Tool   :   Visualisation 

 Challenge   and   Selection 

 I    have    been    working    for    a    multinational    company    for    a    while    and    I    was    tasked    with    the    organisation   of   the   business   plan   deployment   brainstorming   sessions .    This   process   happens   every    year .    It   is   during   that   period   that   the   executive   team   is   meeting   to   discuss   where   we   want   to   be    in   three   years   and   what   are   the   priorities   for   the   upcoming   year .      It   usually   takes   3‐4   sessions   to   achieve   this   objective .    It ’s   currently   a   very   “ left   brain ”   process   and   people   are   sitting   around   the   table .    The   discussions    are   not   supported   by   any   schematics   of   the   desired   state .    My    challenge    was    to    improve    this    aspect    by    having    their    “ right    brain ”    more    involved    in    the    process .    Therefor   I   have   decided   to   use   the   visualisation   tool   presented   in   this   course .    I   have   asked   them   to   “ draw ”   their   vision ,   the   desired   state ,   the   should   be   state   of   the   company . 

 Application 

 In   order   to   get   everybody   on   the   same   page   we   have   watched   together   a   TEDTalk   called :   Draw    your   future   by   Patti   Dobrowolski       Then ,   I   have   conducted   “ one   to   one ”   sessions   with   everyone .    During   these   sessions   we   have   discussed   the   following   aspects   of   the   new   approach : 

    The   desired   to   have   people   better   prepared   to   theses   sessions   by   asking   them   to   draw    their   vision   of   the   desired   state       The   desire   to   have   more   “ right   brain ”   perspective   in   our   sessions       That   pictures   could   be   added   to   their   drawing       I   have   shown   one   example   ( mine … )   of   what   it   could   look   like       And   some   tricks   on   how   to   go   about   it . 

 A   week   after ,   we   had   our   first   group   session .    We   had   everybody   to   present   their   drawings .    The    reaction   was   amazing .    People   were   highly   motivated   to   present   their   artwork . 

 During    the    second    group    session ,    we    have    started    to    look    at    what    was    similar    between    the    different   drawing .    We   then   split   people   into   different   teams   to   define   what   are   the   things   we    should   be   doing   next   year   to   reach   the   vision . 

 During   the   third   session ,   we   worked   as   a   group   to   establish   the   priorities   for   the   upcoming   year . 

 Insight 

 The   first   thing   I   have   noticed   that   was   different   from   the   previous   years   was   the   level   of   energy    and   engagement   in   the   room .    People   were   extremely   motivated   to   present   their   vision   of   the    future .    People   were   laughing   while   more   serious   subjects   were   discussed   accordingly . 

 The   second   thing   I   have   noticed   was   the   quality   of   the   different   drawings .    People   really   took   the    time   to   organize   their   taught   and   this   brought   up   very   good   subjects   on   the   table .    During   this    process ,    everybody    had    the    chance    to    present    their    vision    and    therefor ,    they    were    more    collaborative   during   the   other   discussions . 

 Lastly ,   everybody   in   the   team   has   loved   this   new   approach .    A   request   was   made   to   do   something    similar   next   year 

 Approach 

 Because    of    the    success    it    had ,    this    new    approach    was    imbedded    in    the    annual    business    deployment   plan   process .    Next   time   I   will   start   this   process   earlier   in   the   year . 


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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: Tool   :   Visualisation 

 Challenge   and   Selection 

 I    have    been    working    for    a    multinational    company    for    a    while    and    I    was    tasked    with    the    organisation   of   the   business   plan   deployment   brainstorming   sessions .    This   process   happens   every    year .    It   is   during   that   period   that   the   executive   team   is   meeting   to   discuss   where   we   want   to   be    in   three   years   and   what   are   the   priorities   for   the   upcoming   year .      It   usually   takes   3‐4   sessions   to   achieve   this   objective .    It ’s   currently   a   very   “ left   brain ”   process   and   people   are   sitting   around   the   table .    The   discussions    are   not   supported   by   any   schematics   of   the   desired   state .    My    challenge    was    to    improve    this    aspect    by    having    their    “ right    brain ”    more    involved    in    the    process .    Therefor   I   have   decided   to   use   the   visualisation   tool   presented   in   this   course .    I   have   asked   them   to   “ draw ”   their   vision ,   the   desired   state ,   the   should   be   state   of   the   company . 

 Application 

 In   order   to   get   everybody   on   the   same   page   we   have   watched   together   a   TEDTalk   called :   Draw    your   future   by   Patti   Dobrowolski       Then ,   I   have   conducted   “ one   to   one ”   sessions   with   everyone .    During   these   sessions   we   have   discussed   the   following   aspects   of   the   new   approach : 

    The   desired   to   have   people   better   prepared   to   theses   sessions   by   asking   them   to   draw    their   vision   of   the   desired   state       The   desire   to   have   more   “ right   brain ”   perspective   in   our   sessions       That   pictures   could   be   added   to   their   drawing       I   have   shown   one   example   ( mine … )   of   what   it   could   look   like       And   some   tricks   on   how   to   go   about   it . 

 A   week   after ,   we   had   our   first   group   session .    We   had   everybody   to   present   their   drawings .    The    reaction   was   amazing .    People   were   highly   motivated   to   present   their   artwork . 

 During    the    second    group    session ,    we    have    started    to    look    at    what    was    similar    between    the    different   drawing .    We   then   split   people   into   different   teams   to   define   what   are   the   things   we    should   be   doing   next   year   to   reach   the   vision . 

 During   the   third   session ,   we   worked   as   a   group   to   establish   the   priorities   for   the   upcoming   year . 

 Insight 

 The   first   thing   I   have   noticed   that   was   different   from   the   previous   years   was   the   level   of   energy    and   engagement   in   the   room .    People   were   extremely   motivated   to   present   their   vision   of   the    future .    People   were   laughing   while   more   serious   subjects   were   discussed   accordingly . 

 The   second   thing   I   have   noticed   was   the   quality   of   the   different   drawings .    People   really   took   the    time   to   organize   their   taught   and   this   brought   up   very   good   subjects   on   the   table .    During   this    process ,    everybody    had    the    chance    to    present    their    vision    and    therefor ,    they    were    more    collaborative   during   the   other   discussions . 

 Lastly ,   everybody   in   the   team   has   loved   this   new   approach .    A   request   was   made   to   do   something    similar   next   year 

 Approach 

 Because    of    the    success    it    had ,    this    new    approach    was    imbedded    in    the    annual    business    deployment   plan   process .    Next   time   I   will   start   this   process   earlier   in   the   year .
### Output: 