VISUALIZATION- A reflection 

 Challenge : 

 I am currently interning with a global payments solution provider in a South Asian country . We work in   global teams , and even as an intern , we have the opportunity to interact with teams from the US and   Europe , as a part of cross - functional team interaction . Recently , I was given a problem of providing   comprehension - solutions to navigate a performance appraisal dashboard . As in , the dashboards were   catering to senior level managers , who can use the document to identify the performance and relative   occupancy of their team members and accordingly allocate work etc . The dashboards were quite tough   to navigate and it was impossible to do it without assistance . As a result , despite being powerful tools   for performance measurement , they were not being used in real terms . I was roped in to provide means   of simplifying the method of using this dashboard . 

 Selection : 

 Herein , I was asked to singlehandedly work on this project . I came across the Design Thinking sessions   and realized this problem fell in the category of non - linear problems and that neither the organization ,   nor I had any experience in this kind of a project , although I had an understanding of dealing with similar   uncertainties at previous organizations and in academia . I thought it apt to select this problem and apply   the concept of design thinking to it 

 Application : 

 I realized the first step to solving this problem was analyzing the need - gap . I managed to interact with   the potential users of his document and tried to ask them open ended questions with respect to how   they would use this information , what problems they face and how things would get simpler . Albeit I   received responses right from how the entire dashboard should be revamped ( which was not a possible   solution ) to how someone should keep informing them the navigation methods , probably just as they   travel . I appended all suggestions and started putting it up in a visual format . I rated all options , put it in   order of the parameters like , speed , ease in adoption , etc . and tried to match them with respect to the   different dashboards and feasibility . I could then clearly come up with some 3 options like :   creating a   navigation manual , creating a video and putting add - ons in the dashboard . Now , after coming up with   these idea generation process , I would work on the other steps of design thinking to provide the   solution . 

 Insight : 

 Having used the design thinking approach for the first time , I was quite impressed with what kind of   results turned up . I could be as empathetic as I could while trying to figure out options , and the entire   idea generation and visual process created structure among chaos . 

 Approach : 

 To me , the most important aspect while trying to choose a solution would be to thoroughly analyse   what was the expectancy among the target users . The managers who would be using this project were   short of time and needed the most appropriate solution . Hence , the method of visually recreating the   entire process was crucial . However , successful implementation of the idea formed an even more 

 important aspect , and consequently I would be building upon these ideas and finally make a learning   launch to check feasibility and come up with that one solution 


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: VISUALIZATION- A reflection 

 Challenge : 

 I am currently interning with a global payments solution provider in a South Asian country . We work in   global teams , and even as an intern , we have the opportunity to interact with teams from the US and   Europe , as a part of cross - functional team interaction . Recently , I was given a problem of providing   comprehension - solutions to navigate a performance appraisal dashboard . As in , the dashboards were   catering to senior level managers , who can use the document to identify the performance and relative   occupancy of their team members and accordingly allocate work etc . The dashboards were quite tough   to navigate and it was impossible to do it without assistance . As a result , despite being powerful tools   for performance measurement , they were not being used in real terms . I was roped in to provide means   of simplifying the method of using this dashboard . 

 Selection : 

 Herein , I was asked to singlehandedly work on this project . I came across the Design Thinking sessions   and realized this problem fell in the category of non - linear problems and that neither the organization ,   nor I had any experience in this kind of a project , although I had an understanding of dealing with similar   uncertainties at previous organizations and in academia . I thought it apt to select this problem and apply   the concept of design thinking to it 

 Application : 

 I realized the first step to solving this problem was analyzing the need - gap . I managed to interact with   the potential users of his document and tried to ask them open ended questions with respect to how   they would use this information , what problems they face and how things would get simpler . Albeit I   received responses right from how the entire dashboard should be revamped ( which was not a possible   solution ) to how someone should keep informing them the navigation methods , probably just as they   travel . I appended all suggestions and started putting it up in a visual format . I rated all options , put it in   order of the parameters like , speed , ease in adoption , etc . and tried to match them with respect to the   different dashboards and feasibility . I could then clearly come up with some 3 options like :   creating a   navigation manual , creating a video and putting add - ons in the dashboard . Now , after coming up with   these idea generation process , I would work on the other steps of design thinking to provide the   solution . 

 Insight : 

 Having used the design thinking approach for the first time , I was quite impressed with what kind of   results turned up . I could be as empathetic as I could while trying to figure out options , and the entire   idea generation and visual process created structure among chaos . 

 Approach : 

 To me , the most important aspect while trying to choose a solution would be to thoroughly analyse   what was the expectancy among the target users . The managers who would be using this project were   short of time and needed the most appropriate solution . Hence , the method of visually recreating the   entire process was crucial . However , successful implementation of the idea formed an even more 

 important aspect , and consequently I would be building upon these ideas and finally make a learning   launch to check feasibility and come up with that one solution
### Output: 