the appropriate   tools for creating business linkages , there is a missing piece in the puzzle . 

 I have then shared more visualized figures about the key findings of the survey , the interest of the   startups , their current potential and linked it with the opportunities available that I checked from the   desk review . 

 The group of stakeholders were impressed by the findings , they have started to discuss the idea in   depth . Some startups as well have started to share their stories in details . The board of directors then   approved the new concept and decided to include it in our new strategy . 

 Insights 

 The use of visualization tool was of great help to share and the show the ideas and initial findings in   an understandable and interactive way . Understanding the whole picture and digging deeply into the   various steps and their results have highly attracted the participants . 

 Approach 

 For the next , I think that I would apply journey mapping as   well to the ideation and understanding   what is status . I can gain more insights about the process which would increase the understanding of   the needs .
### Output: 