Jose Jackson – Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge 

 My challenge that I have selected is setting up my own company ! After many years of being a CEO of an   Economic Development organization I have decided that I will open my own company . 

 Selection 

 I have selected the Visualization tool , to achieve an understanding of the opportunity and problems for   myself as well as a reference group to identify and define viable solutions to the opportunity . I also have   selected this so I can use a diagram to visually see all the components in the process of defining the   scope , boundaries , key elements , and relationships between elements to consider when identifying pain   points and opportunities . 

 Application 

 I used this approach with myself first to start the process by creating a straw man graphic ( like a mind   map ) to do a brain dump of all the components of the opportunity . To develop the straw man graphic , I   will draw from any existing material and experiences that I may have available to understand the   environment . 

 There is supporting material to assist in this process such as Jack Canfield ‘ visualization techniques to   manifest your desired outcomes ’ to assist in the process . The template I often start with also has a   column on the left to identify Partners and Collaborators and a column on the right to identify Threats   such as competitors , Industrial relations constraints etc . After I complete this I will then undertake the   same type of process with my reference group . 

 After the group looks over the whole idea I will then look to break up the group to work on the   independent idea ‘ clusters ’ that have developed for a deeper dive into the areas that have been   articulated . I will ask each group to use questions such as 1 ) What key elements are missing ? And , 2 )   What would you change ? Then I have each group report out on their answers and explain why for the   rest of the group to understand the logic . This feedback and different ways of looking at the opportunity   would create a process and map that is ‘ market tested ’ . 

 Jose Jackson – Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Insight & Approach 

 I think it is very important for the group to be in an environment that is non - threatening and very open   to different ideas and perspectives . It is also important for each of the stakeholders and groups to have   a chance to express their opinions and receive positive feedback and suggestions in a group   environment . 

 This approach that is very visual as well gives a plan that can be updated and changed with additional   information and ideas . This can occur throughout and at the end of the process and also gives way to   open ideas being expressed . 

 This approach I feel would be helpful at any stage of a project to ‘ market test ’ and ground truth the   projects direction . I would definitely think that the open nature and ease of this process is very inclusive   and is valuable to all businesses as a tool that adds a lot of value and buy - in ! 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Jose Jackson, Jose Jackson
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: Jose Jackson – Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge 

 My challenge that I have selected is setting up my own company ! After many years of being a CEO of an   Economic Development organization I have decided that I will open my own company . 

 Selection 

 I have selected the Visualization tool , to achieve an understanding of the opportunity and problems for   myself as well as a reference group to identify and define viable solutions to the opportunity . I also have   selected this so I can use a diagram to visually see all the components in the process of defining the   scope , boundaries , key elements , and relationships between elements to consider when identifying pain   points and opportunities . 

 Application 

 I used this approach with myself first to start the process by creating a straw man graphic ( like a mind   map ) to do a brain dump of all the components of the opportunity . To develop the straw man graphic , I   will draw from any existing material and experiences that I may have available to understand the   environment . 

 There is supporting material to assist in this process such as Jack Canfield ‘ visualization techniques to   manifest your desired outcomes ’ to assist in the process . The template I often start with also has a   column on the left to identify Partners and Collaborators and a column on the right to identify Threats   such as competitors , Industrial relations constraints etc . After I complete this I will then undertake the   same type of process with my reference group . 

 After the group looks over the whole idea I will then look to break up the group to work on the   independent idea ‘ clusters ’ that have developed for a deeper dive into the areas that have been   articulated . I will ask each group to use questions such as 1 ) What key elements are missing ? And , 2 )   What would you change ? Then I have each group report out on their answers and explain why for the   rest of the group to understand the logic . This feedback and different ways of looking at the opportunity   would create a process and map that is ‘ market tested ’ . 

 Jose Jackson – Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Insight & Approach 

 I think it is very important for the group to be in an environment that is non - threatening and very open   to different ideas and perspectives . It is also important for each of the stakeholders and groups to have   a chance to express their opinions and receive positive feedback and suggestions in a group   environment . 

 This approach that is very visual as well gives a plan that can be updated and changed with additional   information and ideas . This can occur throughout and at the end of the process and also gives way to   open ideas being expressed . 

 This approach I feel would be helpful at any stage of a project to ‘ market test ’ and ground truth the   projects direction . I would definitely think that the open nature and ease of this process is very inclusive   and is valuable to all businesses as a tool that adds a lot of value and buy - in !
### Output: 