Reflection on Visualization 

 Challenge . 

 I ’m not in the business world , I teach Microbiology at a university level . For this challenge I prefered   to   tackle   a   personal   but   popular   problem   these   days :   how   to   cope   with homeschooling and homeoffice in this so long quarantine . As so many families in the world , we have already tried several ways of daily routine organization , but with no much positive results . It seemed to me a perfect problem for which a creative solution was needed and suitable for the Design Thinking approach . 

 Selection . 

 Visualization , as stated in the recomended reading , is a “ meta ” tool that potentiate “ right brain ” thinking in the process of identifying , organizing , and communicating , thus simplifying team collaboration . It also is a spontaneous way we , my husband and I , use when we try to organize our thougths . 

 In spite of that Visualization can be achieved in several forms and with a variety of materials , we usually make basic scketches   on a blank paper . 

 Application . 

 As a start , we defined a new question . A broader one . Instead of focusing on homeschooling and homeoffice , we looked for healthier and happier family routines , that could enable a better organization . 

 We draw our family in the center of the page and sourrounded it with graphs of different tasks to be accomplished through the day , organized by categories . We realized how much time they usually take and contrast with how much we would like them to take . We also could see how different tasks and routines were related . 

 Insight . 

 After Visualization with a broader question , we could gain insight on different issues that can inadvertingly impact on our organization , even at emotional levels . For example , nutrition and fitness , as well as caring for shared rest breaks , can affect productivity . We also found tasks that could be accomplished temporarily in a different manner with less effort , to save time and energy for the now more demanding duties . Moreover , strengths and weaknesses also became apparent . 

 As a result we identified several change opportunities that could have been missed with a different approach or a narrower question . 

 Approach . 

 Ways and materials for Visualization depends strongly on the problem to be solve , the people   applying it , and the design proccess step . Anyway , given the success of the tool in visualizing   possible improvements , I would n’t make too many modifications . 

 On the other hand , I would apply this kind of approach very early in any proccess , instead of   after several months of quarantine ... 


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: Reflection on Visualization 

 Challenge . 

 I ’m not in the business world , I teach Microbiology at a university level . For this challenge I prefered   to   tackle   a   personal   but   popular   problem   these   days :   how   to   cope   with homeschooling and homeoffice in this so long quarantine . As so many families in the world , we have already tried several ways of daily routine organization , but with no much positive results . It seemed to me a perfect problem for which a creative solution was needed and suitable for the Design Thinking approach . 

 Selection . 

 Visualization , as stated in the recomended reading , is a “ meta ” tool that potentiate “ right brain ” thinking in the process of identifying , organizing , and communicating , thus simplifying team collaboration . It also is a spontaneous way we , my husband and I , use when we try to organize our thougths . 

 In spite of that Visualization can be achieved in several forms and with a variety of materials , we usually make basic scketches   on a blank paper . 

 Application . 

 As a start , we defined a new question . A broader one . Instead of focusing on homeschooling and homeoffice , we looked for healthier and happier family routines , that could enable a better organization . 

 We draw our family in the center of the page and sourrounded it with graphs of different tasks to be accomplished through the day , organized by categories . We realized how much time they usually take and contrast with how much we would like them to take . We also could see how different tasks and routines were related . 

 Insight . 

 After Visualization with a broader question , we could gain insight on different issues that can inadvertingly impact on our organization , even at emotional levels . For example , nutrition and fitness , as well as caring for shared rest breaks , can affect productivity . We also found tasks that could be accomplished temporarily in a different manner with less effort , to save time and energy for the now more demanding duties . Moreover , strengths and weaknesses also became apparent . 

 As a result we identified several change opportunities that could have been missed with a different approach or a narrower question . 

 Approach . 

 Ways and materials for Visualization depends strongly on the problem to be solve , the people   applying it , and the design proccess step . Anyway , given the success of the tool in visualizing   possible improvements , I would n’t make too many modifications . 

 On the other hand , I would apply this kind of approach very early in any proccess , instead of   after several months of quarantine ...
### Output: 