Challenge 

 It is often a pity to see someone lose their life over addiction of alcohol and mental   depression . During my undergraduate studies , a friend of mine had fallen into the   abyss of alcohol addiction from which there seemed to be no point of return . It was   a shame and a pity to see a friend wander deep onto the dark paths of addiction . I   was learning innovation and entrepreneurship back then and seeing the condition of   my friend I decided to help him and other students like him who were in mental   depression and under the influence of alcohol addiction by starting a non - profit   organisation , but later I came to know that it ’s not as easy as it seems . I started to   read on psychology and about how various situations in life lead to an addiction .   During my research I found a copy of Designing for growth by Avitia .   Although design thinking was a completely new avenue for me , I read the book and   decided to use the method of storytelling to help the students . 

 Selection 

 Storytelling was something which resonated with me as I had read a lot of fiction   books and I witnessed how storytelling can be a powerful tool if implemented   correctly . As the Professor explained in her lecture that taking a listener along on   their journey and to put the human beings and their experience front and centre is   an important aspect of successful storytelling , it made me realize that I can use   storytelling to create an imaginary story but present it as a real one and use it to   change the thinking and mentality of the suffering students . Although my main goal   was to start a non - profit self - improvement - centre for such students , I thought let ’s   take an approach on a small scale and try the method with my friend and see where   that takes us . 

 Application 

 I thought the best way to help my friend was to take him to a pub and use the   storytelling method over there as he would be in a comfortable environment . So I   ordered two glasses of whisky and before he could take first sip I stopped him and   told him that I want to tell him a personal story . And then I began . I told him in   detail how I had a best - friend in my life from past 10 years and how I lost him to an   excess drinking problem and how it affected his parents , siblings and his friends .   Moreover , since I knew other personal problems in my friend ’s life due to which led   him to start drinking , I wielded the similar type of the problem in my best - friend   story . I tried my best to add some emotions like tears in my eyes , a look of sadness   and then I looked at him in his eyes and told him that I do n’t want to lose you to   such a problem . That day two friends left the pub without consuming alcohol .   Although it took me four such storytelling sessions ( I used a family member , a 

 mutual real - life example , a favourite actor example ) to abstain him from alcohol ( it   is difficult for an alcoholic to immediately see the light of the day after one session ) ,   the activity and learning was worth it . 

 Insight 

 Storytelling works . By understanding the personal problems and likes and dislikes of   my friend I was able to construct a story and present a moral out of it each time   effectively . As professor Liedtka says ‘ Storytelling is the difference between solving a   problem and creating a cause ’ , I was not only able to solve a problem in my friend ’s   life , but also able to give him a ray of hope , a purpose in life . Design thinking should   not be limited to solve a problem in a corporate or a consumer sector , but its use   should be broadened , such as how I was able to implement it in creating a better life   for a human being emotionally . 

 Approach 

 As I have been working from past 2 years to formally kick - start a non - profit   organisation to help such misguided students , I am trying to understand the design   thinking concept on a broader level with my friends so that we can create custom   tools using storytelling and visualization to help such students . 


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: Challenge 

 It is often a pity to see someone lose their life over addiction of alcohol and mental   depression . During my undergraduate studies , a friend of mine had fallen into the   abyss of alcohol addiction from which there seemed to be no point of return . It was   a shame and a pity to see a friend wander deep onto the dark paths of addiction . I   was learning innovation and entrepreneurship back then and seeing the condition of   my friend I decided to help him and other students like him who were in mental   depression and under the influence of alcohol addiction by starting a non - profit   organisation , but later I came to know that it ’s not as easy as it seems . I started to   read on psychology and about how various situations in life lead to an addiction .   During my research I found a copy of Designing for growth by Avitia .   Although design thinking was a completely new avenue for me , I read the book and   decided to use the method of storytelling to help the students . 

 Selection 

 Storytelling was something which resonated with me as I had read a lot of fiction   books and I witnessed how storytelling can be a powerful tool if implemented   correctly . As the Professor explained in her lecture that taking a listener along on   their journey and to put the human beings and their experience front and centre is   an important aspect of successful storytelling , it made me realize that I can use   storytelling to create an imaginary story but present it as a real one and use it to   change the thinking and mentality of the suffering students . Although my main goal   was to start a non - profit self - improvement - centre for such students , I thought let ’s   take an approach on a small scale and try the method with my friend and see where   that takes us . 

 Application 

 I thought the best way to help my friend was to take him to a pub and use the   storytelling method over there as he would be in a comfortable environment . So I   ordered two glasses of whisky and before he could take first sip I stopped him and   told him that I want to tell him a personal story . And then I began . I told him in   detail how I had a best - friend in my life from past 10 years and how I lost him to an   excess drinking problem and how it affected his parents , siblings and his friends .   Moreover , since I knew other personal problems in my friend ’s life due to which led   him to start drinking , I wielded the similar type of the problem in my best - friend   story . I tried my best to add some emotions like tears in my eyes , a look of sadness   and then I looked at him in his eyes and told him that I do n’t want to lose you to   such a problem . That day two friends left the pub without consuming alcohol .   Although it took me four such storytelling sessions ( I used a family member , a 

 mutual real - life example , a favourite actor example ) to abstain him from alcohol ( it   is difficult for an alcoholic to immediately see the light of the day after one session ) ,   the activity and learning was worth it . 

 Insight 

 Storytelling works . By understanding the personal problems and likes and dislikes of   my friend I was able to construct a story and present a moral out of it each time   effectively . As professor Liedtka says ‘ Storytelling is the difference between solving a   problem and creating a cause ’ , I was not only able to solve a problem in my friend ’s   life , but also able to give him a ray of hope , a purpose in life . Design thinking should   not be limited to solve a problem in a corporate or a consumer sector , but its use   should be broadened , such as how I was able to implement it in creating a better life   for a human being emotionally . 

 Approach 

 As I have been working from past 2 years to formally kick - start a non - profit   organisation to help such misguided students , I am trying to understand the design   thinking concept on a broader level with my friends so that we can create custom   tools using storytelling and visualization to help such students .
### Output: 