Guddu Singh Reflection of Design Tool Application 

 Challenge and Selection : 

 I was working on a project and needed to communicate the magnitude of the discrepancy   between men and women in consulting . I needed to show how gender representation numbers   change over time as you progress into the higher levels of consulting . This was going to do into a   powerpoint deck that later made the case for offering unique networking opportunities for   women . I knew that , in order for the Ask later to be strongest , the audience really needed to feel   the disparity that exists at the highest levels of consulting . 

 I was deciding between using visualization and story - telling as a means of really connecting with   the audience and making this part of the presentation impactful . Ultimately , I decided to focus on   the Visualization tool . I chose this for a couple reasons : firstly , I thought of the saying “ a picture   speaks a thousand words . ” I knew that if people saw not just the numbers but the numbers   reflected in visual form , that would be more impactful . Secondly , I this tools is one I am less   comfortable with , so this also felt like a prime opportunity or practice . 

 Application and Approach 

 I ended up taking the data in Microsoft excel and spent time thinking about different ways to   visualize the data . I ended up deciding to start with showing a pie that starts out showing 50 %   men and 50 % women at entry level roles . I then removed respective parts of the pie as we moved   up the ranks to finally leave just 17 % of the Partners were women . At the same time , the portion   of the pie that represented men keeps growing at each level up the ranks . So we start out with   parity and end up showing how the disparity looks by the end . 

 Insights and Future Application / Approach 

 I learned that the more I am able to communicate with visuals , the better the message lands with   an audience . This might sound like a really obvious point to many , but my default has always   been to use words to convey points . This exercise pushed me to invest my time in trying   something different and it was really powerful . I also realized , while I was playing around with   different visualizations , that it matters a lot HOW I choose to visualize something . I think the   most effective visualization will also be the most elegant in that the “ takeaway ” is clear . There   should not be confusion about what an audience member should take away . 

 I think I want to keep practicing and I want to collaborate with a partner in the future so that   there are different perspectives in the design phase . It also helps to think of the end goal , the   thing I want to communicate . 


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NAME_STUDENT: Guddu Singh
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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: Guddu Singh Reflection of Design Tool Application 

 Challenge and Selection : 

 I was working on a project and needed to communicate the magnitude of the discrepancy   between men and women in consulting . I needed to show how gender representation numbers   change over time as you progress into the higher levels of consulting . This was going to do into a   powerpoint deck that later made the case for offering unique networking opportunities for   women . I knew that , in order for the Ask later to be strongest , the audience really needed to feel   the disparity that exists at the highest levels of consulting . 

 I was deciding between using visualization and story - telling as a means of really connecting with   the audience and making this part of the presentation impactful . Ultimately , I decided to focus on   the Visualization tool . I chose this for a couple reasons : firstly , I thought of the saying “ a picture   speaks a thousand words . ” I knew that if people saw not just the numbers but the numbers   reflected in visual form , that would be more impactful . Secondly , I this tools is one I am less   comfortable with , so this also felt like a prime opportunity or practice . 

 Application and Approach 

 I ended up taking the data in Microsoft excel and spent time thinking about different ways to   visualize the data . I ended up deciding to start with showing a pie that starts out showing 50 %   men and 50 % women at entry level roles . I then removed respective parts of the pie as we moved   up the ranks to finally leave just 17 % of the Partners were women . At the same time , the portion   of the pie that represented men keeps growing at each level up the ranks . So we start out with   parity and end up showing how the disparity looks by the end . 

 Insights and Future Application / Approach 

 I learned that the more I am able to communicate with visuals , the better the message lands with   an audience . This might sound like a really obvious point to many , but my default has always   been to use words to convey points . This exercise pushed me to invest my time in trying   something different and it was really powerful . I also realized , while I was playing around with   different visualizations , that it matters a lot HOW I choose to visualize something . I think the   most effective visualization will also be the most elegant in that the “ takeaway ” is clear . There   should not be confusion about what an audience member should take away . 

 I think I want to keep practicing and I want to collaborate with a partner in the future so that   there are different perspectives in the design phase . It also helps to think of the end goal , the   thing I want to communicate .
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