Peer - graded Assignment : Reflection 

 CHALLENGE 

 One challenge within an organization is to develop new innovative products and services and   present them to the market . These products must be developed in an economical and   sustainable way . They must also answer a desire or need on the market , be technologically   and organizationally feasible and financially viable . A typical design process includes generic   steps such as the identification of needs , idea generation and conceptual design , detailed   product design , the preparation of production and design of production system , production ,   marketing and delivery . Defined generic design phases include Idea and Concept Design ,   Product Design and System Design . These phases often differ from each other in objectives   and approaches but have the design concept in common . Another aspect these phases share is   the use and need of visual communication . 

 SELECTION 

 Visualization is about using images . It ’s not about drawing ; it ’s about visual thinking .   It pushes us beyond using words or language alone . It is a way of unlocking a different   part of our brains that allows us to think nonverbally and that managers might not   normally use . When you explain an idea using words , the rest of us will form our own   mental pictures , usually informed by our training . When you say , “ We need a new   growth platform , ” the IT specialist sees servers and code and the marketing guru sees   an advertising campaign . If instead you present your idea to us by drawing a picture of   it , you reduce the possibility of unmatched mental models . The use of visualization has   always been very close to me . The first time I used it in a way that could be considered a   product realization was when I did my first art . Improvement in product development   execution involves the better use of the creative ability among the individuals involved in the   process . It is vital for those individuals to understand new approaches , tools , and methods and   to then be able to adopt them for practical use in their own model of product development .   When developing any model , good knowledge about the current situation and the best   practice in organizations is needed . 

 APPLICATION 

 In order to develop support for addressing the factors most suitable within different   development activities , it is important to investigate what a model using visualization as a   support could look like . The aim is to develop a supportive model addressing the criteria   identified in order to improve the success factors in product . The focus is on team members   involved in the process and the management level in the organization . To facilitate the   process of developing new products and services , management needs to have access to the   process and understand each meaning of the phases in the process . The expected result of this   is to explain why visualization is an important part of the product development process . It is 

 expected to deliver a series of results with a focus on the impact visualization has on the   performance of the product realization execution . It should explain and map a visualization   process for the product realization process in order to deliver value and benefits to the project   partners , the research community and industry . The expected result is a conceptual   framework regarding how visualization can be used within a product development project .   The model should look into the existing situation and highlight the problem that is relevant in   industry , focusing on SMEs . The model should also look into the factors most suitable to take   into consideration when improving the situation . 

 INSIGHT 

 To gain an understanding of how and why visualization is used , the demo illuminates the   subjective experience of the situation is a possibility to reconstruct the significant part of the   experience . The directed open demo creates an open climate where insight is gained in a   natural way . Visualization supports different steps in an NPD process . The main goal should   be the possibility to use visualization in every part of the process ( for example , in   communicating ideas between different parts in an implementation process ) . It saves time and   brings thoughts into a structured and supportive shape . Being aware of shape and function of   the visualization during the product realization processing time , and in every step of an   innovative progression , will surely improve the final result in every sense . These   communicative processes are not strictly in the explicit product development process . They   also exist in phases effecting the process , such as scenario planning , observing the user ,   understanding the user , explaining the gathered information and communicating this to the   members of the team . The understanding that comes with the visual communication of all this   information improves the overall performance of the design process and conveys information   to the entire group . To make this happen , the team members must understand each other´s   information needs . These insights drive further exploration . 

 APPROACH 

 As observed , the sketch is useful but it may get neglected in NDP projects . Therefore , further   research is necessary regarding image theory within design processes to systematically study how   sketches and models effect the mental image in the NPD processes and to what extent they effect   the result concerning efficiency and effectiveness in the product realization process . This could be   done in the following way : 

 Visualization efficiency , step 1 . Implementing the model in more projects . 

 Visualization efficiency , step 2 . Implementing and executing the model in new product development   projects , starting with seminars for both management and project teams and continuing with the   execution of projects . 

 Visualization management , step 3 . Designing and conducting a dialog seminar for analyzing and   evaluating the result of the visualization efficiency study . 


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: Peer - graded Assignment : Reflection 

 CHALLENGE 

 One challenge within an organization is to develop new innovative products and services and   present them to the market . These products must be developed in an economical and   sustainable way . They must also answer a desire or need on the market , be technologically   and organizationally feasible and financially viable . A typical design process includes generic   steps such as the identification of needs , idea generation and conceptual design , detailed   product design , the preparation of production and design of production system , production ,   marketing and delivery . Defined generic design phases include Idea and Concept Design ,   Product Design and System Design . These phases often differ from each other in objectives   and approaches but have the design concept in common . Another aspect these phases share is   the use and need of visual communication . 

 SELECTION 

 Visualization is about using images . It ’s not about drawing ; it ’s about visual thinking .   It pushes us beyond using words or language alone . It is a way of unlocking a different   part of our brains that allows us to think nonverbally and that managers might not   normally use . When you explain an idea using words , the rest of us will form our own   mental pictures , usually informed by our training . When you say , “ We need a new   growth platform , ” the IT specialist sees servers and code and the marketing guru sees   an advertising campaign . If instead you present your idea to us by drawing a picture of   it , you reduce the possibility of unmatched mental models . The use of visualization has   always been very close to me . The first time I used it in a way that could be considered a   product realization was when I did my first art . Improvement in product development   execution involves the better use of the creative ability among the individuals involved in the   process . It is vital for those individuals to understand new approaches , tools , and methods and   to then be able to adopt them for practical use in their own model of product development .   When developing any model , good knowledge about the current situation and the best   practice in organizations is needed . 

 APPLICATION 

 In order to develop support for addressing the factors most suitable within different   development activities , it is important to investigate what a model using visualization as a   support could look like . The aim is to develop a supportive model addressing the criteria   identified in order to improve the success factors in product . The focus is on team members   involved in the process and the management level in the organization . To facilitate the   process of developing new products and services , management needs to have access to the   process and understand each meaning of the phases in the process . The expected result of this   is to explain why visualization is an important part of the product development process . It is 

 expected to deliver a series of results with a focus on the impact visualization has on the   performance of the product realization execution . It should explain and map a visualization   process for the product realization process in order to deliver value and benefits to the project   partners , the research community and industry . The expected result is a conceptual   framework regarding how visualization can be used within a product development project .   The model should look into the existing situation and highlight the problem that is relevant in   industry , focusing on SMEs . The model should also look into the factors most suitable to take   into consideration when improving the situation . 

 INSIGHT 

 To gain an understanding of how and why visualization is used , the demo illuminates the   subjective experience of the situation is a possibility to reconstruct the significant part of the   experience . The directed open demo creates an open climate where insight is gained in a   natural way . Visualization supports different steps in an NPD process . The main goal should   be the possibility to use visualization in every part of the process ( for example , in   communicating ideas between different parts in an implementation process ) . It saves time and   brings thoughts into a structured and supportive shape . Being aware of shape and function of   the visualization during the product realization processing time , and in every step of an   innovative progression , will surely improve the final result in every sense . These   communicative processes are not strictly in the explicit product development process . They   also exist in phases effecting the process , such as scenario planning , observing the user ,   understanding the user , explaining the gathered information and communicating this to the   members of the team . The understanding that comes with the visual communication of all this   information improves the overall performance of the design process and conveys information   to the entire group . To make this happen , the team members must understand each other´s   information needs . These insights drive further exploration . 

 APPROACH 

 As observed , the sketch is useful but it may get neglected in NDP projects . Therefore , further   research is necessary regarding image theory within design processes to systematically study how   sketches and models effect the mental image in the NPD processes and to what extent they effect   the result concerning efficiency and effectiveness in the product realization process . This could be   done in the following way : 

 Visualization efficiency , step 1 . Implementing the model in more projects . 

 Visualization efficiency , step 2 . Implementing and executing the model in new product development   projects , starting with seminars for both management and project teams and continuing with the   execution of projects . 

 Visualization management , step 3 . Designing and conducting a dialog seminar for analyzing and   evaluating the result of the visualization efficiency study .
### Output: 