Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 I am a member of a military installation safety office who has recently transferred from one base to   another .   The individual I ’m replacing retired several months ago and many of the internal processes and   tasks within the work center are noticeably out of date or have not properly disseminated across the base .    My challenge will be to update these processes , make connections with unit safety representatives across   the base , and ensure they are properly trained , using the correct information , and teaching that   information to their areas of responsibility .   The primary challenge in this situation was to find how to   relay the important information in ways that highlighted its importance and made the members internalize   or care about it so that they ’ll do the same when teaching others rather than simply going through the   motions of yet another boring military briefing .     Selection 

 While I used a mix of different tools over the course of overhauling these programs , the primary asset I   employed was the Storytelling method .   This design process tool uses telling a story and opening a   dialogue to get buy - in from the listener — particularly by seeking to create a personal or emotional   connection to the story being told or the components of it .     Application 

 When deciding how to implement this method the first choice I made was to move many of the trainings   and courses to be in - person to best facilitate the Storytelling tool .   I modified the slideshow focus less on   providing large quantities of text to read and instead postured them to be bullet points to jumpstart   conversation .   It was also important to occasional have question prompts that could be directed to   individual audience members or asked opening to spur on group discussions .   I sought to provide   opportunities for the members being trained to relate their own stories and experiences to the overarching   story I was telling throughout the presentations .     Insight & Approach 

 I found the application of this tool to be an interesting one and feel I learned — and am still learning — a lot   from the experience .   One of the key insights was seeking a continuous process improvement rather than   applying the tool once and assuming the challenge to be complete .   Each class course I administered was   another chance to modify my approach slightly and seek feedback from the audience to find what was and   was not working as intended .   Furthermore , one of the things I learned about the Storytelling Method was   that each time it was implemented , the story being told would change slightly :   I ’d begin incorporating the   stories that people from previous classes had told into my overarching story for the course and I ’d find   better ways to explain what I was discussing .   I think these things really helped me better cater the story   to the audience each time based on their reactions and feedback and also helped me have more tools in   my proverbial tool box each time I was to present the information to people . 


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 am a member of a military installation safety office who has recently transferred from one base to   another .   The individual I ’m replacing retired several months ago and many of the internal processes and   tasks within the work center are noticeably out of date or have not properly disseminated across the base .    My challenge will be to update these processes , make connections with unit safety representatives across   the base , and ensure they are properly trained , using the correct information , and teaching that   information to their areas of responsibility .   The primary challenge in this situation was to find how to   relay the important information in ways that highlighted its importance and made the members internalize   or care about it so that they ’ll do the same when teaching others rather than simply going through the   motions of yet another boring military briefing .     Selection 

 While I used a mix of different tools over the course of overhauling these programs , the primary asset I   employed was the Storytelling method .   This design process tool uses telling a story and opening a   dialogue to get buy - in from the listener — particularly by seeking to create a personal or emotional   connection to the story being told or the components of it .     Application 

 When deciding how to implement this method the first choice I made was to move many of the trainings   and courses to be in - person to best facilitate the Storytelling tool .   I modified the slideshow focus less on   providing large quantities of text to read and instead postured them to be bullet points to jumpstart   conversation .   It was also important to occasional have question prompts that could be directed to   individual audience members or asked opening to spur on group discussions .   I sought to provide   opportunities for the members being trained to relate their own stories and experiences to the overarching   story I was telling throughout the presentations .     Insight & Approach 

 I found the application of this tool to be an interesting one and feel I learned — and am still learning — a lot   from the experience .   One of the key insights was seeking a continuous process improvement rather than   applying the tool once and assuming the challenge to be complete .   Each class course I administered was   another chance to modify my approach slightly and seek feedback from the audience to find what was and   was not working as intended .   Furthermore , one of the things I learned about the Storytelling Method was   that each time it was implemented , the story being told would change slightly :   I ’d begin incorporating the   stories that people from previous classes had told into my overarching story for the course and I ’d find   better ways to explain what I was discussing .   I think these things really helped me better cater the story   to the audience each time based on their reactions and feedback and also helped me have more tools in   my proverbial tool box each time I was to present the information to people .
### Output: 