Design Thinking for Innovation – Assignment 

 Challenge :     I am a final year MBA student with Human Resource Management as the   specialization . The course : “ Design Thinking for Innovation ” , intrigued me if I   could apply Design principles for HR programs to make them more impactful   simply because both of them are ‘ human - centric ’ . But HR is a vast field and   there are different modules of varying complexity and nature . Thus , I picked   up Learning and Development and tried to apply design principles . Specially .   in the IT sector , a lot of budgets are allocated for L&D because it is a   capability - building program that impacts the bottom line of the organization .   Nevertheless , these programs are ineffective because the organizations follow   a ‘ One - size fits all ’ model . The workplace is diverse with different age groups   such as baby boomers , Gen X , and Millennials who have different styles of   learning . The Millennials would prefer flexible online learning modules . Baby   boomers could prefer the traditional approach . But I did not want my   preconceived notions to affect my study .     Selection :     I was fortunate to do an L&D Internship in a start - up two weeks ago . And I   was assigned the responsibility of designing a particular training module in   limited time . So , I thought of using the design tool , Storytelling as the   launchpad for the take - off of the training . If you were to ask me , why I chose   this particular training module , then the answer is that storytelling is simple   yet highly effective . Stories are captivating and compatible with different types   of learners . The visual learners imagine the story and picture it in their head   while the audio - learners would enjoy the story - telling itself . Also , all of us are   accustomed to stories from childhood and it ’s also all around us . Also , a   complicated topic can be easily explained through a story , and let me tell you   how it worked .     Application :     My training topic was ‘ Cybersecurity ’ and my audience did not belong to the   technical domain . Hence , I had to save all my technical terminologies from   overwhelming my audience . So , I started narrating a case study as a story to   make them more comfortable with the topic . And when I had finished , most   of the audience had a fair idea about the basics of the topic . Slowly , I   introduced the technical terms related to it and completed my training session   successfully . 

 Insights :     Even though I have used the design tool , storytelling , in particular , the   fundamental principle was to empathize with the learner to understand their   strengths and limitations . After a week , the impact of the training sessions   was evaluated to measure retention and most of the learners were able to   recall the story . So , I learned for a fact that stories are made to stick when   conveyed properly .     Approach :     Using storytelling in the design of training programs has definitely been useful   for the learner in my case . But I did realize that a variety of design principles   and tools such as visualization , mind mapping , and learning launch can be   used in combination in the design and development of innovative L&D   programs , not just in IT but in other sectors and academia as well . 


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: Design Thinking for Innovation – Assignment 

 Challenge :     I am a final year MBA student with Human Resource Management as the   specialization . The course : “ Design Thinking for Innovation ” , intrigued me if I   could apply Design principles for HR programs to make them more impactful   simply because both of them are ‘ human - centric ’ . But HR is a vast field and   there are different modules of varying complexity and nature . Thus , I picked   up Learning and Development and tried to apply design principles . Specially .   in the IT sector , a lot of budgets are allocated for L&D because it is a   capability - building program that impacts the bottom line of the organization .   Nevertheless , these programs are ineffective because the organizations follow   a ‘ One - size fits all ’ model . The workplace is diverse with different age groups   such as baby boomers , Gen X , and Millennials who have different styles of   learning . The Millennials would prefer flexible online learning modules . Baby   boomers could prefer the traditional approach . But I did not want my   preconceived notions to affect my study .     Selection :     I was fortunate to do an L&D Internship in a start - up two weeks ago . And I   was assigned the responsibility of designing a particular training module in   limited time . So , I thought of using the design tool , Storytelling as the   launchpad for the take - off of the training . If you were to ask me , why I chose   this particular training module , then the answer is that storytelling is simple   yet highly effective . Stories are captivating and compatible with different types   of learners . The visual learners imagine the story and picture it in their head   while the audio - learners would enjoy the story - telling itself . Also , all of us are   accustomed to stories from childhood and it ’s also all around us . Also , a   complicated topic can be easily explained through a story , and let me tell you   how it worked .     Application :     My training topic was ‘ Cybersecurity ’ and my audience did not belong to the   technical domain . Hence , I had to save all my technical terminologies from   overwhelming my audience . So , I started narrating a case study as a story to   make them more comfortable with the topic . And when I had finished , most   of the audience had a fair idea about the basics of the topic . Slowly , I   introduced the technical terms related to it and completed my training session   successfully . 

 Insights :     Even though I have used the design tool , storytelling , in particular , the   fundamental principle was to empathize with the learner to understand their   strengths and limitations . After a week , the impact of the training sessions   was evaluated to measure retention and most of the learners were able to   recall the story . So , I learned for a fact that stories are made to stick when   conveyed properly .     Approach :     Using storytelling in the design of training programs has definitely been useful   for the learner in my case . But I did realize that a variety of design principles   and tools such as visualization , mind mapping , and learning launch can be   used in combination in the design and development of innovative L&D   programs , not just in IT but in other sectors and academia as well .
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