My design thinking problem – Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection   The first tool I used was the tool of Visualization , or Visual Thinking , to achieve a shared   understanding of a problem space among a diverse group of stakeholders before attempting to   identify and define possible solutions to the problem . I use this approach often with our   customers , who are government agencies working to apply technology innovations to   modernize their mission or the delivery of their services to their customers , which may be U.S.   citizens , businesses , and non - citizens . I have used the technique of using a straw man   visualization of a problem domain with a set of questions or prompts for discussion to allow a   diverse group of stakeholders to learn from each other in the process of defining the scope ,   boundaries , key elements , and relationships between elements to consider when identifying   pain points and opportunities for improvements or solutions .        Application   For the activity , I will divide the stakeholders into groups of 5 - 6 participants each representing a   different organization or area of interest . Each group receives a poster - size copy of the straw   man graphic that they can write on directly , or use sticky notes to make comments . I give them   two - three questions to answer , such as : 1 ) What key elements are missing from the graphic ? 2 )   What would you change about the graphic to make it more accurately reflect your problem   space ? 3 ) What key insights do you have about the relationships between the entities in your   problem space ? I give them approximately 20 minutes to discuss the questions and mark up the   graphic . Then I have each group report out on their answers to those three questions while   pointing to the mark - ups on their poster . As each group reports out , I record commonalities in   the insights of each group , and then additional insights that come from the group discussion on   an additional copy of the graphic . After the session , I digitize each group ’s poster as an artifact ,   create a view that combines the shared and new insights from the group discussion , and then   create a revised graphic that incorporates their feedback and proposed changes that they   agreed to as a group .     To develop the straw man graphic , I will draw from any existing material available to understand   the environment . The existing material may be operational or procedural documents , training   materials , marketing materials , GAO or other auditing reports . If materials are not available , then   I conduct informal interviews with one - three of the stakeholders who serve as my main points of   contact on the initiative .       Insight & Approach   What I have learned from conducting this exercise with several groups is that while the graphic   – especially the revised graphic that incorporates their feedback – is important for reinforcing   their understanding of the problem they are working to solve , the more valuable aspect of the   activity is the shared insights and shared learning that occurs while they are working to define   their problem space .   Since I discovered that the most valuable aspect is the shared insights   and learning , next time I would use the visualization activity as a starting point for a series of 

 design thinking activities . Then the revised graphic that incorporates their combined feedback   can serve as a reference tool throughout the remainder of their work . The graphic gives the   diverse group of stakeholders a focal point for discussion that allows them to share their   perspectives and develop insights into potential root causes of their problems . While they could   create the graphic from a blank slate in a collaborative manner , starting with a straw man jump   starts the conversation for them . They can quickly identify where they are in the graphic – or if   they are missing – and can more quickly gain new insights about relationships between key   entities instead of taking time to identify them . They can also identify variables in the problem   space – that is , it helps them to identify what they do n’t know , in what areas they need to obtain   information or data to provide the values for the variables . 


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: My design thinking problem – Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection   The first tool I used was the tool of Visualization , or Visual Thinking , to achieve a shared   understanding of a problem space among a diverse group of stakeholders before attempting to   identify and define possible solutions to the problem . I use this approach often with our   customers , who are government agencies working to apply technology innovations to   modernize their mission or the delivery of their services to their customers , which may be U.S.   citizens , businesses , and non - citizens . I have used the technique of using a straw man   visualization of a problem domain with a set of questions or prompts for discussion to allow a   diverse group of stakeholders to learn from each other in the process of defining the scope ,   boundaries , key elements , and relationships between elements to consider when identifying   pain points and opportunities for improvements or solutions .        Application   For the activity , I will divide the stakeholders into groups of 5 - 6 participants each representing a   different organization or area of interest . Each group receives a poster - size copy of the straw   man graphic that they can write on directly , or use sticky notes to make comments . I give them   two - three questions to answer , such as : 1 ) What key elements are missing from the graphic ? 2 )   What would you change about the graphic to make it more accurately reflect your problem   space ? 3 ) What key insights do you have about the relationships between the entities in your   problem space ? I give them approximately 20 minutes to discuss the questions and mark up the   graphic . Then I have each group report out on their answers to those three questions while   pointing to the mark - ups on their poster . As each group reports out , I record commonalities in   the insights of each group , and then additional insights that come from the group discussion on   an additional copy of the graphic . After the session , I digitize each group ’s poster as an artifact ,   create a view that combines the shared and new insights from the group discussion , and then   create a revised graphic that incorporates their feedback and proposed changes that they   agreed to as a group .     To develop the straw man graphic , I will draw from any existing material available to understand   the environment . The existing material may be operational or procedural documents , training   materials , marketing materials , GAO or other auditing reports . If materials are not available , then   I conduct informal interviews with one - three of the stakeholders who serve as my main points of   contact on the initiative .       Insight & Approach   What I have learned from conducting this exercise with several groups is that while the graphic   – especially the revised graphic that incorporates their feedback – is important for reinforcing   their understanding of the problem they are working to solve , the more valuable aspect of the   activity is the shared insights and shared learning that occurs while they are working to define   their problem space .   Since I discovered that the most valuable aspect is the shared insights   and learning , next time I would use the visualization activity as a starting point for a series of 

 design thinking activities . Then the revised graphic that incorporates their combined feedback   can serve as a reference tool throughout the remainder of their work . The graphic gives the   diverse group of stakeholders a focal point for discussion that allows them to share their   perspectives and develop insights into potential root causes of their problems . While they could   create the graphic from a blank slate in a collaborative manner , starting with a straw man jump   starts the conversation for them . They can quickly identify where they are in the graphic – or if   they are missing – and can more quickly gain new insights about relationships between key   entities instead of taking time to identify them . They can also identify variables in the problem   space – that is , it helps them to identify what they do n’t know , in what areas they need to obtain   information or data to provide the values for the variables .
### Output: 