Reflection – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 Waste disposal in college campus has been one of major problem I had to deal 

 with . One must think of this as very trivial challenge for design thinking . A simple solution to this challenge is to install waste - bins all over university campus . Although one might be tempted to end discussion with simple solution , this problem , I believe needs more thought . I am from Kerala , India . Here people tend to dispose waste on public grounds , litter empty juice cans , toffee wrappers , plastic bags on road . This is a sociocultural problem which could not be solved by installing waste disposal bins . Students are not interested in finding one and disposing instead of littering . Littering also leads to pollution , outbreak of seasonal diseases etc . We needed to find much better solution for this issue . 

 Selection 

 I choose learning launch as a design tool for this challenge . Learning launch is a 

 small experiment that tests an idea in real environment or a real market place . It follows the principle of fail cheap and fast instead of building large scale plans and failing incurring huge losses . I think learning launch is an amazing design for this challenge as it helps us in finding flaws in our plan and perfect it . We could track how students respond to a solution and this gives us a chance to improvise . 

 Application 

 First our group of student committee brainstormed for exact problem we face . 

 Years of conditioning to throw waste around public places was one of them . So interest should be generated among student population in proper waste disposal . We created survey forms , passed it around faculty and students to inquire about the reluctance in using normal waste bins , what would spark interest in using them , how they feel while using one and while not using a waste bin , etc . A lot of responses were received and analyzed . 

 We decided to create an IoT based waste bin and test one in most crowded place 

 in campus . It had automatic opening system . A mobile app was made specifically for this and people were awarded points based on amount of waste they disposed . Students could track their points with that mobile app . Every week a winner was selected and awarded special titles . 

 Response from student community was mind - blowing . At first only very few 

 students started using it . Then number of students grew rapidly . Winner series became a hit and competitions became high . Since that one bin became success we decided to implement the same in different parts of campus . As a result of these efforts campus became waste free and much more beautiful than before . 

 Insights 

 Even with this idea we never expected this outcome . Interest shown by students 

 were really good . More than the interest in the product what shocked us was sheer support by faculty , students in realizing this project . A positive change in very few people ’s outlook could be projected outwards and gradually it can change the entire society . These waste bins were installed only inside campus , but people started using waste bins even when they are out somewhere else . More students came with ideas to 

 improvise these . We thus succeeded in creating a new positive outlook among student community which supported proper waste disposal methods and recycling . 

 Approach 

 Learning launch was a very good technique to use for this particular challenge . 

 But all the data collected from students and faculty were analyzed collectively by our student committee and every member focused on what they found to be a very good idea . This resulted in loss of many other ideas and factors which were ignored by majority members . Also in this method opinion of one member can influence opinion of other . So I would combine it with mind mapping technique . In mind mapping we could arrange all the data extracted into various groups and then displayed . Every member would not down what they find interesting and at the end these suggestions can be pasted on a board and can be easily analyzed . In this way we can ensure that every member is equally given a chance to present their opinions without influence of anyone else . This can result in much better idea generation and brain storming sessions . 


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 – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 Waste disposal in college campus has been one of major problem I had to deal 

 with . One must think of this as very trivial challenge for design thinking . A simple solution to this challenge is to install waste - bins all over university campus . Although one might be tempted to end discussion with simple solution , this problem , I believe needs more thought . I am from Kerala , India . Here people tend to dispose waste on public grounds , litter empty juice cans , toffee wrappers , plastic bags on road . This is a sociocultural problem which could not be solved by installing waste disposal bins . Students are not interested in finding one and disposing instead of littering . Littering also leads to pollution , outbreak of seasonal diseases etc . We needed to find much better solution for this issue . 

 Selection 

 I choose learning launch as a design tool for this challenge . Learning launch is a 

 small experiment that tests an idea in real environment or a real market place . It follows the principle of fail cheap and fast instead of building large scale plans and failing incurring huge losses . I think learning launch is an amazing design for this challenge as it helps us in finding flaws in our plan and perfect it . We could track how students respond to a solution and this gives us a chance to improvise . 

 Application 

 First our group of student committee brainstormed for exact problem we face . 

 Years of conditioning to throw waste around public places was one of them . So interest should be generated among student population in proper waste disposal . We created survey forms , passed it around faculty and students to inquire about the reluctance in using normal waste bins , what would spark interest in using them , how they feel while using one and while not using a waste bin , etc . A lot of responses were received and analyzed . 

 We decided to create an IoT based waste bin and test one in most crowded place 

 in campus . It had automatic opening system . A mobile app was made specifically for this and people were awarded points based on amount of waste they disposed . Students could track their points with that mobile app . Every week a winner was selected and awarded special titles . 

 Response from student community was mind - blowing . At first only very few 

 students started using it . Then number of students grew rapidly . Winner series became a hit and competitions became high . Since that one bin became success we decided to implement the same in different parts of campus . As a result of these efforts campus became waste free and much more beautiful than before . 

 Insights 

 Even with this idea we never expected this outcome . Interest shown by students 

 were really good . More than the interest in the product what shocked us was sheer support by faculty , students in realizing this project . A positive change in very few people ’s outlook could be projected outwards and gradually it can change the entire society . These waste bins were installed only inside campus , but people started using waste bins even when they are out somewhere else . More students came with ideas to 

 improvise these . We thus succeeded in creating a new positive outlook among student community which supported proper waste disposal methods and recycling . 

 Approach 

 Learning launch was a very good technique to use for this particular challenge . 

 But all the data collected from students and faculty were analyzed collectively by our student committee and every member focused on what they found to be a very good idea . This resulted in loss of many other ideas and factors which were ignored by majority members . Also in this method opinion of one member can influence opinion of other . So I would combine it with mind mapping technique . In mind mapping we could arrange all the data extracted into various groups and then displayed . Every member would not down what they find interesting and at the end these suggestions can be pasted on a board and can be easily analyzed . In this way we can ensure that every member is equally given a chance to present their opinions without influence of anyone else . This can result in much better idea generation and brain storming sessions .
### Output: 