Reflection – Visualization through Prototypes 

 Challenge   I am member of an organization where we design , test and mass produce 2 wheelers and 3   wheelers . I work as Design engineer in Research and Development department . Our main challenge   was to create innovative designs to keep up with the emerging market needs and for future growth   of the company . One such task was for me to design a gearbox for a 3 - wheeler Electric vehicle . This   project was initialized to align the Indian government mission of reducing pollution and Make in   India movement . During one of the initial trials of making a mechanism for a transmission system , I   just had to present a design and challenge was to convince my colleagues and HODs to let me pursue   an innovative design and to get the internal customers pain points and feedback . 

 Selection   The tool I used here to put my ideas across and persuade others to make sure that there is a shared   understanding amongst all the stakeholders before directly jumping to the solutions . I had to work   with HODs to the lowest level of contract labors for the proof of the concept . 

 Application   To create the design , I used Computer Aided Designing tool – CREO to show the 3D models of the   design prepared . This helped us in visualizing the initial design and make sure that the concept fits in   the available space in the existing vehicle . Even after this activity , few of the review panel members   from the Design Review were skeptic about the application of the concept in the vehicle in dynamic   conditions . To have a common understanding across the departments before using this solution , we   arranged a meeting with Subject Expert Matters . 

 For this activity , I had created a working model with the help of 3D printing method Fusion   Deposition Modelling to help everyone visualize the parts ’ functioning and to enable others to   clearly see the working of the parts . Once the meeting started , we also used the Storytelling tool to   make sure that the participants of the meeting were kept interested by showing the evolution of the   transmission over the years and then jumped to our concept . Then we showcased our prototypes to   everyone and we assured them that these are the initial trials and we wanted their feedback on   wither manufacturing or assembly or quality improvements so that their inputs are valued and thus   to keep them closely knit and feel contributed . 

 After this SEM feedback session , all the feedbacks were documented and circulated . In the next   meeting , the action plan from the previous meetings were discussed and clarified why few of the   feedbacks were not incorporated in the design . 

 All the stakeholders had got a hands on these parts and provided valuable feedbacks which had gone   back into the design room and were rectified then to make sure that we created a design which is   easy to manufacture , assemble and to service . Most of the parts do not consider the pain points of   the stakeholders and thus the parts are heavily criticized by them in either assembly line or service   centers . 

 This process of SEM meetings to showcase the existing design helped them visualize the   functionality and helped them give the feedbacks even before manufacturing the parts . This helped   the design team to make sure that there were minimal design changes and the time to deliver   designs shrunk to a large extent . 

 Insight & Approach   Learning and insights in this activity is that people tend to give feedback better on the physical parts   rather than just showing 3D models . They feel valued when they are pooled in the design stage   itself . This helped the whole organization to shrink the project timeline and deliver the projects prior   to the competitors and staying ahead of them . During the initial showcase of CAD models , there   were very few inputs , and when we shifted to have SEM meetings with prototype , we understood   the diverse issues from the stakeholders ’ point of view and vice versa . This helped us identify the   potential root causes and with this collaborative effort , we used the Design reviews to show the   graphic changes that were incorporated to obtain instant feedback . 

 From this project , when we realized the potential benefits of SEM meetings with prototype , we used   this visualization activity as a starting point for design thinking activities for upcoming projects as   well . This helped us to start as a reference point and thus it acted as a tool throughout each and   every project so that the concerned stakeholder was also thinking in same lines as ours to help us   better design parts that were appreciated by most of the stakeholders and also crunched the project   timeline . 


EMAIL: 
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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: Reflection – Visualization through Prototypes 

 Challenge   I am member of an organization where we design , test and mass produce 2 wheelers and 3   wheelers . I work as Design engineer in Research and Development department . Our main challenge   was to create innovative designs to keep up with the emerging market needs and for future growth   of the company . One such task was for me to design a gearbox for a 3 - wheeler Electric vehicle . This   project was initialized to align the Indian government mission of reducing pollution and Make in   India movement . During one of the initial trials of making a mechanism for a transmission system , I   just had to present a design and challenge was to convince my colleagues and HODs to let me pursue   an innovative design and to get the internal customers pain points and feedback . 

 Selection   The tool I used here to put my ideas across and persuade others to make sure that there is a shared   understanding amongst all the stakeholders before directly jumping to the solutions . I had to work   with HODs to the lowest level of contract labors for the proof of the concept . 

 Application   To create the design , I used Computer Aided Designing tool – CREO to show the 3D models of the   design prepared . This helped us in visualizing the initial design and make sure that the concept fits in   the available space in the existing vehicle . Even after this activity , few of the review panel members   from the Design Review were skeptic about the application of the concept in the vehicle in dynamic   conditions . To have a common understanding across the departments before using this solution , we   arranged a meeting with Subject Expert Matters . 

 For this activity , I had created a working model with the help of 3D printing method Fusion   Deposition Modelling to help everyone visualize the parts ’ functioning and to enable others to   clearly see the working of the parts . Once the meeting started , we also used the Storytelling tool to   make sure that the participants of the meeting were kept interested by showing the evolution of the   transmission over the years and then jumped to our concept . Then we showcased our prototypes to   everyone and we assured them that these are the initial trials and we wanted their feedback on   wither manufacturing or assembly or quality improvements so that their inputs are valued and thus   to keep them closely knit and feel contributed . 

 After this SEM feedback session , all the feedbacks were documented and circulated . In the next   meeting , the action plan from the previous meetings were discussed and clarified why few of the   feedbacks were not incorporated in the design . 

 All the stakeholders had got a hands on these parts and provided valuable feedbacks which had gone   back into the design room and were rectified then to make sure that we created a design which is   easy to manufacture , assemble and to service . Most of the parts do not consider the pain points of   the stakeholders and thus the parts are heavily criticized by them in either assembly line or service   centers . 

 This process of SEM meetings to showcase the existing design helped them visualize the   functionality and helped them give the feedbacks even before manufacturing the parts . This helped   the design team to make sure that there were minimal design changes and the time to deliver   designs shrunk to a large extent . 

 Insight & Approach   Learning and insights in this activity is that people tend to give feedback better on the physical parts   rather than just showing 3D models . They feel valued when they are pooled in the design stage   itself . This helped the whole organization to shrink the project timeline and deliver the projects prior   to the competitors and staying ahead of them . During the initial showcase of CAD models , there   were very few inputs , and when we shifted to have SEM meetings with prototype , we understood   the diverse issues from the stakeholders ’ point of view and vice versa . This helped us identify the   potential root causes and with this collaborative effort , we used the Design reviews to show the   graphic changes that were incorporated to obtain instant feedback . 

 From this project , when we realized the potential benefits of SEM meetings with prototype , we used   this visualization activity as a starting point for design thinking activities for upcoming projects as   well . This helped us to start as a reference point and thus it acted as a tool throughout each and   every project so that the concerned stakeholder was also thinking in same lines as ours to help us   better design parts that were appreciated by most of the stakeholders and also crunched the project   timeline .
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