Reflection : Storytelling 

 Challenge and Selection 

 Storytelling is a useful tool no matter what part of your life you are in where you have many peers to   deal with . Be it in a complete or somewhat organizational structure . The most use I 've found for it yet   has been during my university days when getting to know my peers and achieving maximum efficiency   as a group . Many instances when a person is not getting along with the group or is having trouble being   in sync . Sitting down with those people and listening to their stories and telling mine is a good way to   get a deeper understanding of what goes through their head ? It further helps in deciding a strategy that   will extract maximum efficiency from all the parties involved . 

 Application 

 A previous instance where I have used storytelling as a solution is when a person in my case study   analysis group refused to do the work that he was assigned . All the group members were given equal   work but this person was not comfortable with the TYPE of work he was given , which involved mostly   calculations . He was given practical portion of the work because it was common knowledge between   everyone that he was better with calculation involved questions . I could sense a level of discomfort from   him when he was told what he was supposed to do . So , thinking that there is something that is going   unnoticed , I asked if I could speak with him privately regarding this matter . And with further enquiry he   opened up and told me how even though he is good with these questions , he is still uncomfortable   working with new people as he is not confident enough and is scared of messing up and later on being   judged for it . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Before hearing his side of the story , that person was “ just a nuisance ” to the whole group . But after   looking at all of this from his perspective , I realized he simply needs help for something that is giving him   trouble at being his best . So , I also told him about how when I was younger , I used to have self - doubt as   well . And how I overcame it by simple perseverance and practicing my work in front of other people .   What mattered the most was that what really helped him was that now he knew that there was   somebody in the group that could relate with his problem . 

 Later on , I discussed about this problem with the whole group and we were able to assign the work   individually in a more comfortable manner . Instead of one person doing the practical work we had two   now so that they could help each other . 

 Given how storytelling has proven to be helpful in so many other instances as well . I consider myself a   heavy advocate for it ’s usage in Design Thinking . 


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 : Storytelling 

 Challenge and Selection 

 Storytelling is a useful tool no matter what part of your life you are in where you have many peers to   deal with . Be it in a complete or somewhat organizational structure . The most use I 've found for it yet   has been during my university days when getting to know my peers and achieving maximum efficiency   as a group . Many instances when a person is not getting along with the group or is having trouble being   in sync . Sitting down with those people and listening to their stories and telling mine is a good way to   get a deeper understanding of what goes through their head ? It further helps in deciding a strategy that   will extract maximum efficiency from all the parties involved . 

 Application 

 A previous instance where I have used storytelling as a solution is when a person in my case study   analysis group refused to do the work that he was assigned . All the group members were given equal   work but this person was not comfortable with the TYPE of work he was given , which involved mostly   calculations . He was given practical portion of the work because it was common knowledge between   everyone that he was better with calculation involved questions . I could sense a level of discomfort from   him when he was told what he was supposed to do . So , thinking that there is something that is going   unnoticed , I asked if I could speak with him privately regarding this matter . And with further enquiry he   opened up and told me how even though he is good with these questions , he is still uncomfortable   working with new people as he is not confident enough and is scared of messing up and later on being   judged for it . 

 Insight and Approach 

 Before hearing his side of the story , that person was “ just a nuisance ” to the whole group . But after   looking at all of this from his perspective , I realized he simply needs help for something that is giving him   trouble at being his best . So , I also told him about how when I was younger , I used to have self - doubt as   well . And how I overcame it by simple perseverance and practicing my work in front of other people .   What mattered the most was that what really helped him was that now he knew that there was   somebody in the group that could relate with his problem . 

 Later on , I discussed about this problem with the whole group and we were able to assign the work   individually in a more comfortable manner . Instead of one person doing the practical work we had two   now so that they could help each other . 

 Given how storytelling has proven to be helpful in so many other instances as well . I consider myself a   heavy advocate for it ’s usage in Design Thinking .
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