Storytelling 

 “ Stories , where Time meets Life ” 

 Challenge 

 First of all , I would like to tell my reader that I have n’t graduated yet and my challenge will stay below a real   time job experience . However , I still consider it as a test that provides a sneak peak of what obstacles I may   endure during my development as a professional . To put you in context , I ’ll tell you that I ’m coursing my senior   year in graphic design at Universidad 

 de San Carlos de Guatemala in Honduras . During my 3rd year I encountered a course called “ Outreach   Campaigns ” which basically consisted in creating an adequate concept based on a study on the target and   every detail researched to develop a full campaign . Once , my professor assigned everyone to come up with a   concept for a relative organ donation campaign but it had to be subtle enough to be accepted by the audience .   This becomes a difficult situation because our Honduran society is very conservative about “ touching ” or   maintaining corpses as they are dead , from their immediate family ( parents , sons , daughters , grandfathers )   or relatives ( uncles , aunts , cousins , nieces , etc . ) . So , the challenge eradicated in persuading these people that   find it hard to donate their deceased loved ones ’ healthy organs to people they do n’t know . 

 The purpose of this campaign was for people to understand that even though their family was gone , they   could still help another family . But the question of how to tell them without sounding hard - heartedness grew   bigger and bigger knowing that our culture considers corpses sacred and that they need to be buried with   honor . Clearly , sending a direct message of how transplants from dead donators would save other people was   not going to be the best appeal for those who valued burying their loved one with honor more than caring for   people they do n’t know . 

 Selection 

 Family relations are a very delicate subject to talk about , even the slightest details . That ’s the reason why I   tried to understand how these people who lost their family felt . I always try to empathize with everyone ’s   feelings in order to know how to help them . In this case , as humans , we communicate how we feel in very   different ways but at the end they always converge in stories . Because of this , I decided to use storytelling .   It´s easier for people to open up when they “ show ” you the impact that person had in their lives and how   losing them changed their whole perspective of how to live . Using storytelling was my way of demonstrating   them how this person that wasn´t here anymore would change someone else ’s life . 

 Just in Week 2 , I strengthened how storytelling appeals deeper than any other tool . And I quote textually : 

 “ It has emotional connection , and it also has larger purpose . ” 

 For this reason , I decided that storytelling was going to be useful to persuade someone to allow the organs of   their deceased relatives be donated to save someone else ’s life . 

 Application 

 Storytelling became my blade to fight the wrong idea that donating a dead person ’s organs was unrespectful   for them . Honestly , I had a close experience with an aunt that survived thanks to someone else ’s heart 

 donation . Unfortunately , that person died in an accident but his heart was untouched so the doctors called   my aunt that night to tell her that she could live at least 10 more years . This could n’t have been possible if   that person ’s guardian had not allowed his organs to be donated past death . That experience taught me that   donations became the gift of time . More time to laugh with your loved one , more time to wake up every   morning to sunrays , more time to travel … more time to be alive . 

 I was very happy to hear that my concept was a success . People ’s responses had a positive outcome because   telling my story and how someone ’s death represented someone ’s life showed them the greater significance   their loved one could accomplish . After death , their relatives became life and time for someone else and this   person was even more honored . And that it was all possible thanks to the ones that allowed the donation .   This showed them their little but very significant support in the whole process .   The campaign was launched   among some students at the university . That ’s how I can tell that it had positive responses . 

 Insight 

 Normally , I would like to create stories of my own and write them on my journal . But the fact that I could   actually use one for a campaign and help others in a massive level convinced me of how powerful storytelling   could be . This tool and the possible uses I could give it were reinforced through this design thinking course . I   now have a very clear perspective on how my stories applied correctly to find solutions may impact positively   in others . However , I too , understand that storytelling extends wider than I thought and that I must become   careful in managing the organization of events to cause a positive response . 

 Approach 

 As I said earlier , storytelling is a very useful tool . The diversity of applications storytelling has , opens up millions   of possibilities to reach people ’s motives and call them to action . It ’s this specific detail that limits the freedom   we might think we have using storytelling . That ’s why in this particular challenge I encountered there ’s also   another approach to communicate my message . Considering that humans depend on their senses and that   sight is the strongest one that we trust , my other option in this challenge would have been visualization .   Graphic content can also contain strong conceptual messages that appeal to people ’s feelings and transmit   emotions through color and forms placing them in a scenario that puts them in some kind of context . 


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: Storytelling 

 “ Stories , where Time meets Life ” 

 Challenge 

 First of all , I would like to tell my reader that I have n’t graduated yet and my challenge will stay below a real   time job experience . However , I still consider it as a test that provides a sneak peak of what obstacles I may   endure during my development as a professional . To put you in context , I ’ll tell you that I ’m coursing my senior   year in graphic design at Universidad 

 de San Carlos de Guatemala in Honduras . During my 3rd year I encountered a course called “ Outreach   Campaigns ” which basically consisted in creating an adequate concept based on a study on the target and   every detail researched to develop a full campaign . Once , my professor assigned everyone to come up with a   concept for a relative organ donation campaign but it had to be subtle enough to be accepted by the audience .   This becomes a difficult situation because our Honduran society is very conservative about “ touching ” or   maintaining corpses as they are dead , from their immediate family ( parents , sons , daughters , grandfathers )   or relatives ( uncles , aunts , cousins , nieces , etc . ) . So , the challenge eradicated in persuading these people that   find it hard to donate their deceased loved ones ’ healthy organs to people they do n’t know . 

 The purpose of this campaign was for people to understand that even though their family was gone , they   could still help another family . But the question of how to tell them without sounding hard - heartedness grew   bigger and bigger knowing that our culture considers corpses sacred and that they need to be buried with   honor . Clearly , sending a direct message of how transplants from dead donators would save other people was   not going to be the best appeal for those who valued burying their loved one with honor more than caring for   people they do n’t know . 

 Selection 

 Family relations are a very delicate subject to talk about , even the slightest details . That ’s the reason why I   tried to understand how these people who lost their family felt . I always try to empathize with everyone ’s   feelings in order to know how to help them . In this case , as humans , we communicate how we feel in very   different ways but at the end they always converge in stories . Because of this , I decided to use storytelling .   It´s easier for people to open up when they “ show ” you the impact that person had in their lives and how   losing them changed their whole perspective of how to live . Using storytelling was my way of demonstrating   them how this person that wasn´t here anymore would change someone else ’s life . 

 Just in Week 2 , I strengthened how storytelling appeals deeper than any other tool . And I quote textually : 

 “ It has emotional connection , and it also has larger purpose . ” 

 For this reason , I decided that storytelling was going to be useful to persuade someone to allow the organs of   their deceased relatives be donated to save someone else ’s life . 

 Application 

 Storytelling became my blade to fight the wrong idea that donating a dead person ’s organs was unrespectful   for them . Honestly , I had a close experience with an aunt that survived thanks to someone else ’s heart 

 donation . Unfortunately , that person died in an accident but his heart was untouched so the doctors called   my aunt that night to tell her that she could live at least 10 more years . This could n’t have been possible if   that person ’s guardian had not allowed his organs to be donated past death . That experience taught me that   donations became the gift of time . More time to laugh with your loved one , more time to wake up every   morning to sunrays , more time to travel … more time to be alive . 

 I was very happy to hear that my concept was a success . People ’s responses had a positive outcome because   telling my story and how someone ’s death represented someone ’s life showed them the greater significance   their loved one could accomplish . After death , their relatives became life and time for someone else and this   person was even more honored . And that it was all possible thanks to the ones that allowed the donation .   This showed them their little but very significant support in the whole process .   The campaign was launched   among some students at the university . That ’s how I can tell that it had positive responses . 

 Insight 

 Normally , I would like to create stories of my own and write them on my journal . But the fact that I could   actually use one for a campaign and help others in a massive level convinced me of how powerful storytelling   could be . This tool and the possible uses I could give it were reinforced through this design thinking course . I   now have a very clear perspective on how my stories applied correctly to find solutions may impact positively   in others . However , I too , understand that storytelling extends wider than I thought and that I must become   careful in managing the organization of events to cause a positive response . 

 Approach 

 As I said earlier , storytelling is a very useful tool . The diversity of applications storytelling has , opens up millions   of possibilities to reach people ’s motives and call them to action . It ’s this specific detail that limits the freedom   we might think we have using storytelling . That ’s why in this particular challenge I encountered there ’s also   another approach to communicate my message . Considering that humans depend on their senses and that   sight is the strongest one that we trust , my other option in this challenge would have been visualization .   Graphic content can also contain strong conceptual messages that appeal to people ’s feelings and transmit   emotions through color and forms placing them in a scenario that puts them in some kind of context .
### Output: 