Design Thinking for Innovation Assignment 

 Alessio Valentini 

 Challenge : I was preparing for my CFA Level 1 exam and it was getting difficult for me to grasp the   concept of Mortgage - Backed Securities ( MBS ) . I was getting confused regarding the entire deal flow ,   as to how the money exchanges hands among banks , customers , investment banks and credit   default swap providers . 

 Selection : The tool that I selected to help me understand MBS better was the visualization tool . The   tool would help me get a pictorial representation of the flow of money amongst the concerned   stakeholders , and understand why the flow is taking place . 

 Application : I used the visualization tool to first sketch all the concerned stakeholders . I then drew   arrows to help me understand how money is passed from one hand to another . Beside each   stakeholder , I drew in simple terms their reason for the transaction . This helped me gain a clear   picture of MBS . 

 Insight : I learned that pictures help one gain a better understanding of a particular concept and that   they stay in our memory for a longer period of time . I also understood that its easier to recollect   pictures than words . 

 Approach : For every concept I do n’t understand henceforth , I will make charts , graphs , sketches and   icons to help me gain a better understanding of the concept . I would also look at various videos for   the concept that can help me gain a better understanding . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Alessio Valentini
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
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### 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: Design Thinking for Innovation Assignment 

 Alessio Valentini 

 Challenge : I was preparing for my CFA Level 1 exam and it was getting difficult for me to grasp the   concept of Mortgage - Backed Securities ( MBS ) . I was getting confused regarding the entire deal flow ,   as to how the money exchanges hands among banks , customers , investment banks and credit   default swap providers . 

 Selection : The tool that I selected to help me understand MBS better was the visualization tool . The   tool would help me get a pictorial representation of the flow of money amongst the concerned   stakeholders , and understand why the flow is taking place . 

 Application : I used the visualization tool to first sketch all the concerned stakeholders . I then drew   arrows to help me understand how money is passed from one hand to another . Beside each   stakeholder , I drew in simple terms their reason for the transaction . This helped me gain a clear   picture of MBS . 

 Insight : I learned that pictures help one gain a better understanding of a particular concept and that   they stay in our memory for a longer period of time . I also understood that its easier to recollect   pictures than words . 

 Approach : For every concept I do n’t understand henceforth , I will make charts , graphs , sketches and   icons to help me gain a better understanding of the concept . I would also look at various videos for   the concept that can help me gain a better understanding .
### Output: 