DESIGN THINKING FOR 

 INNOVATION 

 PEER - GRADED ASSIGNMENT : Reflection 

 By : Farooq Tanbir 

 AUGUST 12 , 2021 

 INSTRUCTOR : Ashley Barbosa 

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 Challenge : 

 I work in the HR department of the VoiP ( Navy ’s Child and Youth Program ) . 

 There were a few challenges that I ’ve observed over time that can leave a bigger impact or 

 organizational development if continued for a long time . The major challenge that the HR 

 department of Navy ’s Child and Youth Program faces is the lack of knowledge and awareness among some of the 

 employees , i.e. their lack of understanding of the resource policies and procedures , despite the fact 

 that all of the organizational policies are available to each and every employee . The policies and 

 procedures are also available on the company ’s website . Other than that , there are awareness 

 workshops held by the organization every year in order to keep employees updated with all of the 

 policies and procedures . The dissemination of information also continuously takes place through 

 various different communication channels . Another challenge followed by this one , is the 

 employees ’ failure to respond to the procedures required of them on time despite sending them 

 continuous reminders about the procedures . An example of these challenges is employees ’ failure 

 to produce annual declarations , entering job objectives , and completing the performance 

 evaluations in the time given to them . 

 Selection : 

 For the particular challenge addressed above , mind mapping can be the best possible tool in 

 overcoming the challenge by helping employees understand the procedures . Mind mapping is used 

 as an effective tool to think as well as analyze ideas . Therefore , it can be used to instill the 

 procedures in employees ’ mind in a more impactful manner . 

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 Application : 

 As part of the application of the mind mapping tool , I will start by gathering all the employees and 

 by gaining their attention over the main concept , i.e. HR policies or procedures of the Navy ’s Child and Youth Program . I 

 will write down the main key word “ HR Procedures ” in the middle of the screen to grab maximum 

 attention of the audience ( employees ) . After that , I will start linking all of the different facets or 

 elements that come under the ‘ procedure ’ domain , such as procedures for annual declaration , 

 procedures for writing job objectives , and procedures for performance evaluation , etc . all of these 

 sub procedures will be linked to the main heading of “ procedures ” in the center of screen . After 

 that , I will take up one procedure heading at a time , for example ‘ job objectives ’ and I will start 

 linking all of the steps and procedures ( in small phrases ) involved in defining job objectives . 

 Similarly , I will do this for all other individual procedures by linking their sub procedures with 

 them in the same manner . At the end , I will organize all the ideas and links by connecting them 

 with the main central concept that is under consideration ( HR Procedures ) . The whole purpose of 

 this exercise is to help employees understand the HR procedures in a simple yet detailed form . The 

 use of small words or phrases will further help them in remembering them for future reference and 

 to recall them easily whenever and wherever required . 

 Insight : 

 After applying the mind mapping tool for employees ’ awareness and understanding of HR policies 

 and procedures , the employees became more confident in linking different procedures with one 

 another and making logical sense out of them . The results proved out to be fruitful , as the 

 employees could easily remember and apply the procedures whenever required , instead of causing 

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 any delays due to lack of knowledge . Their overall performance improved and the results also 

 positively impacted the organizational outcomes . 

 Approach : 

 Based on the results obtained from implementing the mind mapping tool . I am convinced to use 

 the same tool in future whenever I need to make any change by delivering the required knowledge . 

 This tool not only helps in remembering the themes and ideas , but also aids in making logical sense 

 out of different ideas . Similarly , it improves employees ’ critical thinking by constantly engaging 

 them in brainstorming and idea generation . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Farooq Tanbir
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: DESIGN THINKING FOR 

 INNOVATION 

 PEER - GRADED ASSIGNMENT : Reflection 

 By : Farooq Tanbir 

 AUGUST 12 , 2021 

 INSTRUCTOR : Ashley Barbosa 

 1 | P a g e 

 Challenge : 

 I work in the HR department of the VoiP ( Navy ’s Child and Youth Program ) . 

 There were a few challenges that I ’ve observed over time that can leave a bigger impact or 

 organizational development if continued for a long time . The major challenge that the HR 

 department of Navy ’s Child and Youth Program faces is the lack of knowledge and awareness among some of the 

 employees , i.e. their lack of understanding of the resource policies and procedures , despite the fact 

 that all of the organizational policies are available to each and every employee . The policies and 

 procedures are also available on the company ’s website . Other than that , there are awareness 

 workshops held by the organization every year in order to keep employees updated with all of the 

 policies and procedures . The dissemination of information also continuously takes place through 

 various different communication channels . Another challenge followed by this one , is the 

 employees ’ failure to respond to the procedures required of them on time despite sending them 

 continuous reminders about the procedures . An example of these challenges is employees ’ failure 

 to produce annual declarations , entering job objectives , and completing the performance 

 evaluations in the time given to them . 

 Selection : 

 For the particular challenge addressed above , mind mapping can be the best possible tool in 

 overcoming the challenge by helping employees understand the procedures . Mind mapping is used 

 as an effective tool to think as well as analyze ideas . Therefore , it can be used to instill the 

 procedures in employees ’ mind in a more impactful manner . 

 2 | P a g e 

 Application : 

 As part of the application of the mind mapping tool , I will start by gathering all the employees and 

 by gaining their attention over the main concept , i.e. HR policies or procedures of the Navy ’s Child and Youth Program . I 

 will write down the main key word “ HR Procedures ” in the middle of the screen to grab maximum 

 attention of the audience ( employees ) . After that , I will start linking all of the different facets or 

 elements that come under the ‘ procedure ’ domain , such as procedures for annual declaration , 

 procedures for writing job objectives , and procedures for performance evaluation , etc . all of these 

 sub procedures will be linked to the main heading of “ procedures ” in the center of screen . After 

 that , I will take up one procedure heading at a time , for example ‘ job objectives ’ and I will start 

 linking all of the steps and procedures ( in small phrases ) involved in defining job objectives . 

 Similarly , I will do this for all other individual procedures by linking their sub procedures with 

 them in the same manner . At the end , I will organize all the ideas and links by connecting them 

 with the main central concept that is under consideration ( HR Procedures ) . The whole purpose of 

 this exercise is to help employees understand the HR procedures in a simple yet detailed form . The 

 use of small words or phrases will further help them in remembering them for future reference and 

 to recall them easily whenever and wherever required . 

 Insight : 

 After applying the mind mapping tool for employees ’ awareness and understanding of HR policies 

 and procedures , the employees became more confident in linking different procedures with one 

 another and making logical sense out of them . The results proved out to be fruitful , as the 

 employees could easily remember and apply the procedures whenever required , instead of causing 

 3 | P a g e 

 any delays due to lack of knowledge . Their overall performance improved and the results also 

 positively impacted the organizational outcomes . 

 Approach : 

 Based on the results obtained from implementing the mind mapping tool . I am convinced to use 

 the same tool in future whenever I need to make any change by delivering the required knowledge . 

 This tool not only helps in remembering the themes and ideas , but also aids in making logical sense 

 out of different ideas . Similarly , it improves employees ’ critical thinking by constantly engaging 

 them in brainstorming and idea generation .
### Output: 