Reflection – Visualization 

 Background : 

 During this COVID-19 lockdown , it is obvious to avoid touch things by bare hands and maintaining   hygiene of washing hands frequently . With the help of Design thinking , during this lockdown , I came   out with an innovative solution for my office and home , to open the doors by a foot . 

 Challenge & Selection : 

 The first tool I used was the tool of Visualization , or Visual Thinking , to achieve a common   understanding of a problem among the group of users at home and my office before attempting to   identify and define possible solutions to the problem . I use this approach often to find solutions to   various problems in day to day activities . Starting with innovations to modernize and invent new   product quality improvements and new products for business requirements . 

 I have used the technique of foot operated door opening using visualization of a problem with a set   of questions or prompts for discussion to allow my family members 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 improvements or solutions . 

 Application : 

 In a scenario where a person walks in home from outside , he or she uses hands to open the door .   Assuming his / her hands are not safe to easily open the door handle . What to do ? Perhaps , if the   door is already unlocked , they could press foot pedal under the door to open the door . This is a   spectacularly simple idea that for a number of people could be helpful . And no interface required ! 

 If appropriate to the situation , the concept can be integrated with the mobile device through an   appropriate mobile app , currently , the idea is working manually and it is a simple idea and can be   replicated across . The template I often start with a white board and post - it or sticky notes & posters   to put down various ideas and solution and also has a column on the left of the board to identify   users . The post it is simple , and templates using simple shapes and icons available on the Internet . 

 For the activity , I will divide the stakeholders into groups of 2 - 3 participants each representing a   different area of interest . Each group receives a poster - size copy of the straw man graphic that they   can write on directly , or use sticky notes to make comments . I give them two - three questions to   answer , such as : 

 1 ) What is the current method of operation and the key elements that are missing from the new   idea ? 

 2 ) What would you change about the idea to make it more effective for the problem ? 

 3 ) What key insights do you have about the relationships between the objects the problem ? 

 I give them approximately 30 minutes to discuss the questions and mark up the graphic . Then I will   ask each group to report their answers to those three questions while pointing to the mark - ups on   their poster . As each group reports out , I record similarities of each team member of the group , and   then additional insights that come from the group discussion . 

 After the session , I started mapping down each group ’s ideas to create a view that combines the   shared and new insights from the group discussion , and then created a revised graphic that   incorporates their feedback and proposed changes that they agreed to as a group . 

 Insight & Approach : 

 What I have learned from conducting this exercise with group of people is that while the graphic –   especially the revised graphic that incorporates everyone ’s feedback – is important for reinforcing   their understanding of the problem they are working to solve , the more valuable aspect of the   activity is the shared insights and shared learning that occurs while they are working to define their   problem scope . The graphic gives the diverse group of stakeholders a focal point for discussion that   allows them to share their perspectives and develop insights into potential root causes of their   problems . While they could create the graphic from a blank slate in a collaborative manner , starting   with a straw man jump starts the conversation for them . They can quickly identify where they are in   the graphic – or if they are missing – and can more quickly gain new insights . They can also identify   variables in the problem space – that is , it helps them to identify what they do n’t know , in what   areas they need to obtain information or data to provide the values for the variables . 

 Since I discovered that the most valuable aspect is the shared insights and learning , next time I   would use the visualization activity as a starting point for a series of design thinking activities . Then   the revised graphic that incorporates their combined feedback can serve as a reference tool   throughout the remainder of their work . 


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 – Visualization 

 Background : 

 During this COVID-19 lockdown , it is obvious to avoid touch things by bare hands and maintaining   hygiene of washing hands frequently . With the help of Design thinking , during this lockdown , I came   out with an innovative solution for my office and home , to open the doors by a foot . 

 Challenge & Selection : 

 The first tool I used was the tool of Visualization , or Visual Thinking , to achieve a common   understanding of a problem among the group of users at home and my office before attempting to   identify and define possible solutions to the problem . I use this approach often to find solutions to   various problems in day to day activities . Starting with innovations to modernize and invent new   product quality improvements and new products for business requirements . 

 I have used the technique of foot operated door opening using visualization of a problem with a set   of questions or prompts for discussion to allow my family members 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 improvements or solutions . 

 Application : 

 In a scenario where a person walks in home from outside , he or she uses hands to open the door .   Assuming his / her hands are not safe to easily open the door handle . What to do ? Perhaps , if the   door is already unlocked , they could press foot pedal under the door to open the door . This is a   spectacularly simple idea that for a number of people could be helpful . And no interface required ! 

 If appropriate to the situation , the concept can be integrated with the mobile device through an   appropriate mobile app , currently , the idea is working manually and it is a simple idea and can be   replicated across . The template I often start with a white board and post - it or sticky notes & posters   to put down various ideas and solution and also has a column on the left of the board to identify   users . The post it is simple , and templates using simple shapes and icons available on the Internet . 

 For the activity , I will divide the stakeholders into groups of 2 - 3 participants each representing a   different area of interest . Each group receives a poster - size copy of the straw man graphic that they   can write on directly , or use sticky notes to make comments . I give them two - three questions to   answer , such as : 

 1 ) What is the current method of operation and the key elements that are missing from the new   idea ? 

 2 ) What would you change about the idea to make it more effective for the problem ? 

 3 ) What key insights do you have about the relationships between the objects the problem ? 

 I give them approximately 30 minutes to discuss the questions and mark up the graphic . Then I will   ask each group to report their answers to those three questions while pointing to the mark - ups on   their poster . As each group reports out , I record similarities of each team member of the group , and   then additional insights that come from the group discussion . 

 After the session , I started mapping down each group ’s ideas to create a view that combines the   shared and new insights from the group discussion , and then created a revised graphic that   incorporates their feedback and proposed changes that they agreed to as a group . 

 Insight & Approach : 

 What I have learned from conducting this exercise with group of people is that while the graphic –   especially the revised graphic that incorporates everyone ’s feedback – is important for reinforcing   their understanding of the problem they are working to solve , the more valuable aspect of the   activity is the shared insights and shared learning that occurs while they are working to define their   problem scope . The graphic gives the diverse group of stakeholders a focal point for discussion that   allows them to share their perspectives and develop insights into potential root causes of their   problems . While they could create the graphic from a blank slate in a collaborative manner , starting   with a straw man jump starts the conversation for them . They can quickly identify where they are in   the graphic – or if they are missing – and can more quickly gain new insights . They can also identify   variables in the problem space – that is , it helps them to identify what they do n’t know , in what   areas they need to obtain information or data to provide the values for the variables . 

 Since I discovered that the most valuable aspect is the shared insights and learning , next time I   would use the visualization activity as a starting point for a series of design thinking activities . Then   the revised graphic that incorporates their combined feedback can serve as a reference tool   throughout the remainder of their work .
### Output: 