Example Reflection – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 I am working as a process/ technology engineer in my organization and I am concerned with developing   new process or technology that integrates with our production lines , and that can deliver products within   the tolerance of the product formulation . I am not directly involved with or close to our product   consumers , my customers are the manufacturing and the R&D department within my origination who rely   on my process/ technology solutions . The challenge I choose here is to develop a novel way of packaging   our product that is much more appealing to our consumer than other competitions out there , while also   satisfying our manufacturing team by delivering a robust packaging process solution and limited to   internal budget . The project team would include packaging process team ( 3 people ) , manufacturing   representative concerned with packaging ( 1 person ) , R&D department ( 1 from product , 1 from packing ) ,   finance department ( 1 person ) . The focus on process development is important because whatever the   solution is , the process team has to eventually enable it on the production line which is robust and   repeatable . Our key customers are R&D and Manufacturing team . 

 Selection 

 In our organization production line time is expensive and whenever we have to conduct experiments for   even a couple of shifts the line downtime comes at a very high cost because we are unable to produce   any products that can be sold to our consumers ( raw materials and time used to produce these products   is lost ) and has to be blocked from reaching the warehouse . Therefore I am choosing the learning launch   tool so that if the solution does not work then we will at least fail fast and cheap . 

 Application 

 After we have a set of ideas from the consumer data collected by our R&D colleagues and production data   from our manufacturing colleagues , we will filter these ideas based on its feasibility , timeline to execute   and if it fits into our budget . We would then gather these filtered ideas and work with our process   engineers to develop quick solutions that could be executed on the production line within 8 hours ( 1 shift ) .   This execution should be planned in such a way that the line operators are involved and are pre - trained   regarding the changes being made , because their feedback on ease of use the new process/ equipment is   critical in learning launch phase ( remember , manufacturing is also our stakeholder , right down to the   people on the floor who operate the equipment ) . The top focus should also be reapplication of any similar   process from other business units within our organization so that we do not have to develop it from   scratch , thus saving time and money . 

 Products from each of this experiment is then taken to learn further in the next stage of learning launch   process , which is with our actual consumers . With the help of R&D colleagues we can get first hand insight   of this new packaging concepts from our consumers , by either setting up stalls in the retail shops or by   inviting our consumers to our testing centers . This is where we will confirm if our design assumptions   were true and if the solution meets our consumers ’ needs more than our competition , if not we make a   list of the disconfirming facts . 

 Insight 

 With an end to end approach , involving all our key stakeholders in this design thinking process , we will be   able to figure out if the key assumptions we made were true or not . The design solution we are going to   choose is not only going to affect our consumers , but also the workers on the floor who will be using this   process/ technology . Their satisfaction is also equally important one we have locked our design solution   and rolled - out it out on the production lines . This way we can ensure our consumers and all our   stakeholders needs are met . The best design solution then can be chosen and scaled up with confidence   that it is not going to fail at later stages . 

 Approach 

 In a big organization that I work in , I would really like to keep my team small , streamlined and motivated .   The team has to still involve all the key stakeholders in approaching any of the design thinking stages . I   believe for the same challenge I mentioned above , the mind mapping stage would be really critical and   has to execute efficiently . This is where we will be looking for patterns and insights within the large data   we have collected to layout our key assumptions . In an organization with such diverse teams and   stakeholders , looking for patterns and connecting the dots to arrive at key assumptions will pose a real   challenge . 


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 – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 I am working as a process/ technology engineer in my organization and I am concerned with developing   new process or technology that integrates with our production lines , and that can deliver products within   the tolerance of the product formulation . I am not directly involved with or close to our product   consumers , my customers are the manufacturing and the R&D department within my origination who rely   on my process/ technology solutions . The challenge I choose here is to develop a novel way of packaging   our product that is much more appealing to our consumer than other competitions out there , while also   satisfying our manufacturing team by delivering a robust packaging process solution and limited to   internal budget . The project team would include packaging process team ( 3 people ) , manufacturing   representative concerned with packaging ( 1 person ) , R&D department ( 1 from product , 1 from packing ) ,   finance department ( 1 person ) . The focus on process development is important because whatever the   solution is , the process team has to eventually enable it on the production line which is robust and   repeatable . Our key customers are R&D and Manufacturing team . 

 Selection 

 In our organization production line time is expensive and whenever we have to conduct experiments for   even a couple of shifts the line downtime comes at a very high cost because we are unable to produce   any products that can be sold to our consumers ( raw materials and time used to produce these products   is lost ) and has to be blocked from reaching the warehouse . Therefore I am choosing the learning launch   tool so that if the solution does not work then we will at least fail fast and cheap . 

 Application 

 After we have a set of ideas from the consumer data collected by our R&D colleagues and production data   from our manufacturing colleagues , we will filter these ideas based on its feasibility , timeline to execute   and if it fits into our budget . We would then gather these filtered ideas and work with our process   engineers to develop quick solutions that could be executed on the production line within 8 hours ( 1 shift ) .   This execution should be planned in such a way that the line operators are involved and are pre - trained   regarding the changes being made , because their feedback on ease of use the new process/ equipment is   critical in learning launch phase ( remember , manufacturing is also our stakeholder , right down to the   people on the floor who operate the equipment ) . The top focus should also be reapplication of any similar   process from other business units within our organization so that we do not have to develop it from   scratch , thus saving time and money . 

 Products from each of this experiment is then taken to learn further in the next stage of learning launch   process , which is with our actual consumers . With the help of R&D colleagues we can get first hand insight   of this new packaging concepts from our consumers , by either setting up stalls in the retail shops or by   inviting our consumers to our testing centers . This is where we will confirm if our design assumptions   were true and if the solution meets our consumers ’ needs more than our competition , if not we make a   list of the disconfirming facts . 

 Insight 

 With an end to end approach , involving all our key stakeholders in this design thinking process , we will be   able to figure out if the key assumptions we made were true or not . The design solution we are going to   choose is not only going to affect our consumers , but also the workers on the floor who will be using this   process/ technology . Their satisfaction is also equally important one we have locked our design solution   and rolled - out it out on the production lines . This way we can ensure our consumers and all our   stakeholders needs are met . The best design solution then can be chosen and scaled up with confidence   that it is not going to fail at later stages . 

 Approach 

 In a big organization that I work in , I would really like to keep my team small , streamlined and motivated .   The team has to still involve all the key stakeholders in approaching any of the design thinking stages . I   believe for the same challenge I mentioned above , the mind mapping stage would be really critical and   has to execute efficiently . This is where we will be looking for patterns and insights within the large data   we have collected to layout our key assumptions . In an organization with such diverse teams and   stakeholders , looking for patterns and connecting the dots to arrive at key assumptions will pose a real   challenge .
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