Reflection – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 I am an academic analyst for a non - profit trying to launch a coding bootcamp in order to help   trainees get a better job in a tech career . The challenge is to re - launch the bootcamp in 2021 , after   two years of unsuccessfully having had other iterations of the bootcamp that had huge drop - out   rates and no hires . 

 Selection 

 I used several tools from the design thinking process , but I choose to focus on the learning launch   because we already have a bootcamp program that we will continue to make adjustments to , based   on input from our students . Throughout some of the changes implemented thanks to benchmarking   and other research , we have already tweaked some parts of the learning experience with positive   results , however , we will continue to test more solutions in order to come up with a better learning   experience for all of the stakeholders . 

 Application 

 The first launch was a four - year program , intended to compete but also offer as much preparation   as a university education . We learned halfway through the program that this approach was too slow   and costly , so we decided to reduce the duration to 18 months . On this second iteration , we   observed that the traditional learning methods would not bring the results we wanted in the set   time frame , but we learned of other successful bootcamp programs that were achieving incredible   results in 6 months , so after some more research and benchmarking , we are planning on releasing   a third launch based on a completely different learning method and we have also shifted our target   users . 

 Insight 

 The most valuable insight from these learning launches has been the fact that , when it comes to the   tech and learning sector , you ca n’t really afford to invest so many resources without test - driving   them first . Waiting 4 years or even 18 months is just way too much to find out where are we making   mistakes and fine tune it , so we looked to other organizations who were doing the same and in   doing so , realised that when it comes to innovation , leaner is better , which is what we will try to go   for in this third launch . 

 Approach 

 What I would do differently next time is that I would probably , from the get go , use design thinking   or strategic design to figure out exactly the product / service that both our users need and stands   out . This would involve doing some more research / benchmarking and involving a larger number of   stakeholds from the very beginning . We already have some experience and luckily have lived to tell   the tale , but even applying just a little of design thinking has really helped us to such a great extent ,   that at least I personally would n’t hesitate to use this approach again when in much need of   innovation . 


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 – Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 I am an academic analyst for a non - profit trying to launch a coding bootcamp in order to help   trainees get a better job in a tech career . The challenge is to re - launch the bootcamp in 2021 , after   two years of unsuccessfully having had other iterations of the bootcamp that had huge drop - out   rates and no hires . 

 Selection 

 I used several tools from the design thinking process , but I choose to focus on the learning launch   because we already have a bootcamp program that we will continue to make adjustments to , based   on input from our students . Throughout some of the changes implemented thanks to benchmarking   and other research , we have already tweaked some parts of the learning experience with positive   results , however , we will continue to test more solutions in order to come up with a better learning   experience for all of the stakeholders . 

 Application 

 The first launch was a four - year program , intended to compete but also offer as much preparation   as a university education . We learned halfway through the program that this approach was too slow   and costly , so we decided to reduce the duration to 18 months . On this second iteration , we   observed that the traditional learning methods would not bring the results we wanted in the set   time frame , but we learned of other successful bootcamp programs that were achieving incredible   results in 6 months , so after some more research and benchmarking , we are planning on releasing   a third launch based on a completely different learning method and we have also shifted our target   users . 

 Insight 

 The most valuable insight from these learning launches has been the fact that , when it comes to the   tech and learning sector , you ca n’t really afford to invest so many resources without test - driving   them first . Waiting 4 years or even 18 months is just way too much to find out where are we making   mistakes and fine tune it , so we looked to other organizations who were doing the same and in   doing so , realised that when it comes to innovation , leaner is better , which is what we will try to go   for in this third launch . 

 Approach 

 What I would do differently next time is that I would probably , from the get go , use design thinking   or strategic design to figure out exactly the product / service that both our users need and stands   out . This would involve doing some more research / benchmarking and involving a larger number of   stakeholds from the very beginning . We already have some experience and luckily have lived to tell   the tale , but even applying just a little of design thinking has really helped us to such a great extent ,   that at least I personally would n’t hesitate to use this approach again when in much need of   innovation .
### Output: 