Final assignment    Visualization 

 Challenge 

 Manchay is a poor place , located in Lima , Peru . The first time I arrived there I , immediately ,   realized how many children were there and also how their parents let them spend almost all   the day on the street , without any worry ( because they need to work hard to earn enough   money to maintain the family ) . 

 That was not only a risk for children , but also a waste of time , because they were full of   energy , ideas and skills that were not being developed or capitalized to do something in   favour of theirselfs , their families or , even , their community . 

 That is why some friends and I decided to start a project to generate a change , but we did   not want a project designed by us , we wanted to motivate people to design and manage their   own one . 

 Selection 

 Visualization is , I regard , the essential tool of Design Thinking , because is the one who let   us to realize the complexity of the situation we are facing and also the one who let us to   identify that details which can make the difference in our proposal . Visualization tools take   us to apprehending the challenge , transforming it we perceive into something that can be   seen , can be “ touched ” and , finally , improved . 

 I chose this for my challenge , because , as the designer Janine Ma says , visualization   also helps to make sure that all people has understood the same . And it is particularly   important on my challenge , because what I finally wanted is that people of Manchay assumed   the leadership of the solution we created together , so I needed that everybody can realized   the whole situation and its wealth , improvement opportunities and complexity . 

 Application 

 To start , I spent a week taking pictures of the place , of the kids , adults and also of the physical   space . Then , I also asked everybody to write or draw on a paper wall what they want for   theirselfs and for their community . And , finally , I asked them to say why they thought they   could not achieve their goals . 

 Some days after , I asked people to come and order all the material I have collected before ,   making groups based on similiarity . Pictures showed how lonely children were and how they   spent many hours getting bored on the street . Other pictures showed how dirty the place was   and how it had a lot of spaces full of garbage . Also we , surprisingly , discovered that kids and 

 adults wanted exactly the same : a healthy place with happy people , working and having fun   together . And also they both did not know what to do to achieve their goals and felt they do   not have enough money to do anything . 

 At the end of the journal , the material was divided in three groups : Reality – Dreams –   Obstacles to overcome . On one side , the original situation and things to improve ( public 

 cleaning , children loneliness , etc . ) . In the middle , all they want for their lifes . And on the last   side , a list of things to be changed . 

 I am totally sure it works , because this overview of the situation allowed everybody to know   what their peers want and , therefore , to realized that , as a community , exist a common goal .   And , specially , helped us to make connections and understand , deeply , the situation and be   able to propose solutions ( that all the time was in front of us ) . 

 Insight 

 During the process , I have learnt that visualization contributes to share our ideas and   knowledge and to articulate it with others ’ . That is the reason why I think this process is not   only to “ see ” or understand something , it is also about creation , it is about creating a richer   common vision . 

 I also appreciate how useful this tool could be . Given that it is based on graphics and   schemes , it is suitable for everybody – kids , teenagers , adults , adults who can not read or   write and others- . 

 Approach 

 The next time , for similar purposes , I am quite sure that I will select the same tool , because 

 it made people to touch their problems and also its solution , to take their problems , fears , 

 dreams and , over all , their opportunities for change down to the earth . But what I would 

 change is the way I used it . I would not ask people to write or draw their thinkings , I would 

 ask also to talk about them , so they can organize and recognize some topics better . 

 Victoria Horton 

 Lima , Peru 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Victoria Horton
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: Final assignment    Visualization 

 Challenge 

 Manchay is a poor place , located in Lima , Peru . The first time I arrived there I , immediately ,   realized how many children were there and also how their parents let them spend almost all   the day on the street , without any worry ( because they need to work hard to earn enough   money to maintain the family ) . 

 That was not only a risk for children , but also a waste of time , because they were full of   energy , ideas and skills that were not being developed or capitalized to do something in   favour of theirselfs , their families or , even , their community . 

 That is why some friends and I decided to start a project to generate a change , but we did   not want a project designed by us , we wanted to motivate people to design and manage their   own one . 

 Selection 

 Visualization is , I regard , the essential tool of Design Thinking , because is the one who let   us to realize the complexity of the situation we are facing and also the one who let us to   identify that details which can make the difference in our proposal . Visualization tools take   us to apprehending the challenge , transforming it we perceive into something that can be   seen , can be “ touched ” and , finally , improved . 

 I chose this for my challenge , because , as the designer Janine Ma says , visualization   also helps to make sure that all people has understood the same . And it is particularly   important on my challenge , because what I finally wanted is that people of Manchay assumed   the leadership of the solution we created together , so I needed that everybody can realized   the whole situation and its wealth , improvement opportunities and complexity . 

 Application 

 To start , I spent a week taking pictures of the place , of the kids , adults and also of the physical   space . Then , I also asked everybody to write or draw on a paper wall what they want for   theirselfs and for their community . And , finally , I asked them to say why they thought they   could not achieve their goals . 

 Some days after , I asked people to come and order all the material I have collected before ,   making groups based on similiarity . Pictures showed how lonely children were and how they   spent many hours getting bored on the street . Other pictures showed how dirty the place was   and how it had a lot of spaces full of garbage . Also we , surprisingly , discovered that kids and 

 adults wanted exactly the same : a healthy place with happy people , working and having fun   together . And also they both did not know what to do to achieve their goals and felt they do   not have enough money to do anything . 

 At the end of the journal , the material was divided in three groups : Reality – Dreams –   Obstacles to overcome . On one side , the original situation and things to improve ( public 

 cleaning , children loneliness , etc . ) . In the middle , all they want for their lifes . And on the last   side , a list of things to be changed . 

 I am totally sure it works , because this overview of the situation allowed everybody to know   what their peers want and , therefore , to realized that , as a community , exist a common goal .   And , specially , helped us to make connections and understand , deeply , the situation and be   able to propose solutions ( that all the time was in front of us ) . 

 Insight 

 During the process , I have learnt that visualization contributes to share our ideas and   knowledge and to articulate it with others ’ . That is the reason why I think this process is not   only to “ see ” or understand something , it is also about creation , it is about creating a richer   common vision . 

 I also appreciate how useful this tool could be . Given that it is based on graphics and   schemes , it is suitable for everybody – kids , teenagers , adults , adults who can not read or   write and others- . 

 Approach 

 The next time , for similar purposes , I am quite sure that I will select the same tool , because 

 it made people to touch their problems and also its solution , to take their problems , fears , 

 dreams and , over all , their opportunities for change down to the earth . But what I would 

 change is the way I used it . I would not ask people to write or draw their thinkings , I would 

 ask also to talk about them , so they can organize and recognize some topics better . 

 Victoria Horton 

 Lima , Peru
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