Title : INTRODUCTION OF NEW HIRES INTO THE COMPANY 

 Whenever New Hires joined the company , the Human resource team usually sends out an e - mail   companywide introducing the new staff where we mention a little detail about the staff and some of his   bio - data , just something to put a face to the new entrant 

 Each time the e - mail was sent out we noticed that more people called in to complain about one thing or   the other in the mail . This became more frequent as we churned out more new employees and the calls   never stopped coming from older employees in the organization . We also noticed that we hardly have   people happily accept the newbies as there was some sort of cold shoulder displayed to the new   employees . 

 We then went ahead by introducing the Buddy system whereby when the New Hire joins ; he simply has   an employee he is paired with who actually helps him settle into the company with ease . However , the   calls did not stop . This was rather amazing as we presumed that the introduction of the buddy system   would have helped in staff showing more acceptances into the organization . 

 We then decided to have an avenue where we could call in both the fresh new hires and old employees   and some line managers who we felt that we could interact with them to decide on what what the   problem was . 

 So we brought them together in a room , for ideation to know a lot better . 

 What is the reason why the Welcome e - mails where rather boring and why it caused them so much   displeasure and they stated they following reasons 

 1 . They were still sulking about how their introduction mails where before when they joined the 

 company . 

 2 . The picture included in the e - mails , does no justice to what they look like in real life and felt that 

 the HR Team never mentioned why they need the pictures at all in the first place . 

 3 . People had exciting things more things they would love people to know about other than their 

 degrees and work experiences 

 4 . The outlook of the mail itself looks rather boring and as such they were never really excited 

 about meeting the people 

 5 . They just thought that the company as a whole was rigid 

 Then we got into the What if Stage : This is what could be there preferences instead 

 1 . So we applied the Visualization technique whereby they told us how from start to finish they will 

 like to receive new employees to the company . 

 2 .   They made preferences for wanting people to do videos and talking about themselves . 

 3 .   They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking   them round into offices 

 4 .   They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the   new hire before he even joins the company , 

 5 .   They will like to see the new hires talk about their kind of music , favorite colors ,   mention their preferred sport et al 

 6 .   Make their office space as cosy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks   on the first day of resumption . 

 While all of this information gathering   was going on , we then realized that so many people were not   only bitter about introduction e - mail alone but how people are generally welcomed into the company   and we were able to connect with this . 

 Now we will go into the phase of What Wows : 

 1 .   They made preferences for wanting   people to do videos and talking about themselves –   This could be very difficult as we do not have a IT support on streaming videos in the   office as they may sap up a lot of bandwidth in a short time 

 2 .   They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking   them round into offices : This will not cost anything but to   advise the welcoming team   to come up with an idea of what kind of chant will excite a new employee 

 3 .   They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the   new hire before he even joins the company : This works and can definitely be done 

 4 .   They will like to see the new hires talk about their kind of music , favorite colors ,   mention their preferred sport et al – We may need to seek an approval from   Management and what if he likes an artiste who be just be unruly and does n’t have a   good brand name and as such   people may judge him wrongly 

 5 .   Make their office space as cosy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks   on the first day of resumption- A welcome balloon with some chocolates and perhaps   some branded items will be so exciting , this is within budget . 

 6 .   This idea came from outside of the “ What is “   period and that is generally changing the   look   and feel of   the email itself . 

 Now we will go into the phase of What Works : 

 1 . They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking them 

 around into offices : This will not cost anything but to   advise the welcoming team   , This is   doable and should be implemented 

 2 . They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the new hire 

 before he even joins the company : This works and can definitely be done- Can be implemented 

 3 . Make their office space as cozy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks on the 

 first day of resumption- A welcome balloon with some chocolates and perhaps some branded   items will be so exciting , this is within budget.- Should   be implemented 

 4 . This will be to generally to overhaul the e - mail and its style of delivery , perhaps make it more 

 colorful and add some live to it . Generally the look and feel should be changed to give it more   life . 

 Learning Launch : 

 We then went ahead and tried it for a pilot phase of up to a month and at the end of the trial the   following worked better 

 1 .   They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking them 

 around into offices : This will not cost anything but to advise the welcoming team , This is doable and   should be implemented – This worked perfectly and the acceptance rate was on the high side at over   90 % were happy to sing the songs at all times . 

 2 .   They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the new hire 

 before he even joins the company : This works and can definitely be done- Can be implemented – They   preferred to meet him up in the morning other than call - in them before they resumed 

 3 .   Make their office space as cosy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks on the 

 first day of resumption- A welcome balloon with some chocolates and perhaps some branded items will   be so exciting and , this is within budget.- This was accepted at 100 % and everyone showed satisfaction   towards this move 

 4 .   This will be to generally to overhaul the e - mail and its style of delivery , perhaps make it more 

 colorful and add some live to it . Generally the look and feel should be changed to give it more life . The   new email format had a new look and feel and even felt more modern and millennials jumped at it   almost immediately . 

 Challenges on the project 

 1 . They could hardly have a full hour without attending to their emails   2 . Some of participants actually felt that they were not going to add value as they believed 

 that status quo was the bigger reason why people were not generally happy about   certain issues in the organization . 

 Selection : I decide to use the Story telling approach as that gives the true picture and this will readily   enhance empathy as this brings a human face to wanting to solve the problem 

 Insight : I realized that the story telling digs deeper into people being able to   come to one page and then they decide to be more open   to ensure the   necessary areas for improvement are properly covered . 

 Approach : I will like to see more Visualizations to come up with a clearer   picture as this will guide to ensuring that you welcome diversity and inclusion   as this set of people may come from different cultures and you may need to   physically they talk or see ideas 

 Major Heights : 

 1 . There was this excitement to get the project done as Management 

 was in full agreement of execution this small but tough task and the time line   projected as apt . 

 Instructions 

 Select one of the four design   thinking tools presented in the   course ( listed below ) that you   are interested in applying to a   challenge of your choice . 

 Tools : 

 Visualization ( Module 1 ) 

 Storytelling ( Module 2 ) 

 Mind Mapping ( Module 3 ) 

 Learning Launch ( Module 4 ) 

 Use the Assignment Rubric   including the following elements   to guide the development of your   reflection . Any images you   create / take can also be included ,   but are not required . 

 Elements : 

 Challenge : Describe your   challenge , including all relevant   information . 

 Selection : In your own words ,   briefly describe the tool you   selected ( e.g. , what it is and why   you selected it for your challenge   -- including any appropriate   video lecture references ) . 

 Application : Describe how you   applied the tool you selected to   your challenge ( e.g. , what you   did and how the tool was applied   effectively or ineffectively ) . 

 Insight : Describe the insight   you gained from applying the 


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: Title : INTRODUCTION OF NEW HIRES INTO THE COMPANY 

 Whenever New Hires joined the company , the Human resource team usually sends out an e - mail   companywide introducing the new staff where we mention a little detail about the staff and some of his   bio - data , just something to put a face to the new entrant 

 Each time the e - mail was sent out we noticed that more people called in to complain about one thing or   the other in the mail . This became more frequent as we churned out more new employees and the calls   never stopped coming from older employees in the organization . We also noticed that we hardly have   people happily accept the newbies as there was some sort of cold shoulder displayed to the new   employees . 

 We then went ahead by introducing the Buddy system whereby when the New Hire joins ; he simply has   an employee he is paired with who actually helps him settle into the company with ease . However , the   calls did not stop . This was rather amazing as we presumed that the introduction of the buddy system   would have helped in staff showing more acceptances into the organization . 

 We then decided to have an avenue where we could call in both the fresh new hires and old employees   and some line managers who we felt that we could interact with them to decide on what what the   problem was . 

 So we brought them together in a room , for ideation to know a lot better . 

 What is the reason why the Welcome e - mails where rather boring and why it caused them so much   displeasure and they stated they following reasons 

 1 . They were still sulking about how their introduction mails where before when they joined the 

 company . 

 2 . The picture included in the e - mails , does no justice to what they look like in real life and felt that 

 the HR Team never mentioned why they need the pictures at all in the first place . 

 3 . People had exciting things more things they would love people to know about other than their 

 degrees and work experiences 

 4 . The outlook of the mail itself looks rather boring and as such they were never really excited 

 about meeting the people 

 5 . They just thought that the company as a whole was rigid 

 Then we got into the What if Stage : This is what could be there preferences instead 

 1 . So we applied the Visualization technique whereby they told us how from start to finish they will 

 like to receive new employees to the company . 

 2 .   They made preferences for wanting people to do videos and talking about themselves . 

 3 .   They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking   them round into offices 

 4 .   They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the   new hire before he even joins the company , 

 5 .   They will like to see the new hires talk about their kind of music , favorite colors ,   mention their preferred sport et al 

 6 .   Make their office space as cosy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks   on the first day of resumption . 

 While all of this information gathering   was going on , we then realized that so many people were not   only bitter about introduction e - mail alone but how people are generally welcomed into the company   and we were able to connect with this . 

 Now we will go into the phase of What Wows : 

 1 .   They made preferences for wanting   people to do videos and talking about themselves –   This could be very difficult as we do not have a IT support on streaming videos in the   office as they may sap up a lot of bandwidth in a short time 

 2 .   They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking   them round into offices : This will not cost anything but to   advise the welcoming team   to come up with an idea of what kind of chant will excite a new employee 

 3 .   They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the   new hire before he even joins the company : This works and can definitely be done 

 4 .   They will like to see the new hires talk about their kind of music , favorite colors ,   mention their preferred sport et al – We may need to seek an approval from   Management and what if he likes an artiste who be just be unruly and does n’t have a   good brand name and as such   people may judge him wrongly 

 5 .   Make their office space as cosy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks   on the first day of resumption- A welcome balloon with some chocolates and perhaps   some branded items will be so exciting , this is within budget . 

 6 .   This idea came from outside of the “ What is “   period and that is generally changing the   look   and feel of   the email itself . 

 Now we will go into the phase of What Works : 

 1 . They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking them 

 around into offices : This will not cost anything but to   advise the welcoming team   , This is   doable and should be implemented 

 2 . They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the new hire 

 before he even joins the company : This works and can definitely be done- Can be implemented 

 3 . Make their office space as cozy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks on the 

 first day of resumption- A welcome balloon with some chocolates and perhaps some branded   items will be so exciting , this is within budget.- Should   be implemented 

 4 . This will be to generally to overhaul the e - mail and its style of delivery , perhaps make it more 

 colorful and add some live to it . Generally the look and feel should be changed to give it more   life . 

 Learning Launch : 

 We then went ahead and tried it for a pilot phase of up to a month and at the end of the trial the   following worked better 

 1 .   They would prefer people resuming with a welcome chant other than the normal taking them 

 around into offices : This will not cost anything but to advise the welcoming team , This is doable and   should be implemented – This worked perfectly and the acceptance rate was on the high side at over   90 % were happy to sing the songs at all times . 

 2 .   They will like to Buddy e - mail to come with phone numbers so that they can buzz the new hire 

 before he even joins the company : This works and can definitely be done- Can be implemented – They   preferred to meet him up in the morning other than call - in them before they resumed 

 3 .   Make their office space as cosy as possible with Balloons and chocolates on their desks on the 

 first day of resumption- A welcome balloon with some chocolates and perhaps some branded items will   be so exciting and , this is within budget.- This was accepted at 100 % and everyone showed satisfaction   towards this move 

 4 .   This will be to generally to overhaul the e - mail and its style of delivery , perhaps make it more 

 colorful and add some live to it . Generally the look and feel should be changed to give it more life . The   new email format had a new look and feel and even felt more modern and millennials jumped at it   almost immediately . 

 Challenges on the project 

 1 . They could hardly have a full hour without attending to their emails   2 . Some of participants actually felt that they were not going to add value as they believed 

 that status quo was the bigger reason why people were not generally happy about   certain issues in the organization . 

 Selection : I decide to use the Story telling approach as that gives the true picture and this will readily   enhance empathy as this brings a human face to wanting to solve the problem 

 Insight : I realized that the story telling digs deeper into people being able to   come to one page and then they decide to be more open   to ensure the   necessary areas for improvement are properly covered . 

 Approach : I will like to see more Visualizations to come up with a clearer   picture as this will guide to ensuring that you welcome diversity and inclusion   as this set of people may come from different cultures and you may need to   physically they talk or see ideas 

 Major Heights : 

 1 . There was this excitement to get the project done as Management 

 was in full agreement of execution this small but tough task and the time line   projected as apt . 

 Instructions 

 Select one of the four design   thinking tools presented in the   course ( listed below ) that you   are interested in applying to a   challenge of your choice . 

 Tools : 

 Visualization ( Module 1 ) 

 Storytelling ( Module 2 ) 

 Mind Mapping ( Module 3 ) 

 Learning Launch ( Module 4 ) 

 Use the Assignment Rubric   including the following elements   to guide the development of your   reflection . Any images you   create / take can also be included ,   but are not required . 

 Elements : 

 Challenge : Describe your   challenge , including all relevant   information . 

 Selection : In your own words ,   briefly describe the tool you   selected ( e.g. , what it is and why   you selected it for your challenge   -- including any appropriate   video lecture references ) . 

 Application : Describe how you   applied the tool you selected to   your challenge ( e.g. , what you   did and how the tool was applied   effectively or ineffectively ) . 

 Insight : Describe the insight   you gained from applying the
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