Brainstorming 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Brainstorming is a very powerful method for generating ideas that can solve a problem at the   early stage of a design process . Its purpose is to invoke uninhibited thoughts and it can be   practiced by an individual or a group of people . Group should meet in a comfortable   environment equipped with stationery and feel free to throw any idea or thought , even those   that might seem ridiculous . It is very important that group is diverse and consist of people from   a wide range of backgrounds . Although this method focuses on quantity rather than quality ,   creativity of ideas is highly desirable . Most important advantages of this technique are that   many ideas can be generated in a short time period , great deal of them can be put aside for   later projects , and it does n’t require lots of resources . 

 When my team faced the challenge to create a new , motivating mobile application that will   inspire users to set and accomplish their goals in life , this method proved to be an excellent   method to set the foundations . Team itself was consist of members from different parts of the   world and that also played pivotal role in the design process . All of my peers were familiar with   applications that were trying to solve the same problem statement : People tend to set goals to   improve their lives but very few manage to accomplish them . Since there were several similar   applications on the market already , the biggest challenge was to determine what can we do to   make our app better than the others . We found the answer to that question during the   brainstorming session , along with the ideas for several more features that will motivate users   and make our product stand out from the others . 

 Application 

 During the brainstorming session team generated lots of creative ideas . Then we organized   them into groups and subgroups in order to analyze all generated data . Having ideas organized   like that , it was much easier to evaluate them , compare them with the current state of the art ,   predict their cost and feasibility , and finally , decide on which ones were the best . We came up   with the key solution to our problem statement . What we needed to make our app successful   was the instrument of encouragement . We also figured out how to motivate our users   gradually , which was very important because it usually takes time to accomplish a goal . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Brainstorming is a technique that never failed me in my experience so far . In this particular case   it had provided me and my team with lots of creative ideas which helped us form a set of   features for a new mobile application that can stand fresh and original against what was   currently on the market . Brainstorming method fosters collaboration , creativity , and   productivity . To ensure a successful outcome it is good to have an experienced   moderator to facilitate the session . Experienced moderator will know how to encourage   participants to come up with more ideas and how to build up on them . He will also keep in   mind that it is very important to have a well defined problem statement , and make sure that   focus stays on users that the group is trying to solve the problem for . That is something that we ,   as we were unexperienced designers at that time , did n’t know . Although we had defined the   problem statement and kept focus on it , we could have completed a successful brainstorming   session in much less time if we had had an experienced facilitator to lead our group . 


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: Brainstorming 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Brainstorming is a very powerful method for generating ideas that can solve a problem at the   early stage of a design process . Its purpose is to invoke uninhibited thoughts and it can be   practiced by an individual or a group of people . Group should meet in a comfortable   environment equipped with stationery and feel free to throw any idea or thought , even those   that might seem ridiculous . It is very important that group is diverse and consist of people from   a wide range of backgrounds . Although this method focuses on quantity rather than quality ,   creativity of ideas is highly desirable . Most important advantages of this technique are that   many ideas can be generated in a short time period , great deal of them can be put aside for   later projects , and it does n’t require lots of resources . 

 When my team faced the challenge to create a new , motivating mobile application that will   inspire users to set and accomplish their goals in life , this method proved to be an excellent   method to set the foundations . Team itself was consist of members from different parts of the   world and that also played pivotal role in the design process . All of my peers were familiar with   applications that were trying to solve the same problem statement : People tend to set goals to   improve their lives but very few manage to accomplish them . Since there were several similar   applications on the market already , the biggest challenge was to determine what can we do to   make our app better than the others . We found the answer to that question during the   brainstorming session , along with the ideas for several more features that will motivate users   and make our product stand out from the others . 

 Application 

 During the brainstorming session team generated lots of creative ideas . Then we organized   them into groups and subgroups in order to analyze all generated data . Having ideas organized   like that , it was much easier to evaluate them , compare them with the current state of the art ,   predict their cost and feasibility , and finally , decide on which ones were the best . We came up   with the key solution to our problem statement . What we needed to make our app successful   was the instrument of encouragement . We also figured out how to motivate our users   gradually , which was very important because it usually takes time to accomplish a goal . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Brainstorming is a technique that never failed me in my experience so far . In this particular case   it had provided me and my team with lots of creative ideas which helped us form a set of   features for a new mobile application that can stand fresh and original against what was   currently on the market . Brainstorming method fosters collaboration , creativity , and   productivity . To ensure a successful outcome it is good to have an experienced   moderator to facilitate the session . Experienced moderator will know how to encourage   participants to come up with more ideas and how to build up on them . He will also keep in   mind that it is very important to have a well defined problem statement , and make sure that   focus stays on users that the group is trying to solve the problem for . That is something that we ,   as we were unexperienced designers at that time , did n’t know . Although we had defined the   problem statement and kept focus on it , we could have completed a successful brainstorming   session in much less time if we had had an experienced facilitator to lead our group .
### Output: 