Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge 

 I am a principal consultant who is mainly working in the manufacturing and the process engineering   field . As a consultation and solution providing companies , I am engaging in various industries .   Although the sectors , as well as the technologies , are similar , the communication , mainly the verbal   one , might defer entirely from each industry . Each industry has industry - specific terms that are used   by the worker , engineers and managers in their daily routine . It can lead to miscommunication and   misunderstanding due to the other industries I am serving , as they might have slightly different   interpretations or even similar could be referred to various products and processes . 

 Selection 

 To minimize these challenges , I use visualization quite frequently at the beginning of the design   thinking process to eliminate those miscommunications right from the start . As terms a similar it is   essential that we build the same understanding . 

 Application 

 The most common application of visualization in the design thinking process is mainly in the first   meeting with a new client . Most challenging is the understanding of the process flow and also the   terms in each stage . I divide the visualization into two different categories . The first one is the logical   process flow . It will provide me with the inside of how many process steps are required to complete   the product . To see how many reasonable measures are in the process gives me an excellent   opportunity to use design thinking techniques later to question how to improve each step and , what   would be the best , how to eliminate steps . The second visualization that I do is equipment and   physical connection . By drawing the equipment , the process flow becomes even more transparent .   Now the words in the process flow become real things . With real things , the terms can be easier   understood . Often the wording is part of the function of the equipment . This two - step approach is   efficient and effective to make design thinking work . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Having this two - step approach allows you to get a deep understanding of the customer terms and   processes . The power in the visualization technique is to ensure that times and procedures are   correct . I will avoid assumptions . Furthermore , by understanding both the logical process as well as   the equipment , we have two option to apply design thinking techniques to create new and better   solutions . 

 Most of my clients in the industry are “ industry - blind ” or “ process - blind ” . It is challenging for them   to change against the industry standard and best practice . However , open up the process flow and   the equipment due to visualization creates opportunities to enhance both . 


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 principal consultant who is mainly working in the manufacturing and the process engineering   field . As a consultation and solution providing companies , I am engaging in various industries .   Although the sectors , as well as the technologies , are similar , the communication , mainly the verbal   one , might defer entirely from each industry . Each industry has industry - specific terms that are used   by the worker , engineers and managers in their daily routine . It can lead to miscommunication and   misunderstanding due to the other industries I am serving , as they might have slightly different   interpretations or even similar could be referred to various products and processes . 

 Selection 

 To minimize these challenges , I use visualization quite frequently at the beginning of the design   thinking process to eliminate those miscommunications right from the start . As terms a similar it is   essential that we build the same understanding . 

 Application 

 The most common application of visualization in the design thinking process is mainly in the first   meeting with a new client . Most challenging is the understanding of the process flow and also the   terms in each stage . I divide the visualization into two different categories . The first one is the logical   process flow . It will provide me with the inside of how many process steps are required to complete   the product . To see how many reasonable measures are in the process gives me an excellent   opportunity to use design thinking techniques later to question how to improve each step and , what   would be the best , how to eliminate steps . The second visualization that I do is equipment and   physical connection . By drawing the equipment , the process flow becomes even more transparent .   Now the words in the process flow become real things . With real things , the terms can be easier   understood . Often the wording is part of the function of the equipment . This two - step approach is   efficient and effective to make design thinking work . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Having this two - step approach allows you to get a deep understanding of the customer terms and   processes . The power in the visualization technique is to ensure that times and procedures are   correct . I will avoid assumptions . Furthermore , by understanding both the logical process as well as   the equipment , we have two option to apply design thinking techniques to create new and better   solutions . 

 Most of my clients in the industry are “ industry - blind ” or “ process - blind ” . It is challenging for them   to change against the industry standard and best practice . However , open up the process flow and   the equipment due to visualization creates opportunities to enhance both .
### Output: 