Conveying across the Board 

 Challenge :     There is always a rift between technical person and the management team . In todays field 

 of business , technology is grasping on almost every business . We have seen drastic steps taken by   businesses to just be in the game . And this technological advancement is dependent of Data . It is   said ‘ Data ’ is the new ‘ Oil ’ . Various immerging fields like Data Science , Data Engineering , Big   Data etc . are appealing decision makers to use it for their businesses . But when the time comes , to   convey an Idea across the Board room , we see managers and decision makers finding it difficult   to understand the insights presented by technical team ( Data Scientists ) . 

 I face one such situation in recent past . We were to present an insight on the customers data 

 on PAN country basis for an automotive manufacturer . When I went to present with my technical   specifications , for example – Predictive models based on past data , I found that the Board is getting   it difficult to understand the technicality of the model . My complete presentation was futile as I   was not able to convince the Board to invest in my model .     Selection :     When my model was rejected , I and my team were fairly depressed . We worked hard and 

 did many simulations . We were confident that our model will work and generated great amount of   revenue for our company . After introspection I came to a conclusion that we failed to present out   Idea across the Board . I came across the Design Thinking for Innovation course and was fascinated   with one of the tools – Storytelling .       Application :     Right after the Storytelling design tool session , I called for a team meeting and asked my 

 team members to revisit our presentation and find what we lacked in it . My team members were   confused because they thought the presentation to be up to the mark . Then I asked my team to   present the same presentation for my friends from other department ( Marketing , Sales , Operations ,   Design ) and take their feedback . The response from my friends was an eye - opener to everyone .   They did n’t understand the technicality in the same way as the Board . Then I explained my team   to be more vocal and present in layman ’s term . They were confused . I them explained them the   concept of storytelling . As I learned in this course , I explained them that a good story is simply   conveying a message that is logical , has emotional connection and has a larger purpose . Then I   explained them how a good story must be designed particularly for the audience , should have clear   sequence of events and should have moments of reflection . I tried to explain then the concept by   giving an example of good movie . How a director engages its audience with good plot , how he   creates and keeps interest in his viewers , how he creates tension as the plot thickens and then   finally when everyone is hooked to the plot the brings in the climax and gives the audience to   reflect on afterwards . My team was astonished as they never related such thing with the everyday   presentation . They redid the entire presentation keeping in mind what the audience ( The Board )   wants and how the flow should be . They included pictures and videos and animations keeping   technicality to as minimum as possible . They gave the Board something to think in easy and   manageable words . 

 Insights :     This time the Board was very impressed and sanctioned our budget right away . They got 

 the whole story about the model , how that will help company to increase revenue . Also , with their   suggestions , which came from their business experience , we were fine tune few sections we were   having trouble with . The storytelling fundamental were understood by my team and from then   after every presentation is made keeping the storytelling tool in mind .     Approach :     The storytelling approach is very visual and easy to understand . The Board too liked our 

 presentation way and has requested my team to transfer our learnings to various departments . This   course was a great learning and a big help for me and my team . 


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: Conveying across the Board 

 Challenge :     There is always a rift between technical person and the management team . In todays field 

 of business , technology is grasping on almost every business . We have seen drastic steps taken by   businesses to just be in the game . And this technological advancement is dependent of Data . It is   said ‘ Data ’ is the new ‘ Oil ’ . Various immerging fields like Data Science , Data Engineering , Big   Data etc . are appealing decision makers to use it for their businesses . But when the time comes , to   convey an Idea across the Board room , we see managers and decision makers finding it difficult   to understand the insights presented by technical team ( Data Scientists ) . 

 I face one such situation in recent past . We were to present an insight on the customers data 

 on PAN country basis for an automotive manufacturer . When I went to present with my technical   specifications , for example – Predictive models based on past data , I found that the Board is getting   it difficult to understand the technicality of the model . My complete presentation was futile as I   was not able to convince the Board to invest in my model .     Selection :     When my model was rejected , I and my team were fairly depressed . We worked hard and 

 did many simulations . We were confident that our model will work and generated great amount of   revenue for our company . After introspection I came to a conclusion that we failed to present out   Idea across the Board . I came across the Design Thinking for Innovation course and was fascinated   with one of the tools – Storytelling .       Application :     Right after the Storytelling design tool session , I called for a team meeting and asked my 

 team members to revisit our presentation and find what we lacked in it . My team members were   confused because they thought the presentation to be up to the mark . Then I asked my team to   present the same presentation for my friends from other department ( Marketing , Sales , Operations ,   Design ) and take their feedback . The response from my friends was an eye - opener to everyone .   They did n’t understand the technicality in the same way as the Board . Then I explained my team   to be more vocal and present in layman ’s term . They were confused . I them explained them the   concept of storytelling . As I learned in this course , I explained them that a good story is simply   conveying a message that is logical , has emotional connection and has a larger purpose . Then I   explained them how a good story must be designed particularly for the audience , should have clear   sequence of events and should have moments of reflection . I tried to explain then the concept by   giving an example of good movie . How a director engages its audience with good plot , how he   creates and keeps interest in his viewers , how he creates tension as the plot thickens and then   finally when everyone is hooked to the plot the brings in the climax and gives the audience to   reflect on afterwards . My team was astonished as they never related such thing with the everyday   presentation . They redid the entire presentation keeping in mind what the audience ( The Board )   wants and how the flow should be . They included pictures and videos and animations keeping   technicality to as minimum as possible . They gave the Board something to think in easy and   manageable words . 

 Insights :     This time the Board was very impressed and sanctioned our budget right away . They got 

 the whole story about the model , how that will help company to increase revenue . Also , with their   suggestions , which came from their business experience , we were fine tune few sections we were   having trouble with . The storytelling fundamental were understood by my team and from then   after every presentation is made keeping the storytelling tool in mind .     Approach :     The storytelling approach is very visual and easy to understand . The Board too liked our 

 presentation way and has requested my team to transfer our learnings to various departments . This   course was a great learning and a big help for me and my team .
### Output: 