Reflection - Mind Mapping Tool 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The tool that was used in order to gather and analyse more data and insights about the challenge was mind mapping . The challenge was to invent or innovate a product or service which would solve problems pertaining to travelling , backpacking or outdoor activites . I used this method to make the potential end users themselves a source of ideas indirectly by mind mapping tool . 

 Application 

 I started the process by first finalizing all the different modes that will be used to carry out mind mapping process . These included interviews , discussion forums , questionaires , feedback from organization etc . I reached out to the travel communities on different social media platforms as well as friends . The volunteers were asked t fill out a questionaire and take a survey . They were asked to write 10 things that would make their backpacking or travel experience better . 

 These replies were then grouped based on similarty and each cluster was analysed for possible design ideas of a product or service . The interviews with select few volunteers proved to be insigthful and informative . 

 A data set was created and analysed . 

 Insights & approach 

 The insights obtained from the Mind maping Tool are as follows . 

 The main advantage of the process was that it gave a lot of different areas and ideas that could be targetted which were previously not thought about . However there was a drawback of this data being of a very broad spectrum and needed lot of effort to be structured . A process with mind mapping along with a pre defined structure in which the data sorts itself automatically would be ideal . The prominent insight that was obtained was regarding comfort while travelling . The included better equipment , weight of baggage , innovations in the backpacks etc . 

 The design problem thus selcted was to make a portable device that helped drying clothes quickly thus eliminatin the need of carrying excessive clothing thus reducing weight while increasing comfort . 


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 - Mind Mapping Tool 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The tool that was used in order to gather and analyse more data and insights about the challenge was mind mapping . The challenge was to invent or innovate a product or service which would solve problems pertaining to travelling , backpacking or outdoor activites . I used this method to make the potential end users themselves a source of ideas indirectly by mind mapping tool . 

 Application 

 I started the process by first finalizing all the different modes that will be used to carry out mind mapping process . These included interviews , discussion forums , questionaires , feedback from organization etc . I reached out to the travel communities on different social media platforms as well as friends . The volunteers were asked t fill out a questionaire and take a survey . They were asked to write 10 things that would make their backpacking or travel experience better . 

 These replies were then grouped based on similarty and each cluster was analysed for possible design ideas of a product or service . The interviews with select few volunteers proved to be insigthful and informative . 

 A data set was created and analysed . 

 Insights & approach 

 The insights obtained from the Mind maping Tool are as follows . 

 The main advantage of the process was that it gave a lot of different areas and ideas that could be targetted which were previously not thought about . However there was a drawback of this data being of a very broad spectrum and needed lot of effort to be structured . A process with mind mapping along with a pre defined structure in which the data sorts itself automatically would be ideal . The prominent insight that was obtained was regarding comfort while travelling . The included better equipment , weight of baggage , innovations in the backpacks etc . 

 The design problem thus selcted was to make a portable device that helped drying clothes quickly thus eliminatin the need of carrying excessive clothing thus reducing weight while increasing comfort .
### Output: 