Reflection – Mind mapping 

 Challenge : 

 I am part of a large multinational corporation and my role is often to design and implement strategic   initiative in the Asia pacific region . That requires change management involving the business units and   staff from various professional backgrounds and cultures . There are 2 key challenges we generally face   while designing such programs 

 1- There is a huge amount of data available from our headquarters and other regions , but we 

 hardly do n’t know what would apply to our region . 

 2- Due to the high power distance in Asian work culture , the feedback from ground is somewhat 

 muted and particularly people do n’t speak in front of senior management . 

 Selection : 

 As we learned during the week-3 of this course , Mind mapping helps in finding the insights and   patterns in the available data and defining the design criteria through the collective power of “ Minds ” .   Mind mapping is the tool of my choice in such situations because , 

 -   It allows us to find useful patterns in the data 

 -   It provides visual and concise representation of the key points that shows the hierarchy and   inter - relationship of the ideas . 

 Application : 

 I had the opportunity to apply Mind mapping during a recent workshop . This workshop was to design   and plan the on - boarding program for a new office we are setting up at a new Asian location . The   context is that we have not yet significantly operated in that market and the office we are setting up   there will handle quite critical work . The objective for the workshop , which involved participants and   decision makers from various functions , was to design a program that ensures the new team starts on   the right foot and can quickly assimilate with teams working in other locations . During the first part of   the workshop that was solely focused on the program design , we first invited the participants to share   their thoughts along the few key questions , such as 

 -   What does the success of this program mean to me ? 

 -   What constraints ( e.g. time , money , logistics , etc . ) do I see ? 

 -   What can I do or have to help ? 

 -   What would I likely expect if I am one of the staff at new location ? 

 We captured the ideas on the flip charts and also encouraged the participants to jot down their   thoughts on sticky notes . Later we had a facilitated session to discover the common themes and   organize those in the mind map . 

 Insights : 

 This exercise provided us the design criteria of our program and also generated some useful ideas on   actions that can be considered in the next steps . For example , few key themes that emerged out from   the Mind mapping were 

 -   The consideration of new location culture , 

 -   Sharing the unwritten values of our current offices , 

 -   Importance of people connection ( not just the policies and procedures ) , 

 -   Mentoring 

 The real value came from the combination of open discussion and the private inputs ( through sticky   notes ) , which allowed us to capture richer feedback from the group in a collaborative way . 

 Approach : 

 The subsequent session has generated generate ideas and team has planned some of those for the   initial launch . We intend to have regular follow - up sessions to review and update our mind map and   incorporate new insights into our design criteria . This process is based on a feedback loop as we   interact with new staff and learn from our experiences and observations . 


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: Reflection – Mind mapping 

 Challenge : 

 I am part of a large multinational corporation and my role is often to design and implement strategic   initiative in the Asia pacific region . That requires change management involving the business units and   staff from various professional backgrounds and cultures . There are 2 key challenges we generally face   while designing such programs 

 1- There is a huge amount of data available from our headquarters and other regions , but we 

 hardly do n’t know what would apply to our region . 

 2- Due to the high power distance in Asian work culture , the feedback from ground is somewhat 

 muted and particularly people do n’t speak in front of senior management . 

 Selection : 

 As we learned during the week-3 of this course , Mind mapping helps in finding the insights and   patterns in the available data and defining the design criteria through the collective power of “ Minds ” .   Mind mapping is the tool of my choice in such situations because , 

 -   It allows us to find useful patterns in the data 

 -   It provides visual and concise representation of the key points that shows the hierarchy and   inter - relationship of the ideas . 

 Application : 

 I had the opportunity to apply Mind mapping during a recent workshop . This workshop was to design   and plan the on - boarding program for a new office we are setting up at a new Asian location . The   context is that we have not yet significantly operated in that market and the office we are setting up   there will handle quite critical work . The objective for the workshop , which involved participants and   decision makers from various functions , was to design a program that ensures the new team starts on   the right foot and can quickly assimilate with teams working in other locations . During the first part of   the workshop that was solely focused on the program design , we first invited the participants to share   their thoughts along the few key questions , such as 

 -   What does the success of this program mean to me ? 

 -   What constraints ( e.g. time , money , logistics , etc . ) do I see ? 

 -   What can I do or have to help ? 

 -   What would I likely expect if I am one of the staff at new location ? 

 We captured the ideas on the flip charts and also encouraged the participants to jot down their   thoughts on sticky notes . Later we had a facilitated session to discover the common themes and   organize those in the mind map . 

 Insights : 

 This exercise provided us the design criteria of our program and also generated some useful ideas on   actions that can be considered in the next steps . For example , few key themes that emerged out from   the Mind mapping were 

 -   The consideration of new location culture , 

 -   Sharing the unwritten values of our current offices , 

 -   Importance of people connection ( not just the policies and procedures ) , 

 -   Mentoring 

 The real value came from the combination of open discussion and the private inputs ( through sticky   notes ) , which allowed us to capture richer feedback from the group in a collaborative way . 

 Approach : 

 The subsequent session has generated generate ideas and team has planned some of those for the   initial launch . We intend to have regular follow - up sessions to review and update our mind map and   incorporate new insights into our design criteria . This process is based on a feedback loop as we   interact with new staff and learn from our experiences and observations .
### Output: 