Joshua Marie 

 Design Thinking for Innovation    Reflection – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 I am currently a college student taking up the course Electronics Engineering at the Technological Institute   of the Philippines . I ’m currently a 5th - year level student right now and in order to graduate , the major   requirement is to pass the subject Design Project . Our team ’s design project focuses the design of a   hydroponic system of farming . Hydroponic farming is a method of growing plants using nutrient solutions in   a water solvent instead of using soil . Because hydroponic systems have already many existing designs   according to our research , doing our prototype will be like copy - pasting of the existing designs . Hence , our   design project will not be culminating and unique in any sense . Our adviser challenged us that aside from   making our design economically cheaper than the current alternatives , we should include feature / s in the   design that will make it culminating and unique to other designs .     Selection     Our team thought of using design thinking to solve the problem . After brainstorming of different design   tools , we thought of using the Learning Launch tool as the best tool for this challenge . Learning Launch , as   what I ’ve learned from the video presentations , is a design tool in a form of a small experiment that tests   the new idea in the marketplace . In addition , I ’ve learned that the purpose of a learning launch is not to   prove that the feature that we will add is good but rather to get the truth if the feature that we will add in our   design project will be culminating to the target customers .     Application     One of the trends in technology today is the Internet of Things or IoT. IoT refers to the internetworking   between physical connected devices wherein each device is connected to the Internet for the purpose of   collection and exchange of data . IoT allows objects to be sensed or controlled remotely across the network ,   creating opportunities for more direct integration of the physical world into computer - based systems which   results in improved efficiency , accuracy , and economic benefit .     We used design thinking to think of a feature that will be culminating in our project . After a long discussion ,   we thought of using IoT to integrate our hydroponic farm with the Internet using a set of procedures . First ,   there will be sensors installed into the hydroponic farm to gather necessary data . Next , all of the data   gathered using the sensors such as water pressure , water level , temperature , and light will be collected by   the Wi - Fi module for transfer over the Internet . Finally , the users can track the data and status on their   smartphones via the Hydroponics App that we have created . The good about this is that the hydroponic   farmers can track their farm anytime anywhere . Moreover , the materials that we used in the project turned   out to be economically cheaper and according to our calculations , we managed to lower down the cost of   the hydroponic system without compromising efficiency .     As this feature was but a small experiment , we used Learning Launch to determine if this assumption   meets the recent needs of the target customers with regards to hydroponic farm . Since this idea was 

 proven to be culminating and revolutionary to the hydroponic scene , we intend to use design thinking and   learning launch tool again to come up with more unique ideas for our project .     Insight     Using the learning launch tool , our team identified an assumption that will make our project culminating   then we tested this assumption in the marketplace . We could say that we managed to overcome the   challenge since the comments and reactions of the customers were proven to be positive . Making the   prototype economically viable is one thing but the integration of IoT were found to be revolutionary and   unique by the customers and specialists alike since no one has made a hydroponic system with IoT before .   Overcoming this one challenge lead me to believe that design thinking and learning launch both deliver   impact to both the sellers and the customers .     Approach     Since our team proved that learning launch is a very effective design tool for testing ideas , we decided to   use it for future challenges to come . Furthermore , our team decided to incorporate the insight that we   gained during the challenge and since design thinking involves many different design tools , we will always   be ready to conduct brainstorms to determine which ones are the most effective with accordance to the   situation . For the next engineering - related projects that will come into the future , we thought of trying the   Visualization tool since engineers are known best for being imaginative and creative with ideas . 


EMAIL: 
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NAME_STUDENT: Joshua Marie
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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: Joshua Marie 

 Design Thinking for Innovation    Reflection – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 I am currently a college student taking up the course Electronics Engineering at the Technological Institute   of the Philippines . I ’m currently a 5th - year level student right now and in order to graduate , the major   requirement is to pass the subject Design Project . Our team ’s design project focuses the design of a   hydroponic system of farming . Hydroponic farming is a method of growing plants using nutrient solutions in   a water solvent instead of using soil . Because hydroponic systems have already many existing designs   according to our research , doing our prototype will be like copy - pasting of the existing designs . Hence , our   design project will not be culminating and unique in any sense . Our adviser challenged us that aside from   making our design economically cheaper than the current alternatives , we should include feature / s in the   design that will make it culminating and unique to other designs .     Selection     Our team thought of using design thinking to solve the problem . After brainstorming of different design   tools , we thought of using the Learning Launch tool as the best tool for this challenge . Learning Launch , as   what I ’ve learned from the video presentations , is a design tool in a form of a small experiment that tests   the new idea in the marketplace . In addition , I ’ve learned that the purpose of a learning launch is not to   prove that the feature that we will add is good but rather to get the truth if the feature that we will add in our   design project will be culminating to the target customers .     Application     One of the trends in technology today is the Internet of Things or IoT. IoT refers to the internetworking   between physical connected devices wherein each device is connected to the Internet for the purpose of   collection and exchange of data . IoT allows objects to be sensed or controlled remotely across the network ,   creating opportunities for more direct integration of the physical world into computer - based systems which   results in improved efficiency , accuracy , and economic benefit .     We used design thinking to think of a feature that will be culminating in our project . After a long discussion ,   we thought of using IoT to integrate our hydroponic farm with the Internet using a set of procedures . First ,   there will be sensors installed into the hydroponic farm to gather necessary data . Next , all of the data   gathered using the sensors such as water pressure , water level , temperature , and light will be collected by   the Wi - Fi module for transfer over the Internet . Finally , the users can track the data and status on their   smartphones via the Hydroponics App that we have created . The good about this is that the hydroponic   farmers can track their farm anytime anywhere . Moreover , the materials that we used in the project turned   out to be economically cheaper and according to our calculations , we managed to lower down the cost of   the hydroponic system without compromising efficiency .     As this feature was but a small experiment , we used Learning Launch to determine if this assumption   meets the recent needs of the target customers with regards to hydroponic farm . Since this idea was 

 proven to be culminating and revolutionary to the hydroponic scene , we intend to use design thinking and   learning launch tool again to come up with more unique ideas for our project .     Insight     Using the learning launch tool , our team identified an assumption that will make our project culminating   then we tested this assumption in the marketplace . We could say that we managed to overcome the   challenge since the comments and reactions of the customers were proven to be positive . Making the   prototype economically viable is one thing but the integration of IoT were found to be revolutionary and   unique by the customers and specialists alike since no one has made a hydroponic system with IoT before .   Overcoming this one challenge lead me to believe that design thinking and learning launch both deliver   impact to both the sellers and the customers .     Approach     Since our team proved that learning launch is a very effective design tool for testing ideas , we decided to   use it for future challenges to come . Furthermore , our team decided to incorporate the insight that we   gained during the challenge and since design thinking involves many different design tools , we will always   be ready to conduct brainstorms to determine which ones are the most effective with accordance to the   situation . For the next engineering - related projects that will come into the future , we thought of trying the   Visualization tool since engineers are known best for being imaginative and creative with ideas .
### Output: 