Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 I currently work for a management consulting firm within financial services . Notoriously financial   services companies – my clients – lack in technology when compared to other industries . They tend to   move slow and miss opportunities to invest in cutting edge technology . My new role requires me to sell   services to my clients regarding these “ emerging technologies ” ( for example artificial intelligence . ) As   these concepts are new and unknown , I have a challenge to get my clients to understand the   importance of staying ahead of technology trends and investing in emerging technology . 

 Selection and Application 

 I found storytelling here to be a helpful tool . The reason why this helped was because I needed to   inspire and relate to the emotional side of the idea I was pitching . Coming in talking about technology   was n’t appealing , but telling a story about a peer firm and talking about initiatives Silicon Valley was   doing was relatable and inspired creativity . 

 I was able to use an example from a past project to talk about the sequence of events from : issue ,   solutions , execution , and results . This made it tangible to my audience . I was able to cut through their   perception of artificial intelligence – from something only useful at the likes of Google – to how it would   be applicable at their company and business units . 

 A few key items that made this successful for me was understanding my audience . I knew who was in   the room and what would resonate well . I was also dynamic with how I communicated my points . I used   an open room where I could engage with my audience . I brought them along on the journey . I allowed   them to ask questions and encouraged involvement . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Taking this approach , I was able to get my audience to understand how to adapt to emerging technology   and to brainstorm potential applications to implement . For example , we highlighted areas across the   operating model ( sales , operations , trading , HR , etc . ) where certain technologies could be helpful . We   also identified areas were further detailed conversation would be beneficial to have . 

 A learning launch could potentially be another tool used here but I feel storytelling was the right tool to   use in this situation . I used data and insights to frame my “ story ” but did n’t let it define the story .   Meaning the research was n’t the story , the challenge , solutions , and results was the story . During a   learning launch , I could bring additional experts into the room and conduct breakout sessions for those   who wanted to go deeper ; however , I wanted to inspire change , innovation , and creativity . Therefore , I   felt the best first step was storytelling as I could control the direction of the message . 


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 – Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 I currently work for a management consulting firm within financial services . Notoriously financial   services companies – my clients – lack in technology when compared to other industries . They tend to   move slow and miss opportunities to invest in cutting edge technology . My new role requires me to sell   services to my clients regarding these “ emerging technologies ” ( for example artificial intelligence . ) As   these concepts are new and unknown , I have a challenge to get my clients to understand the   importance of staying ahead of technology trends and investing in emerging technology . 

 Selection and Application 

 I found storytelling here to be a helpful tool . The reason why this helped was because I needed to   inspire and relate to the emotional side of the idea I was pitching . Coming in talking about technology   was n’t appealing , but telling a story about a peer firm and talking about initiatives Silicon Valley was   doing was relatable and inspired creativity . 

 I was able to use an example from a past project to talk about the sequence of events from : issue ,   solutions , execution , and results . This made it tangible to my audience . I was able to cut through their   perception of artificial intelligence – from something only useful at the likes of Google – to how it would   be applicable at their company and business units . 

 A few key items that made this successful for me was understanding my audience . I knew who was in   the room and what would resonate well . I was also dynamic with how I communicated my points . I used   an open room where I could engage with my audience . I brought them along on the journey . I allowed   them to ask questions and encouraged involvement . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Taking this approach , I was able to get my audience to understand how to adapt to emerging technology   and to brainstorm potential applications to implement . For example , we highlighted areas across the   operating model ( sales , operations , trading , HR , etc . ) where certain technologies could be helpful . We   also identified areas were further detailed conversation would be beneficial to have . 

 A learning launch could potentially be another tool used here but I feel storytelling was the right tool to   use in this situation . I used data and insights to frame my “ story ” but did n’t let it define the story .   Meaning the research was n’t the story , the challenge , solutions , and results was the story . During a   learning launch , I could bring additional experts into the room and conduct breakout sessions for those   who wanted to go deeper ; however , I wanted to inspire change , innovation , and creativity . Therefore , I   felt the best first step was storytelling as I could control the direction of the message .
### Output: 