Design Thinking 

 Khan Krishnan 

 The challenge that I will be undertaking is how to raise awareness about sustainability and its   importance to the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) . It is very important for us to establish such   understanding and vital role of thinking about sustainability and the environment as a priority . It is   crucial for us to adapt such thinking early on , as the UAE is a fairly young country at age . Having such   understanding will allow the UAE to be in the map of development of not only skyscrapers and touristic   attractions but also to showcase the positive correlation between development and the environment . 

 Being a young country that has n’t yet adapted a full policy of being environmentally friendly , there   needs to be a crucial and effective way to attract their attention on why such process needs to take   place . That is why , I have chosen the tool of visualization to prevail such message . Being a scientific   topic , I do n’t want people to get bored and drift away from the importance of such topic because of   numbers that might be proposed . Therefore , I believe with visualization having graphs and infographics   will allow them to understand and comprehend the importance of such mission to be adapted as a   policy and lifestyle to the UAE . When describing the power of the visualization tool , Angela Myer , she   described the tool in design as “ a way of unlocking a different part of the brain ” . I believe information   portrayed visually , is easier to comprehend , because you are allowing people to see what you want   them to see and understand . As she also elaborates , sometimes when we do n’t use visuals , different   people might be visualizing them internally differently . By using visuals , we can better understand the   idea and that results either in agreement or disagreement , and most importantly start a dialogue about   such topic because people see what the person is trying to advocate and portray . 

 First tactic when using visualization to promote sustainability , using well developed countries as   examples who have adapted it will allow the government to see the fruits of countries that are on board   and the benefits of such priority in development . An infographic of where the UAE , and specifically   Dubai , ranks in between all these well - developed city . For example , if we put the map of sustainable   cities based on the index generated by ARCADIS , Dubai ranks 52 on the list . Once the leaders and people   will take a look at the ranking , their eye will keep looking for Dubai ’s position on the list . Once going past   the 10th rank that will be worrying and concerning , considering that the culture in the UAE is to be   always number 1 . Therefore , such rank visualization will let initiate the thinking process and will allow   them to start thinking of “ why ? ” and look at the cities and countries that are in the frontier . That   thinking process is what ignites change and it would n’t be the same if we just put the whole report   generated in front of their eyes . The moment we highlight the first city and country that was the   highest , and where Dubai is ranked , that is when they will truly start to ask themselves the right   questions of why are we in that position and how can be in the frontline of such index . Moreover , the   pillars of sustainability that measure the sustainable index are as follows : people ( social ) , planet   ( environmental ) and profit ( economical ) . 

 For the second tactic , I had to get personal between the people and the leaders of the UAE . The leaders   in the UAE care greatly about the health of the people and their wellbeing . However , the reason the UAE 

 and Dubai are n’t in the frontier of the index is because there is a high rate of obesity found . Therefore ,   in order for us to get people thinking , we need to compare people that are living in Zurich and those   that are living in Dubai . That was made using a video that shows what the average citizen does in each   city from the moment he / she wakes up until they go to sleep . For the person that lives in Zurich , he / she   chooses to utilize public transportation , walk to and from near areas , eat healthy organic meals that are   enriched with nutrients , exercises lightly during the day , and reads in either between his / her breaks or   when going to bed . Whilst the citizen in Dubai , drives almost everywhere , eats highly processed meals   and rarely exercises . These portrayals will allow the leaders to understand why the UAE has twice   average of obesity and why it is n’t one of the highest ranked sustainable cities . Once they see such   numbers and visualization of the lives of the people residing in each city , later on they will understand   why these cities are pioneers in such development . 

 The insight gained from applying the tool of visualization allowed me to better understand and simplify   the complexity of my challenge , in order for other people that have little knowledge in the idea grasp   the goal of such mission . Visualization allowed me to think differently and look at the challenge from a   diverse viewpoint and see how different people think and the ways to attract them from their interest in   order to be able to convince them on the importance of achieving such goal . 

 Even though I believe that I have explained the process of implementing this mission using the   visualization tool , I believe various tools can achiever various results depending on the audience . For   example if we were to explain this mission to a younger generations I would use the storytelling tool or   mind mapping in order for me to be able to portray the whole message for them from start to finish .   Also , depending on what stage they are either in school or university , storytelling and mind mapping will   allow us to connect the idea with the foundation of education they are getting at the moment . The   depth that both these tools go to , will allow students to think about not only the present but also the   future and build on their past education . 


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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: Design Thinking 

 Khan Krishnan 

 The challenge that I will be undertaking is how to raise awareness about sustainability and its   importance to the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) . It is very important for us to establish such   understanding and vital role of thinking about sustainability and the environment as a priority . It is   crucial for us to adapt such thinking early on , as the UAE is a fairly young country at age . Having such   understanding will allow the UAE to be in the map of development of not only skyscrapers and touristic   attractions but also to showcase the positive correlation between development and the environment . 

 Being a young country that has n’t yet adapted a full policy of being environmentally friendly , there   needs to be a crucial and effective way to attract their attention on why such process needs to take   place . That is why , I have chosen the tool of visualization to prevail such message . Being a scientific   topic , I do n’t want people to get bored and drift away from the importance of such topic because of   numbers that might be proposed . Therefore , I believe with visualization having graphs and infographics   will allow them to understand and comprehend the importance of such mission to be adapted as a   policy and lifestyle to the UAE . When describing the power of the visualization tool , Angela Myer , she   described the tool in design as “ a way of unlocking a different part of the brain ” . I believe information   portrayed visually , is easier to comprehend , because you are allowing people to see what you want   them to see and understand . As she also elaborates , sometimes when we do n’t use visuals , different   people might be visualizing them internally differently . By using visuals , we can better understand the   idea and that results either in agreement or disagreement , and most importantly start a dialogue about   such topic because people see what the person is trying to advocate and portray . 

 First tactic when using visualization to promote sustainability , using well developed countries as   examples who have adapted it will allow the government to see the fruits of countries that are on board   and the benefits of such priority in development . An infographic of where the UAE , and specifically   Dubai , ranks in between all these well - developed city . For example , if we put the map of sustainable   cities based on the index generated by ARCADIS , Dubai ranks 52 on the list . Once the leaders and people   will take a look at the ranking , their eye will keep looking for Dubai ’s position on the list . Once going past   the 10th rank that will be worrying and concerning , considering that the culture in the UAE is to be   always number 1 . Therefore , such rank visualization will let initiate the thinking process and will allow   them to start thinking of “ why ? ” and look at the cities and countries that are in the frontier . That   thinking process is what ignites change and it would n’t be the same if we just put the whole report   generated in front of their eyes . The moment we highlight the first city and country that was the   highest , and where Dubai is ranked , that is when they will truly start to ask themselves the right   questions of why are we in that position and how can be in the frontline of such index . Moreover , the   pillars of sustainability that measure the sustainable index are as follows : people ( social ) , planet   ( environmental ) and profit ( economical ) . 

 For the second tactic , I had to get personal between the people and the leaders of the UAE . The leaders   in the UAE care greatly about the health of the people and their wellbeing . However , the reason the UAE 

 and Dubai are n’t in the frontier of the index is because there is a high rate of obesity found . Therefore ,   in order for us to get people thinking , we need to compare people that are living in Zurich and those   that are living in Dubai . That was made using a video that shows what the average citizen does in each   city from the moment he / she wakes up until they go to sleep . For the person that lives in Zurich , he / she   chooses to utilize public transportation , walk to and from near areas , eat healthy organic meals that are   enriched with nutrients , exercises lightly during the day , and reads in either between his / her breaks or   when going to bed . Whilst the citizen in Dubai , drives almost everywhere , eats highly processed meals   and rarely exercises . These portrayals will allow the leaders to understand why the UAE has twice   average of obesity and why it is n’t one of the highest ranked sustainable cities . Once they see such   numbers and visualization of the lives of the people residing in each city , later on they will understand   why these cities are pioneers in such development . 

 The insight gained from applying the tool of visualization allowed me to better understand and simplify   the complexity of my challenge , in order for other people that have little knowledge in the idea grasp   the goal of such mission . Visualization allowed me to think differently and look at the challenge from a   diverse viewpoint and see how different people think and the ways to attract them from their interest in   order to be able to convince them on the importance of achieving such goal . 

 Even though I believe that I have explained the process of implementing this mission using the   visualization tool , I believe various tools can achiever various results depending on the audience . For   example if we were to explain this mission to a younger generations I would use the storytelling tool or   mind mapping in order for me to be able to portray the whole message for them from start to finish .   Also , depending on what stage they are either in school or university , storytelling and mind mapping will   allow us to connect the idea with the foundation of education they are getting at the moment . The   depth that both these tools go to , will allow students to think about not only the present but also the   future and build on their past education .
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