Reﬂection - Learning Launch 

 Challenge 

 I am a student of a university where we have a lot of group activities and projects . The   environment here does not enable a group of people to think and take decisions that are   in the best interest of the group . The teams go through a tough time managing   themselves and making the right choices .   While we had to complete technical project   under a faculty , I was asked to lead a team . The project had a deadline and was limited in   terms of ﬁnances . My challenge was to keep the groups expectations high , help them   realise their strengths , keep the activity fun-ﬁlled and more than anything make the end   result that pleased the team . 

 Selection 

 The group consisted of 7 members which was what I thought was an easy number to   handle . It later turned out to be a hectic job but we somehow crossed the line with a   pretty impressive result . 

 To accomplish the result I used the learning launch tool . Learning launch is way to test to   an idea immediately , and if the output is desirable we move forward with the idea . 

 Application 

 For our ﬁrst learning launch , I called my team for meetings and discussed with them   regarding our project . I wanted them to brainstorm regarding the idea instead the   opposite happened . The group did n’t seem interested in talking , the cabin seemed dull   and everyone seemed lost . Clearly our idea to work together had failed . Partially , the   reason behind failure was less knowledge and commitment as well . 

 Note - The advantage in the ﬁrst learning launch was the physical presence of team   members and the disadvantage was lack of interest . 

 I suspected there to be a problem ( Members of my team were not comfortable together )   and I tried a second method . 

 For our second learning launch , I focussed on keeping the team members in their comfort   zones . I invited my team to work alone at their respective residences . I gave them speciﬁc   tasks and a deadline . To my surprise I actually got responses and the team coordinated   better over mobile devices and the work was done well before the deadline . Also , the   discussions included questions , new ideas and prioritisation of our project . 

 Note - The advantage during the second learning launch was that the team members   enjoyed working in comfort zones and the disadvantage was miscommunication as the   work was divided and the team did not know which team member had completed how   much work . 

 contd . 

 Insights 

 By applying the learning launch tool , I was able to ﬁnd the appropriate working   environment for my team . Our actual result slightly deviated from our anticipated result   but we pulled oﬀ a project that seemed impossible to ﬁnish at the start of the ﬁrst learning   prototype . There were few concerns about miscommunication which I am still trying to   address for my next learning launch . 

 Approach 

 Blind to the fact the the team members had unknowingly gone through a lot of design   thinking themselves , I used the learning launch tool to ﬁgure out the best way to make the   team work as team and get the desired result . Also as mentioned , I still need to work on   few of the insights gained from my both learning launches and be ready with the solution   for the next time I become a team leader again . 

 Alternatives 

 The alternative that I would probably use the next time is let the team work individually   but ask them to come and meet on a timely period and let the members discuss the   discoveries of each group . 


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 a student of a university where we have a lot of group activities and projects . The   environment here does not enable a group of people to think and take decisions that are   in the best interest of the group . The teams go through a tough time managing   themselves and making the right choices .   While we had to complete technical project   under a faculty , I was asked to lead a team . The project had a deadline and was limited in   terms of ﬁnances . My challenge was to keep the groups expectations high , help them   realise their strengths , keep the activity fun-ﬁlled and more than anything make the end   result that pleased the team . 

 Selection 

 The group consisted of 7 members which was what I thought was an easy number to   handle . It later turned out to be a hectic job but we somehow crossed the line with a   pretty impressive result . 

 To accomplish the result I used the learning launch tool . Learning launch is way to test to   an idea immediately , and if the output is desirable we move forward with the idea . 

 Application 

 For our ﬁrst learning launch , I called my team for meetings and discussed with them   regarding our project . I wanted them to brainstorm regarding the idea instead the   opposite happened . The group did n’t seem interested in talking , the cabin seemed dull   and everyone seemed lost . Clearly our idea to work together had failed . Partially , the   reason behind failure was less knowledge and commitment as well . 

 Note - The advantage in the ﬁrst learning launch was the physical presence of team   members and the disadvantage was lack of interest . 

 I suspected there to be a problem ( Members of my team were not comfortable together )   and I tried a second method . 

 For our second learning launch , I focussed on keeping the team members in their comfort   zones . I invited my team to work alone at their respective residences . I gave them speciﬁc   tasks and a deadline . To my surprise I actually got responses and the team coordinated   better over mobile devices and the work was done well before the deadline . Also , the   discussions included questions , new ideas and prioritisation of our project . 

 Note - The advantage during the second learning launch was that the team members   enjoyed working in comfort zones and the disadvantage was miscommunication as the   work was divided and the team did not know which team member had completed how   much work . 

 contd . 

 Insights 

 By applying the learning launch tool , I was able to ﬁnd the appropriate working   environment for my team . Our actual result slightly deviated from our anticipated result   but we pulled oﬀ a project that seemed impossible to ﬁnish at the start of the ﬁrst learning   prototype . There were few concerns about miscommunication which I am still trying to   address for my next learning launch . 

 Approach 

 Blind to the fact the the team members had unknowingly gone through a lot of design   thinking themselves , I used the learning launch tool to ﬁgure out the best way to make the   team work as team and get the desired result . Also as mentioned , I still need to work on   few of the insights gained from my both learning launches and be ready with the solution   for the next time I become a team leader again . 

 Alternatives 

 The alternative that I would probably use the next time is let the team work individually   but ask them to come and meet on a timely period and let the members discuss the   discoveries of each group .
### Output: 