Design Thinking Reflection 

 Name :    Arnaldo Campos 

 Forgive me in advance if you , fellow student , get stuck while reading my paragraphs . I ’m a Spanish   native speaker , but I ’ll do my best to get understood in the assignment . 

 Challenge : 

 I have n’t worked in any organization yet , I ’m an industrial engineering student from Peru ,   in South America . But I found a way to utilize the Visualization Tool . Due to the quarantine   imposed in my country , I ’m currently taking virtual classes at my university , which did n’t   have enough experience imparting online courses before . So , I ’ve struggled while learning ,   and also while trying to do group work with my classmates . We were used to study   together in the study lounges of the campus . There was some kind of cubicles with tables   and whiteboards that help us study together and sketch any idea that we may have . But   dealing with online education is so different and the communication between peers has   been reduced to virtual meetings via Zoom or Google Meets . Hence , the challenge for me   is to implement a kind of visualization using our laptops or another way to communicate   graphical ideas to understand situations . 

 Selection : 

 I figured out an application for this Visualization Tool while I was using Microsoft   WhiteBoard to simulate , forgive the redundancy , a whiteboard to solve some math   problems for an assignment . As it was said in the screencast related to this tool ,   visualization is about visual thinking , and that ’s an ability that my partners and I , as   engineering students , were used to putting in practice in presential classes . One of the   main reasons why I chose this tool is that it lets us portray ideas that do n’t even exist yet   actually . Similar to what the lecturer said , university students usually generate new ideas   and possibilities for improvement ( while doing some academic research , for instance ) that   have n’t been seen before . And sometimes is easier to get a common understanding of an   idea using visualization rather than verbalizing that notion . Based on those ideas , I realized   the importance of a virtual whiteboard ( or slides , a Prezi presentation , etc . ) to enhance   online education for engineers . Ideas are commonly misunderstood if a peer or a professor   just talks in a videoconference since is difficult to understand even what is the topic   they ’re trying to communicate . So , I decided to implement the Visualization Tool . 

 Application : 

 The first time I implemented the Visualization Tool was while my classmates and I were   trying to figure out how to design an improvement plan for a company in an Introduction   to Management course that we ’re taking . I realized that we were exposing our ideas at the   Zoom meeting , but none of us could fully understand other ideas . It was difficult to fully   imagine a situation just by verbalizing it . At that point , I suggested that we could use   Microsoft Whiteboard and the share screen function of Zoom to simulate the whiteboards   that we used to have at the campus and portray there our ideas . 

 So , all of us started to diagram and capture our thoughts on our screens . I have a multi- touch notebook , so it was easy for me . However , I realized some of my friends struggled   while sketching with the mouse , but their sketches were still understandable . At the   moment we started sharing our screens via Zoom , we were able to better understand the 

 ideas of the others . For instance , a friend of mine sketched a situation in which a company   is reintroducing itself to the market after the quarantine , with the safety protocols   required , and I think that ’s something each person can imagine differently without having   a base drawing . I think the Visualization Tool was applied satisfactorily overall , as it helps   us to use our visual thinking related to the right part of our brain , but I think that the   inability to draw at the same time , as in a physical whiteboard , was a constraint . 

 Insight : 

 What I discovered is that , indeed , is much better to understand others ’ ideas if they draw   something or use a picture to describe their thoughts . I gained the insight that is important   to completely understand the “ what is ” part of the problem , that is to say , the complete   scope of the problem and prevent to make it too narrow . Talking about online education ,   many students claim that there ’s a problem that involves the teaching quality , but some of   them do n’t broaden the issue to the absence of a whiteboard or a plenty life interaction   between peers . 

 Another insight I gained is the relevance of acquiring a uniform understanding of the   issue / problem / situation between your peers of you . What I mean is that everyone in the   group has to have the same concept of the problem and manage the same design criteria   to reach an innovative solution . That idea of Design Thinking applied to my described case ,   I think , it ’s represented in the fact that my peers and I had to “ speak in the same terms ” in   order to come to a solution for the business case of our assignment . If we couldn´t plenty   comprehend the situation , we ’d have problems while developing a solution . That ’s the   situation in which Visualization Tool helped us a lot . 

 Approach : 

 Finally , the next time I utilize the Visualization Tool , I ’ll tell my peers that if they do n’t have   to use the screen to draw , they can diagram a picture in a paper and then take a photo and   present it during the virtual conference . Also , I think the application of this tool could be   improved a lot if there ’s software that lets people draw simultaneously on their screens . 

 As I wrote in the start of my assignment , I have n’t worked at any place yet , but I become   amazed by the possibilities and tools that Design Thinking offers us , it even helped me   adopt a more growth mindset , and I hope I could use its tools in my future working life . 


EMAIL: 
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NAME_STUDENT: Arnaldo Campos
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### 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 Reflection 

 Name :    Arnaldo Campos 

 Forgive me in advance if you , fellow student , get stuck while reading my paragraphs . I ’m a Spanish   native speaker , but I ’ll do my best to get understood in the assignment . 

 Challenge : 

 I have n’t worked in any organization yet , I ’m an industrial engineering student from Peru ,   in South America . But I found a way to utilize the Visualization Tool . Due to the quarantine   imposed in my country , I ’m currently taking virtual classes at my university , which did n’t   have enough experience imparting online courses before . So , I ’ve struggled while learning ,   and also while trying to do group work with my classmates . We were used to study   together in the study lounges of the campus . There was some kind of cubicles with tables   and whiteboards that help us study together and sketch any idea that we may have . But   dealing with online education is so different and the communication between peers has   been reduced to virtual meetings via Zoom or Google Meets . Hence , the challenge for me   is to implement a kind of visualization using our laptops or another way to communicate   graphical ideas to understand situations . 

 Selection : 

 I figured out an application for this Visualization Tool while I was using Microsoft   WhiteBoard to simulate , forgive the redundancy , a whiteboard to solve some math   problems for an assignment . As it was said in the screencast related to this tool ,   visualization is about visual thinking , and that ’s an ability that my partners and I , as   engineering students , were used to putting in practice in presential classes . One of the   main reasons why I chose this tool is that it lets us portray ideas that do n’t even exist yet   actually . Similar to what the lecturer said , university students usually generate new ideas   and possibilities for improvement ( while doing some academic research , for instance ) that   have n’t been seen before . And sometimes is easier to get a common understanding of an   idea using visualization rather than verbalizing that notion . Based on those ideas , I realized   the importance of a virtual whiteboard ( or slides , a Prezi presentation , etc . ) to enhance   online education for engineers . Ideas are commonly misunderstood if a peer or a professor   just talks in a videoconference since is difficult to understand even what is the topic   they ’re trying to communicate . So , I decided to implement the Visualization Tool . 

 Application : 

 The first time I implemented the Visualization Tool was while my classmates and I were   trying to figure out how to design an improvement plan for a company in an Introduction   to Management course that we ’re taking . I realized that we were exposing our ideas at the   Zoom meeting , but none of us could fully understand other ideas . It was difficult to fully   imagine a situation just by verbalizing it . At that point , I suggested that we could use   Microsoft Whiteboard and the share screen function of Zoom to simulate the whiteboards   that we used to have at the campus and portray there our ideas . 

 So , all of us started to diagram and capture our thoughts on our screens . I have a multi- touch notebook , so it was easy for me . However , I realized some of my friends struggled   while sketching with the mouse , but their sketches were still understandable . At the   moment we started sharing our screens via Zoom , we were able to better understand the 

 ideas of the others . For instance , a friend of mine sketched a situation in which a company   is reintroducing itself to the market after the quarantine , with the safety protocols   required , and I think that ’s something each person can imagine differently without having   a base drawing . I think the Visualization Tool was applied satisfactorily overall , as it helps   us to use our visual thinking related to the right part of our brain , but I think that the   inability to draw at the same time , as in a physical whiteboard , was a constraint . 

 Insight : 

 What I discovered is that , indeed , is much better to understand others ’ ideas if they draw   something or use a picture to describe their thoughts . I gained the insight that is important   to completely understand the “ what is ” part of the problem , that is to say , the complete   scope of the problem and prevent to make it too narrow . Talking about online education ,   many students claim that there ’s a problem that involves the teaching quality , but some of   them do n’t broaden the issue to the absence of a whiteboard or a plenty life interaction   between peers . 

 Another insight I gained is the relevance of acquiring a uniform understanding of the   issue / problem / situation between your peers of you . What I mean is that everyone in the   group has to have the same concept of the problem and manage the same design criteria   to reach an innovative solution . That idea of Design Thinking applied to my described case ,   I think , it ’s represented in the fact that my peers and I had to “ speak in the same terms ” in   order to come to a solution for the business case of our assignment . If we couldn´t plenty   comprehend the situation , we ’d have problems while developing a solution . That ’s the   situation in which Visualization Tool helped us a lot . 

 Approach : 

 Finally , the next time I utilize the Visualization Tool , I ’ll tell my peers that if they do n’t have   to use the screen to draw , they can diagram a picture in a paper and then take a photo and   present it during the virtual conference . Also , I think the application of this tool could be   improved a lot if there ’s software that lets people draw simultaneously on their screens . 

 As I wrote in the start of my assignment , I have n’t worked at any place yet , but I become   amazed by the possibilities and tools that Design Thinking offers us , it even helped me   adopt a more growth mindset , and I hope I could use its tools in my future working life .
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