Mayar Lim 

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 Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Final Assignment 

 Coursera 

 Mayar Lim 

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 Challenge 

 Have you ever had too many ideas ? Have you ever felt like your thoughts were scattered ? 

 Have you ever struggled with choosing the best suitable option to a certain problem ? Well , I   have . Being a project manager , I have dealt with the challenge that I want to analyze ideas in the   best way possible to come out with the best solution to the problem I am dealing with . The   current problem is finding a suitable idea for Mother ’s Day at work . 

 Selection 

 Regarding the challenge I have mentioned previously , I have chosen the design thinking 

 tool that is Mind Mapping . Mind mapping is one of the efficient methods to organize ideas and   analyze complex situations through breaking things down into smaller parts . It will also be of   great help to look for patterns and themes in the data . The reason why I have made this selection   is because mind mapping will be highly efficient for brainstorming ideas and finding innovative   solutions to problems on a certain project I am managing , currently being Mother ’s Day . 

 Application 

 When I applied the thinking tool to my challenge , I have found that my scattered ideas 

 turned into an analyzation of the most suitable ideas . I arranged a meeting with my team and   asked them to write down their ideas on sticky notes and stick them on the board , then slowly we   started organizing these ideas . I found myself constantly looking for themes and patterns of the   ideas gathered from my team that helped me effectively find the most suitable solutions . 

 Insight 

 The insight I got from applying the mind mapping tool was that my team was motivated 

 to come up with ideas , they felt like they were creative ( even the ones that consider themselves   not creative ) . Adding to that , it was also a great team activity , that I would definitely do again .   Through applying this approach , the problem turned from complex to simple to me , and I found   myself easily figuring out the solution . Design thinking is an amazing thinking tool and I   encourage more people to try to adapt it into their daily lives . 

 Approach 

 If I were to do this again , I would still pick the Mind Mapping tool , as I believe it is the 

 best selection for this specific problem , and I came out with a great conclusion . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Mayar Lim, Mayar Lim
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: Mayar Lim 

 Page | 1 

 Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Final Assignment 

 Coursera 

 Mayar Lim 

 Page | 2 

 Challenge 

 Have you ever had too many ideas ? Have you ever felt like your thoughts were scattered ? 

 Have you ever struggled with choosing the best suitable option to a certain problem ? Well , I   have . Being a project manager , I have dealt with the challenge that I want to analyze ideas in the   best way possible to come out with the best solution to the problem I am dealing with . The   current problem is finding a suitable idea for Mother ’s Day at work . 

 Selection 

 Regarding the challenge I have mentioned previously , I have chosen the design thinking 

 tool that is Mind Mapping . Mind mapping is one of the efficient methods to organize ideas and   analyze complex situations through breaking things down into smaller parts . It will also be of   great help to look for patterns and themes in the data . The reason why I have made this selection   is because mind mapping will be highly efficient for brainstorming ideas and finding innovative   solutions to problems on a certain project I am managing , currently being Mother ’s Day . 

 Application 

 When I applied the thinking tool to my challenge , I have found that my scattered ideas 

 turned into an analyzation of the most suitable ideas . I arranged a meeting with my team and   asked them to write down their ideas on sticky notes and stick them on the board , then slowly we   started organizing these ideas . I found myself constantly looking for themes and patterns of the   ideas gathered from my team that helped me effectively find the most suitable solutions . 

 Insight 

 The insight I got from applying the mind mapping tool was that my team was motivated 

 to come up with ideas , they felt like they were creative ( even the ones that consider themselves   not creative ) . Adding to that , it was also a great team activity , that I would definitely do again .   Through applying this approach , the problem turned from complex to simple to me , and I found   myself easily figuring out the solution . Design thinking is an amazing thinking tool and I   encourage more people to try to adapt it into their daily lives . 

 Approach 

 If I were to do this again , I would still pick the Mind Mapping tool , as I believe it is the 

 best selection for this specific problem , and I came out with a great conclusion .
### Output: 