Visualization – An Effective Design Thinking Tool 

 Challenge 

 When my second baby girl was about to deliver , it created jealous , worries to the big sister which was 9- year - old . She said , “ I am worried because you will spend all the time with the baby and no one will take   care of me . ” When I heard it for the 3rd time , I understood a simple answer like “ we will still love you ”   would not ease her worries . The problem should be solved before the new baby born and before her   worries are amplified . 

 Selection 

 I need to select a way which is easy to be accepted by a 9 - year - old kid , a way which will not create more   argument and confusion , so I selected visualization . 

 Application 

 In a quiet afternoon when no one of us was busy with anything , I sit with my daughter on a table with a   pen and paper . First , I drew 3 stick figures representing mom , dad and herself in a triangle position .   From each person , drew arrows to another person . Then ask my daughter , “ if you want to split your love   to your mom and me , how do you want split it ” . “ 50 % and 50 % ” , she just learnt percentage . I explained   to her that mom and dad would also share the love equally in the family , so I put 50 % beside each   arrow . A simple love sharing graphic was created as shown below . 

 I asked my daughter to calculate how much love each person gives and receives . Very quickly , she   calculated everyone gives and receives 100 % of the love . Then I asked her to draw another graphic if she   had a little sister . I helped her draw 4 stick figures in a square position . With some additional help , she   drew a new love sharing graphic with little sister included as shown below and marked the love each   one gives and receives . Now it ’s 1/3 for each to give and receive . 

 Again , I asked her to calculate how much total love each person gives and receives . To her surprise , it ’s   still 100 % . A simple visualized graphic and math helped my daughter understand no matter how many   members added in the family he does not receive less love . Actually after this talk , she never express her   concern again . She started to share all the happiness we had during the pregnancy and could not wait   the baby to join the family . 

 Insight 

 Even though this is a case used to a kid , it ’s the same to adults . Visualization is great design thinking tool   which can simplify your idea and make other people understand it quickly and clearly . It ’s easier for   people to join the conversation and creating an engaging environment for participation . It does not   require any drawing skill to use visualization tool to communicate and convey ideas . My 9 - year - old   daughter can do it . With her own participation , she understood and accepted the concept easily . 

 Approach 

 The approach to choose from design thinking tools is highly depending on what is your objective , what is   the problem you want to solve , what are the people you work with and what the challenge you are   facing . For a 9 - year - old kid , I believe it ’s easy and effective to start with visualization . You can have fast   feedback if it ’s working or not . If it ’s not working , I think the next try should be storytelling . It could take   longer time and repeating efforts , but it could build the positive perspectives for her . 


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: Visualization – An Effective Design Thinking Tool 

 Challenge 

 When my second baby girl was about to deliver , it created jealous , worries to the big sister which was 9- year - old . She said , “ I am worried because you will spend all the time with the baby and no one will take   care of me . ” When I heard it for the 3rd time , I understood a simple answer like “ we will still love you ”   would not ease her worries . The problem should be solved before the new baby born and before her   worries are amplified . 

 Selection 

 I need to select a way which is easy to be accepted by a 9 - year - old kid , a way which will not create more   argument and confusion , so I selected visualization . 

 Application 

 In a quiet afternoon when no one of us was busy with anything , I sit with my daughter on a table with a   pen and paper . First , I drew 3 stick figures representing mom , dad and herself in a triangle position .   From each person , drew arrows to another person . Then ask my daughter , “ if you want to split your love   to your mom and me , how do you want split it ” . “ 50 % and 50 % ” , she just learnt percentage . I explained   to her that mom and dad would also share the love equally in the family , so I put 50 % beside each   arrow . A simple love sharing graphic was created as shown below . 

 I asked my daughter to calculate how much love each person gives and receives . Very quickly , she   calculated everyone gives and receives 100 % of the love . Then I asked her to draw another graphic if she   had a little sister . I helped her draw 4 stick figures in a square position . With some additional help , she   drew a new love sharing graphic with little sister included as shown below and marked the love each   one gives and receives . Now it ’s 1/3 for each to give and receive . 

 Again , I asked her to calculate how much total love each person gives and receives . To her surprise , it ’s   still 100 % . A simple visualized graphic and math helped my daughter understand no matter how many   members added in the family he does not receive less love . Actually after this talk , she never express her   concern again . She started to share all the happiness we had during the pregnancy and could not wait   the baby to join the family . 

 Insight 

 Even though this is a case used to a kid , it ’s the same to adults . Visualization is great design thinking tool   which can simplify your idea and make other people understand it quickly and clearly . It ’s easier for   people to join the conversation and creating an engaging environment for participation . It does not   require any drawing skill to use visualization tool to communicate and convey ideas . My 9 - year - old   daughter can do it . With her own participation , she understood and accepted the concept easily . 

 Approach 

 The approach to choose from design thinking tools is highly depending on what is your objective , what is   the problem you want to solve , what are the people you work with and what the challenge you are   facing . For a 9 - year - old kid , I believe it ’s easy and effective to start with visualization . You can have fast   feedback if it ’s working or not . If it ’s not working , I think the next try should be storytelling . It could take   longer time and repeating efforts , but it could build the positive perspectives for her .
### Output: 