Using Visualization to enhance workshops 

 1 . Challenge 

 As a project manager , I often have the task of organizing and leading workshops . This is always one   of my favourite parts of the job . However , in the past they all seemed to follow the same blueprint   and especially at the end , they often resulted in excel lists or word documents being filled out   without much creativity . 

 2 . Selection 

 When I first heard of visualization as a tool , I was quite sceptical , especially since I work in a technical   field with lots of engineers . Normally those kinds of people are not that creative or visual . However , I   saw great potential in enriching not just the workshops themselves but especially the results which   get created . 

 3 . Application 

 For my first workshop for which I used visualization , I used it in several different ways . First , I   enriched all accompanying materials ( such as flipcharts ) with visual illustrations to enrich the whole   experience . And one effect was to signal the participants the amount of preparation that went into   that workshop . 

 However , the main application was during the workshop when I asked the participants to illustrate   their ideas and findings using visualization on a flipchart . This was a huge success , since it helped   them to think of additional aspects and not just the main points they usually focus on . And it also   facilitated the discussion with the other participants . 

 4 . Insight 

 My main insight was , that using visualization really works . I helps participants to present their ideas   more clearly and therefore facilitates discussions . 

 Additionally , it ’s not as difficult to use as I feared . There is a surprisingly small set of tools which are   needed ( stick figures , boxes , arrows etc . ) which allow a wide range of visualizations . 

 And it ’s more accepted than I feared . Even experienced engineers which have never used it are able   and willing to try it after a brief introduction . 

 5 . Approach 

 Since visualisation worked so well for me on the first workshop I tried , I now use it regularly with   great success . I ’m now even planning on taking an external course to learn even more techniques I   can apply on a regular basis . 


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: Using Visualization to enhance workshops 

 1 . Challenge 

 As a project manager , I often have the task of organizing and leading workshops . This is always one   of my favourite parts of the job . However , in the past they all seemed to follow the same blueprint   and especially at the end , they often resulted in excel lists or word documents being filled out   without much creativity . 

 2 . Selection 

 When I first heard of visualization as a tool , I was quite sceptical , especially since I work in a technical   field with lots of engineers . Normally those kinds of people are not that creative or visual . However , I   saw great potential in enriching not just the workshops themselves but especially the results which   get created . 

 3 . Application 

 For my first workshop for which I used visualization , I used it in several different ways . First , I   enriched all accompanying materials ( such as flipcharts ) with visual illustrations to enrich the whole   experience . And one effect was to signal the participants the amount of preparation that went into   that workshop . 

 However , the main application was during the workshop when I asked the participants to illustrate   their ideas and findings using visualization on a flipchart . This was a huge success , since it helped   them to think of additional aspects and not just the main points they usually focus on . And it also   facilitated the discussion with the other participants . 

 4 . Insight 

 My main insight was , that using visualization really works . I helps participants to present their ideas   more clearly and therefore facilitates discussions . 

 Additionally , it ’s not as difficult to use as I feared . There is a surprisingly small set of tools which are   needed ( stick figures , boxes , arrows etc . ) which allow a wide range of visualizations . 

 And it ’s more accepted than I feared . Even experienced engineers which have never used it are able   and willing to try it after a brief introduction . 

 5 . Approach 

 Since visualisation worked so well for me on the first workshop I tried , I now use it regularly with   great success . I ’m now even planning on taking an external course to learn even more techniques I   can apply on a regular basis .
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