Example reflection- Visualization 

 Challenge and selection      I am using the example of visualization which was key to helping to identify approaches to a   journey map that a disparate set of stakeholders needed to provide input on . The challenge of   doing something like this was especially challenging during the pandemic as everyone would be   remote instead of together in our large collaborations room looking at a series of whiteboards   with sticky notes in their hands . What was needed was a remote visualization tool that   would n’t be too bulky and be flexible enough to allow all participants to provide input   simultaneously if needed . We did not want any single person to have a single point of control in   order to streamline the exercises and prevent user frustration .     The solution we used is called Mural , it ’s an online collaboration tool that appeared to fit our   needs perfectly for our rather large group of 11 stakeholders .   It should also be noted that   many of these stakeholders were new to the organization and actually had n’t met each other in   person due to the restrictions of the pandemic , which made our task more challenging since   stronger minded personalities and/or veterans of the organization would tend to dominate   conversations and decisions .   Hence it would be important to have a session coordinator who   did n’t necessarily need to know the domain of which we were speaking about , but would be   effective at moving the conversation along and keeping everyone on scheduled and in full   participation     Application     We started the session with some brief introductions , along with a very quick intro to the Mural   software . A few quick exercises got everyone quickly used to the mechanics of the virtual   bulletin board . We scheduled about 4 hrs for the entire session so we had plenty of time .    Essentially everyone joined a Zoom call , which our coordinator sharing her screen with the   Mural application running . She would control the screen changes , and keep time against our   agenda .      Being cognizant of not starting with a blank screen , we conducted interviews of the 11   stakeholders in the week prior to the session . We wanted to understand their current view of   the world , their objectives and their pain points .    We kicked off the session with a brief agenda   and run down of the activities we would pursue , and the timing of each . We made sure this   lined up with what the stakeholders had envisioned , and whether more or less time should be   devoted to any particular set of activities . Of course , we wanted to remain as flexible as   possible while still achieving a productive outcome .      In our first activity of the session , each stakeholder could see artifacts from their individual   interview on the virtual bulletin board . It was easy to see what kind of alignment existed   between the group , as well as gaps .   Discussions began amongst the team members , and we   had put all of the objectives in total on virtual stickies , giving each stakeholder a chance to rank 

 order then in order of priority , or whether they were needed at all . After a few rounds of   debate and reordering / excluding we seemed to have a set of objectives and initiatives which   were vital to achieve the future state the organization desired .    Other sessions followed which helped to shore up where the organization would go , the   roadmap it would follow , and most importantly is that the right place for it to be . After the   session we created a deliverable which summarized the outputs and provided our   recommendations on how to achieve the target state .      Insight and Approach     I think this process was especially vital given the dynamics of the organization- the relatively   new team members who had n’t met before were given a voice to shape the output .   The tool   we chose worked really well and I would definitely use it again . I do n’t think it would substitute   a meeting in person with everyone involved but it ’s the next best thing . Normally we do these   collaboration meetings with large touch screens ( formerly whiteboards ) which can manipulate   graphics on the screen . We also would split folks into separate teams to work on their own and   come back together . I do believe Mural can support separate working sessions to split groups   but we did n’t do it . In summary , in a normal non - remote world I would advocate in person   collaboration in a room designed for such as the best method .      Another aspect I believe was vital to our success was the pre - session interviews . Having some   idea of what the stakeholders were thinking helped the session to get a running start . I can   imagine a subtle chaos if everyone was staring at nothing on the screen … do we have any   volunteers to go first ?   I do n’t think that would have worked . Essentially during the one - on - one   interviews , everyone went first and their ideas were already on the bulletin board at the start . I   would highly recommend starting with something like this for anyone who wishes to try this for   themselves . 


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: Example reflection- Visualization 

 Challenge and selection      I am using the example of visualization which was key to helping to identify approaches to a   journey map that a disparate set of stakeholders needed to provide input on . The challenge of   doing something like this was especially challenging during the pandemic as everyone would be   remote instead of together in our large collaborations room looking at a series of whiteboards   with sticky notes in their hands . What was needed was a remote visualization tool that   would n’t be too bulky and be flexible enough to allow all participants to provide input   simultaneously if needed . We did not want any single person to have a single point of control in   order to streamline the exercises and prevent user frustration .     The solution we used is called Mural , it ’s an online collaboration tool that appeared to fit our   needs perfectly for our rather large group of 11 stakeholders .   It should also be noted that   many of these stakeholders were new to the organization and actually had n’t met each other in   person due to the restrictions of the pandemic , which made our task more challenging since   stronger minded personalities and/or veterans of the organization would tend to dominate   conversations and decisions .   Hence it would be important to have a session coordinator who   did n’t necessarily need to know the domain of which we were speaking about , but would be   effective at moving the conversation along and keeping everyone on scheduled and in full   participation     Application     We started the session with some brief introductions , along with a very quick intro to the Mural   software . A few quick exercises got everyone quickly used to the mechanics of the virtual   bulletin board . We scheduled about 4 hrs for the entire session so we had plenty of time .    Essentially everyone joined a Zoom call , which our coordinator sharing her screen with the   Mural application running . She would control the screen changes , and keep time against our   agenda .      Being cognizant of not starting with a blank screen , we conducted interviews of the 11   stakeholders in the week prior to the session . We wanted to understand their current view of   the world , their objectives and their pain points .    We kicked off the session with a brief agenda   and run down of the activities we would pursue , and the timing of each . We made sure this   lined up with what the stakeholders had envisioned , and whether more or less time should be   devoted to any particular set of activities . Of course , we wanted to remain as flexible as   possible while still achieving a productive outcome .      In our first activity of the session , each stakeholder could see artifacts from their individual   interview on the virtual bulletin board . It was easy to see what kind of alignment existed   between the group , as well as gaps .   Discussions began amongst the team members , and we   had put all of the objectives in total on virtual stickies , giving each stakeholder a chance to rank 

 order then in order of priority , or whether they were needed at all . After a few rounds of   debate and reordering / excluding we seemed to have a set of objectives and initiatives which   were vital to achieve the future state the organization desired .    Other sessions followed which helped to shore up where the organization would go , the   roadmap it would follow , and most importantly is that the right place for it to be . After the   session we created a deliverable which summarized the outputs and provided our   recommendations on how to achieve the target state .      Insight and Approach     I think this process was especially vital given the dynamics of the organization- the relatively   new team members who had n’t met before were given a voice to shape the output .   The tool   we chose worked really well and I would definitely use it again . I do n’t think it would substitute   a meeting in person with everyone involved but it ’s the next best thing . Normally we do these   collaboration meetings with large touch screens ( formerly whiteboards ) which can manipulate   graphics on the screen . We also would split folks into separate teams to work on their own and   come back together . I do believe Mural can support separate working sessions to split groups   but we did n’t do it . In summary , in a normal non - remote world I would advocate in person   collaboration in a room designed for such as the best method .      Another aspect I believe was vital to our success was the pre - session interviews . Having some   idea of what the stakeholders were thinking helped the session to get a running start . I can   imagine a subtle chaos if everyone was staring at nothing on the screen … do we have any   volunteers to go first ?   I do n’t think that would have worked . Essentially during the one - on - one   interviews , everyone went first and their ideas were already on the bulletin board at the start . I   would highly recommend starting with something like this for anyone who wishes to try this for   themselves .
### Output: 