Challenge and Selection 

 I have never really used Storytelling in the past .   In fact , prior to this course I had n’t considered Storytelling   as a tool to solve a problem .   After watching the Storytelling video in Week 2 , Preparing Your Mind for   Innovation I realized that I had been missing an important and effective means for issue resolution .    Previously , I would typically use data and hard facts to highlight a problem , but this was n’t always   meaningful to the various stakeholders . 

 Framing the issue in the guise of a story allowed me to get everybody on board , not just the technical   people .   Knowing my audience , and having something relatable for each distinct member accelerates the   process because everyone is now engaged .   For my particular situation I followed the three principles of   a good story , know your audience , create a sequence of events , and ask , then answer questions to build   intrigue . 

 Application 

 Recently I encountered a problem at work that was affecting my day to day progress .   After I alerted the   colleagues that could help me resolve this issue I realized I had a second problem , they simply did n’t care .    I followed my usual approach that involved some very boring graphs , lots of numbers , and reams of data .    What I failed to do was engage the key stakeholders and convince them that not only was this a problem   for me , but for them as well .   After hitting a brick wall with my first attempt , I recalled the Storytelling   video and decided on this approach for my second attempt . 

 If the room were only full of engineers , then graphs and data would have been suitable .   Instead , there   was a broad spectrum of people and disciplines therefore engaging the audience with a story seemed to   be the best option .    I started my presentation with a simple picture instead of the usual data .   I used the   picture to start my story which included something compelling for each of the disparate groups .   Once I   had the audience engaged , I proceeded to outline the problem and use questions to help everyone better   understand how it impacted their group .   The end result was that a simple , relatable story got all the key   stakeholders involved in bringing a resolution to this problem . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Looking back I can understand why my data driven approach was not well received .   It did not provide a   clear picture to each group how my problem should be their concern .   By using a story I was able to show   the connection of my problem to them and ultimately get a response .   I connected everyone in the room   to the problem in a way that simply providing the data was unable to do .   The alternative approach , just   providing the data , was still useful but only after everyone was able to see the problem from their own   personal perspective . 


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: Challenge and Selection 

 I have never really used Storytelling in the past .   In fact , prior to this course I had n’t considered Storytelling   as a tool to solve a problem .   After watching the Storytelling video in Week 2 , Preparing Your Mind for   Innovation I realized that I had been missing an important and effective means for issue resolution .    Previously , I would typically use data and hard facts to highlight a problem , but this was n’t always   meaningful to the various stakeholders . 

 Framing the issue in the guise of a story allowed me to get everybody on board , not just the technical   people .   Knowing my audience , and having something relatable for each distinct member accelerates the   process because everyone is now engaged .   For my particular situation I followed the three principles of   a good story , know your audience , create a sequence of events , and ask , then answer questions to build   intrigue . 

 Application 

 Recently I encountered a problem at work that was affecting my day to day progress .   After I alerted the   colleagues that could help me resolve this issue I realized I had a second problem , they simply did n’t care .    I followed my usual approach that involved some very boring graphs , lots of numbers , and reams of data .    What I failed to do was engage the key stakeholders and convince them that not only was this a problem   for me , but for them as well .   After hitting a brick wall with my first attempt , I recalled the Storytelling   video and decided on this approach for my second attempt . 

 If the room were only full of engineers , then graphs and data would have been suitable .   Instead , there   was a broad spectrum of people and disciplines therefore engaging the audience with a story seemed to   be the best option .    I started my presentation with a simple picture instead of the usual data .   I used the   picture to start my story which included something compelling for each of the disparate groups .   Once I   had the audience engaged , I proceeded to outline the problem and use questions to help everyone better   understand how it impacted their group .   The end result was that a simple , relatable story got all the key   stakeholders involved in bringing a resolution to this problem . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Looking back I can understand why my data driven approach was not well received .   It did not provide a   clear picture to each group how my problem should be their concern .   By using a story I was able to show   the connection of my problem to them and ultimately get a response .   I connected everyone in the room   to the problem in a way that simply providing the data was unable to do .   The alternative approach , just   providing the data , was still useful but only after everyone was able to see the problem from their own   personal perspective .
### Output: 