Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The problem I encountered was a lack of understanding between the Sales and Design departments .    The Sales department was looking to sell the most products with a higher margin or products that are   stock pilled and need to be sold - out before the new material arrives , however the Design department   had a tough job of coordinating the current design layouts and environmental themes with the Sales   desired products . My idea was to take these two diverse groups and form a workshop with the goal of   reaching a higher level of understanding . The approach was to use a Visualization tool , a Visual Mood   Board , to achieve a shared understanding of the problem among a diverse group of analytical and   creative stakeholders in order to define possible solutions to the problem and develop a mutual   understanding . 

 Application 

 I start the process by gathering the team members for a quick brainstorming session . To develop a   general idea of what the problem is we first need to focus on each of the teams goals and aims . After   the quick brainstorming session we start to select , split and group various ideas and aims in order to   form a complete picture . The existing idea groups will later on in the process be useful as a stepping   stone into a more defined project outline . Next , to solidify the problem I split the sales and design teams   and mix the members together into 5 - 6 groups , such that there are two sales personnel and two   designers in each group . For the following step each group will be given a different room of the house to   make a quick project , which they will later on present to the other groups along with what the goal was   and what findings did come out of the joint project , allowing for discussion to develop between the   various teams . Teams will make the Visual Mood Boards from catalogue cutouts and inspirational   printed material that they find most appropriate for their space and theme . Creating visual   presentations that highlight the most desired products of the theme , along with ancillary products and   the design carrying products . The goal of the quick project is for the members to pick together the best   products , those who are best for sale , with the higher margin or need to be sold - out , and those which   will complement them and the overall theme of the space . The goal is to allow each member of the   opposed team to grasp the understandings of what make for good space design and what makes the   customer feel the space as appropriate for them , to overall increase the sales as a result of a successful   design driven approach . By this time there should be a general understanding between the thought   processes of the sales and design members , as well as an overall feeling of teamwork and the need to   bring out each others thoughts , needs and ideas to the table , with an even better design as an end   result . After the session , I scan and print each groups visual mood board , to create and share new   insights from the group discussion . After that I will make a feedback report from all the groups and point   out the proposed changes to the design process they agreed to as a team . 

 Insight & Approach 

 What I have learned from this exercise with these different groups of individuals is that , while the visual   mood board is important for jumpstarting the creative process it is more important for figuring out the   problem and creating an understanding between their goals as they work to solve the problem . Maybe   even more valuable is the activity that brought out the insights and the learning process that occurred   along the way , while creating their designated spaces . The visual mood board gives the Sales and Design 

 departments members a point for joint discussion that allows them and encourages them to share   perspectives and ideas in order to think up a better solution and better design while driving more   successful sales . 


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 – Visualization 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The problem I encountered was a lack of understanding between the Sales and Design departments .    The Sales department was looking to sell the most products with a higher margin or products that are   stock pilled and need to be sold - out before the new material arrives , however the Design department   had a tough job of coordinating the current design layouts and environmental themes with the Sales   desired products . My idea was to take these two diverse groups and form a workshop with the goal of   reaching a higher level of understanding . The approach was to use a Visualization tool , a Visual Mood   Board , to achieve a shared understanding of the problem among a diverse group of analytical and   creative stakeholders in order to define possible solutions to the problem and develop a mutual   understanding . 

 Application 

 I start the process by gathering the team members for a quick brainstorming session . To develop a   general idea of what the problem is we first need to focus on each of the teams goals and aims . After   the quick brainstorming session we start to select , split and group various ideas and aims in order to   form a complete picture . The existing idea groups will later on in the process be useful as a stepping   stone into a more defined project outline . Next , to solidify the problem I split the sales and design teams   and mix the members together into 5 - 6 groups , such that there are two sales personnel and two   designers in each group . For the following step each group will be given a different room of the house to   make a quick project , which they will later on present to the other groups along with what the goal was   and what findings did come out of the joint project , allowing for discussion to develop between the   various teams . Teams will make the Visual Mood Boards from catalogue cutouts and inspirational   printed material that they find most appropriate for their space and theme . Creating visual   presentations that highlight the most desired products of the theme , along with ancillary products and   the design carrying products . The goal of the quick project is for the members to pick together the best   products , those who are best for sale , with the higher margin or need to be sold - out , and those which   will complement them and the overall theme of the space . The goal is to allow each member of the   opposed team to grasp the understandings of what make for good space design and what makes the   customer feel the space as appropriate for them , to overall increase the sales as a result of a successful   design driven approach . By this time there should be a general understanding between the thought   processes of the sales and design members , as well as an overall feeling of teamwork and the need to   bring out each others thoughts , needs and ideas to the table , with an even better design as an end   result . After the session , I scan and print each groups visual mood board , to create and share new   insights from the group discussion . After that I will make a feedback report from all the groups and point   out the proposed changes to the design process they agreed to as a team . 

 Insight & Approach 

 What I have learned from this exercise with these different groups of individuals is that , while the visual   mood board is important for jumpstarting the creative process it is more important for figuring out the   problem and creating an understanding between their goals as they work to solve the problem . Maybe   even more valuable is the activity that brought out the insights and the learning process that occurred   along the way , while creating their designated spaces . The visual mood board gives the Sales and Design 

 departments members a point for joint discussion that allows them and encourages them to share   perspectives and ideas in order to think up a better solution and better design while driving more   successful sales .
### Output: 