Final Project Visualization 

 For my final project I have chosen the problem - solving method of visualization . I have chosen 

 this as my problem - solving tool because the problem I am going to try to focus on solving is one that is   human orientated , and I believe this will aid in the solution to the problem . For the sake of this project ,   my problem is going to be homelessness in a fictional location . This is a problem that occurs across the   world and one of which that has impacted many . 

 To begin I would engage the stake holders . In this situation identifying “ stake holders ” could be 

 somewhat difficult . The stake holders of this problem will take many forms , from community leaders   from government , religious , and even recreational groups of people . Another set of stakeholders would   be the people that are directly affected by this problem themselves . It would be important to get buy ins   from all these groups . Those who are affected by this problem would potentially be able to provide   better insights than those who have never experienced this sort of thing . The other members of the   community would be important , as they will also be indirectly affected by this , but since they share a   community , it is important that at least majority of the stake holders are happy . It is because of the   complexity of this situation why I chose the visualization method of problem - solving . There is a high   level of uncertainty with this problem , which is also going to make coming to a consensus very difficult .   In terms of analytics there are a few data points , but nothing that could be used in a argumentative   point of view , that could give one argument more justification than others . 

 I think I would begin by mapping out the town / community and where the largest portion of 

 homelessness occurs . Once this was mapped out I think the next approach I would look at would be   levels of education / income before being homeless . These things may appear somewhat shallow , but the   issue could very well be that of a particular area has had the cost of living become artificially inflated   pricing out those who were once able to afford to live there comfortably . This also could tie into the   education aspect as jobs in a certain area may become very competitive and have a high barrier to entry   for those who do n’t have / couldn’t afford college . Once we get an idea of this we can begin moving   forward with potential fixes . Could raising the wages in a specific area help combat this , perhaps some   sort of stipend . There are quite a few ways this can be viewed and answered which is why it is a good   problem for design / visualization thinking . 

 Going off the previous paragraph , I believe some sort of root cause visualization tool would be 

 best to get good ideas for causes / symptoms . Many people have their opinions about homelessness and   how it occurs . Some people believe the responsibility completely resides in the individual . Others   believe that it is a symptom of a more systemic problem . Both could be right but in order to move   forward and get consensus we will need to be able to show the other side the evidence that can   convince them to agree with the other side . Once the cause was found I would present this to the   stakeholders , most likely in a presentation form and provide the insights I have gathered from my   analysis . Hopefully we would be able to come to somewhat of an agreement and begin to move forward   with costs , implementation , etc . 

 Homelessness is a very concerning and puzzling epidemic . Which is why I thought it may be a 

 good problem for this prompt . There are many different viewpoints one can take in regards to this 

 problem , and I believe coming to conclusion on it will be an even greater challenge . This is why I believe   this problem is good for the design thinking/ visualization aspect of this course . 


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: Final Project Visualization 

 For my final project I have chosen the problem - solving method of visualization . I have chosen 

 this as my problem - solving tool because the problem I am going to try to focus on solving is one that is   human orientated , and I believe this will aid in the solution to the problem . For the sake of this project ,   my problem is going to be homelessness in a fictional location . This is a problem that occurs across the   world and one of which that has impacted many . 

 To begin I would engage the stake holders . In this situation identifying “ stake holders ” could be 

 somewhat difficult . The stake holders of this problem will take many forms , from community leaders   from government , religious , and even recreational groups of people . Another set of stakeholders would   be the people that are directly affected by this problem themselves . It would be important to get buy ins   from all these groups . Those who are affected by this problem would potentially be able to provide   better insights than those who have never experienced this sort of thing . The other members of the   community would be important , as they will also be indirectly affected by this , but since they share a   community , it is important that at least majority of the stake holders are happy . It is because of the   complexity of this situation why I chose the visualization method of problem - solving . There is a high   level of uncertainty with this problem , which is also going to make coming to a consensus very difficult .   In terms of analytics there are a few data points , but nothing that could be used in a argumentative   point of view , that could give one argument more justification than others . 

 I think I would begin by mapping out the town / community and where the largest portion of 

 homelessness occurs . Once this was mapped out I think the next approach I would look at would be   levels of education / income before being homeless . These things may appear somewhat shallow , but the   issue could very well be that of a particular area has had the cost of living become artificially inflated   pricing out those who were once able to afford to live there comfortably . This also could tie into the   education aspect as jobs in a certain area may become very competitive and have a high barrier to entry   for those who do n’t have / couldn’t afford college . Once we get an idea of this we can begin moving   forward with potential fixes . Could raising the wages in a specific area help combat this , perhaps some   sort of stipend . There are quite a few ways this can be viewed and answered which is why it is a good   problem for design / visualization thinking . 

 Going off the previous paragraph , I believe some sort of root cause visualization tool would be 

 best to get good ideas for causes / symptoms . Many people have their opinions about homelessness and   how it occurs . Some people believe the responsibility completely resides in the individual . Others   believe that it is a symptom of a more systemic problem . Both could be right but in order to move   forward and get consensus we will need to be able to show the other side the evidence that can   convince them to agree with the other side . Once the cause was found I would present this to the   stakeholders , most likely in a presentation form and provide the insights I have gathered from my   analysis . Hopefully we would be able to come to somewhat of an agreement and begin to move forward   with costs , implementation , etc . 

 Homelessness is a very concerning and puzzling epidemic . Which is why I thought it may be a 

 good problem for this prompt . There are many different viewpoints one can take in regards to this 

 problem , and I believe coming to conclusion on it will be an even greater challenge . This is why I believe   this problem is good for the design thinking/ visualization aspect of this course .
### Output: 