Nweze Stanley 

 Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge : 

 The challenge I would like to describe is the means to provide clean water for daily use to the 

 Marsabit community in central part of Kenya . This community has been suffering from diverse 

 communicable diseases and other chronic health issues which might have been the result of bad 

 water consumption . 

 Selection : 

 To be able to overcome this challenge , the first tool I used was the tool of visualization ( or visual 

 thinking ) . I mostly use this tool often to tackle problems related to design projects in school . My 

 major is more of designing and manufacturing . I have also used the technique of using a straw 

 man visualization of a problem domain with a set of questions or prompts for discussion to allow 

 a diverse group of stakeholders to learn from each other in the process of defining the scope , 

 boundaries , key elements , and relationships between elements to consider when identifying pain , 

 points , and opportunities for solutions . 

 Application : 

 In order to start the process , I created a straw man graphic of the problem domain . The straw 

 man graphic was developed by drawing from many existing materials available in the 

 community to understand the environment . The existing materials in the Marsabit community 

 include their primary sources of water , the stakeholders , raw materials needed for water 

 purification etc . I have also conducted a thorough research about their situation and how badly 

 they have been affected by this lack of good drinking water , then I contacted my primary source 

 of information over there to see what I can do to help their situation . In other to solve the 

 problem the Marsabit community were encountering , I applied the concept of “ front - stage / back- 

 stage . ” This approach helped to reinforce the notion that every service - even an internal service 

 has customers with whom the service provider definitely interacts and internal processes that 

 enable the organization to provide the service . With this method , I was able understand the needs 

 of this community . I have also already visualized all the necessary things that needed to be put in 

 place , how the process of water purification can be established , and also , how it will help the 

 community to maximize their resources for all this to take great effect . Applying this method 

 actually solved the problem of bad water consumption . 

 Nweze Stanley 

 Insight : 

 What I have gained from applying the tool I selected was that problem solving involve critically 

 visualizing the core cause of the problem in all directions . The graphic divulges most of the focal 

 points why the problem which seemed mountainous could be easily solved . From this exercise , I 

 strongly believe that there is no problem without a solution . The most important thing is to create 

 a vivid ideation to tackle the problem . 

 Approach : 

 During this exercise , I discovered that the most valuable aspect was the learning and also , the 

 aspect of sharing insight . What I intend to do differently next time would be to use the 

 visualization activity as a starting point for various aspects of design thinking activities . The 

 revised graphic which would incorporate a combined feedback can then serve as a reference tool 

 for propagation of the work as this would create a time - to - time improvement . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Nweze Stanley, Nweze Stanley
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: Nweze Stanley 

 Reflection – Visualization 

 Challenge : 

 The challenge I would like to describe is the means to provide clean water for daily use to the 

 Marsabit community in central part of Kenya . This community has been suffering from diverse 

 communicable diseases and other chronic health issues which might have been the result of bad 

 water consumption . 

 Selection : 

 To be able to overcome this challenge , the first tool I used was the tool of visualization ( or visual 

 thinking ) . I mostly use this tool often to tackle problems related to design projects in school . My 

 major is more of designing and manufacturing . I have also used the technique of using a straw 

 man visualization of a problem domain with a set of questions or prompts for discussion to allow 

 a diverse group of stakeholders to learn from each other in the process of defining the scope , 

 boundaries , key elements , and relationships between elements to consider when identifying pain , 

 points , and opportunities for solutions . 

 Application : 

 In order to start the process , I created a straw man graphic of the problem domain . The straw 

 man graphic was developed by drawing from many existing materials available in the 

 community to understand the environment . The existing materials in the Marsabit community 

 include their primary sources of water , the stakeholders , raw materials needed for water 

 purification etc . I have also conducted a thorough research about their situation and how badly 

 they have been affected by this lack of good drinking water , then I contacted my primary source 

 of information over there to see what I can do to help their situation . In other to solve the 

 problem the Marsabit community were encountering , I applied the concept of “ front - stage / back- 

 stage . ” This approach helped to reinforce the notion that every service - even an internal service 

 has customers with whom the service provider definitely interacts and internal processes that 

 enable the organization to provide the service . With this method , I was able understand the needs 

 of this community . I have also already visualized all the necessary things that needed to be put in 

 place , how the process of water purification can be established , and also , how it will help the 

 community to maximize their resources for all this to take great effect . Applying this method 

 actually solved the problem of bad water consumption . 

 Nweze Stanley 

 Insight : 

 What I have gained from applying the tool I selected was that problem solving involve critically 

 visualizing the core cause of the problem in all directions . The graphic divulges most of the focal 

 points why the problem which seemed mountainous could be easily solved . From this exercise , I 

 strongly believe that there is no problem without a solution . The most important thing is to create 

 a vivid ideation to tackle the problem . 

 Approach : 

 During this exercise , I discovered that the most valuable aspect was the learning and also , the 

 aspect of sharing insight . What I intend to do differently next time would be to use the 

 visualization activity as a starting point for various aspects of design thinking activities . The 

 revised graphic which would incorporate a combined feedback can then serve as a reference tool 

 for propagation of the work as this would create a time - to - time improvement .
### Output: 