Reflection - Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Visualization is a powerful tool that allows us to convey our ideas beyond the confines of words   or language . It allows us to impart to others , the thoughts and ideas we have in our heads . At   the same time , it enables our minds to associate these ideas to images , which will make it a lot   easier for memory recall in the future . I am currently a college student working as a consultant   for youth organizations . With this being said , as a consultant , I often deal with a wide variety of   different problems and challenges , it could go from a leadership training seminar , all the way to   constitutional development . 

 I was posed with the challenge of creating a training module that highlighted being a   transformational leader through empathy , which was a transition to another topic chosen by   another fellow team member . This particular organization was having a problem with member   burnout . The goal in my particular module was to be a transition that remained memorable   enough to follow through to the next module , as well as impactful that allowed the participants to   engage in discourse with one another . This is why I chose visualization as one of the key   components of my module , that was present in both the lecture and activity phases .   Visualization allows my ideas and the information that I have culminated through research to be   brought into light of my participants in a digestible manner . 

 Application 

 As I said prior , I chose visualization to enable my participants to engage amongst themselves as   well as create retention with their memory , since the goal of any leadership training seminar is to   impart wisdom for them to use on their organization in the future . With this being said my plan to   apply visualization came in two parts . The first part being the activity , in which I gave my   participants a template to create a a four sided pyramid . With this being said , each side of the   pyramid would be filled up by answering a couple of specific questions that I have designated   for them . These questions would vary , such as “ What kind of leader do you want to become for   your organization ? ” . In essence , these questions centered around what they believe to be their   ideal leader . After writing their answers , they are then given the chance to share their thoughts   and feelings concerning the questions that were posed to them . Finally , I asked them what they   believe is one characteristic that a leader should embody at the base of their pyramid and   share . As a big reveal , I rationalized to them how any great leader , needs a good base and   foundation , like the pyramid , and this base should be accompanied with empathy , especially   given their specific context . Which seemed to hit the mark in terms of retention for memory , all   the while allowing them to gain insights from each other through their conversations about their   “ ideal leader ” . 

 The second part was a lecture . Again , I elected to use visualization with my lecture to allow the   participants to have a more comprehensive understanding of the topic . I used simple shapes as   well as icons in order to associate certain key words to images , in the hopes of ensuring   memorability of my lecture . I also put a small quiz to see if their association of these icons with   certain key words worked . At the end , it seemed like I was able to keep their attention longer ,   and even retain the important aspects of my lecture . 

 Insight and Approach 

 At the end of the session with the participants , I would say that the biggest insight I gained was   that visualization can be , and should be used in a lot of different scenarios . I have come to   understand that visualization , aside from being able to gain a consensus between the group at a 

 faster pace , it also allows us to think deeper . This was particularly seen with how I observed the   conversation with my participants , who dug deep to communicate what they believed to be their   ideal leader . 

 In the end , visualization proved to be both a useful and versatile tool . From my experience , I   would like to explore mind mapping , as I feel this may be where visualization falls short . Mind   mapping , accesses both visualization , but also enables us to comprehensively see the   relationships between different elements . Basing on what I learned from this course , mind   mapping allows us to better understand complex ideas , problems , thoughts , etc . 


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 - Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Visualization is a powerful tool that allows us to convey our ideas beyond the confines of words   or language . It allows us to impart to others , the thoughts and ideas we have in our heads . At   the same time , it enables our minds to associate these ideas to images , which will make it a lot   easier for memory recall in the future . I am currently a college student working as a consultant   for youth organizations . With this being said , as a consultant , I often deal with a wide variety of   different problems and challenges , it could go from a leadership training seminar , all the way to   constitutional development . 

 I was posed with the challenge of creating a training module that highlighted being a   transformational leader through empathy , which was a transition to another topic chosen by   another fellow team member . This particular organization was having a problem with member   burnout . The goal in my particular module was to be a transition that remained memorable   enough to follow through to the next module , as well as impactful that allowed the participants to   engage in discourse with one another . This is why I chose visualization as one of the key   components of my module , that was present in both the lecture and activity phases .   Visualization allows my ideas and the information that I have culminated through research to be   brought into light of my participants in a digestible manner . 

 Application 

 As I said prior , I chose visualization to enable my participants to engage amongst themselves as   well as create retention with their memory , since the goal of any leadership training seminar is to   impart wisdom for them to use on their organization in the future . With this being said my plan to   apply visualization came in two parts . The first part being the activity , in which I gave my   participants a template to create a a four sided pyramid . With this being said , each side of the   pyramid would be filled up by answering a couple of specific questions that I have designated   for them . These questions would vary , such as “ What kind of leader do you want to become for   your organization ? ” . In essence , these questions centered around what they believe to be their   ideal leader . After writing their answers , they are then given the chance to share their thoughts   and feelings concerning the questions that were posed to them . Finally , I asked them what they   believe is one characteristic that a leader should embody at the base of their pyramid and   share . As a big reveal , I rationalized to them how any great leader , needs a good base and   foundation , like the pyramid , and this base should be accompanied with empathy , especially   given their specific context . Which seemed to hit the mark in terms of retention for memory , all   the while allowing them to gain insights from each other through their conversations about their   “ ideal leader ” . 

 The second part was a lecture . Again , I elected to use visualization with my lecture to allow the   participants to have a more comprehensive understanding of the topic . I used simple shapes as   well as icons in order to associate certain key words to images , in the hopes of ensuring   memorability of my lecture . I also put a small quiz to see if their association of these icons with   certain key words worked . At the end , it seemed like I was able to keep their attention longer ,   and even retain the important aspects of my lecture . 

 Insight and Approach 

 At the end of the session with the participants , I would say that the biggest insight I gained was   that visualization can be , and should be used in a lot of different scenarios . I have come to   understand that visualization , aside from being able to gain a consensus between the group at a 

 faster pace , it also allows us to think deeper . This was particularly seen with how I observed the   conversation with my participants , who dug deep to communicate what they believed to be their   ideal leader . 

 In the end , visualization proved to be both a useful and versatile tool . From my experience , I   would like to explore mind mapping , as I feel this may be where visualization falls short . Mind   mapping , accesses both visualization , but also enables us to comprehensively see the   relationships between different elements . Basing on what I learned from this course , mind   mapping allows us to better understand complex ideas , problems , thoughts , etc .
### Output: 