REFLECTION (VISUALIZATION)

Challenge & Selection

The firs tool in my practical application was actually Visualization tool (also called Visual Thinking)  just because of my “type of thinking” it was the most understandable for me – I am a kind of visual  learner, it’s easier for me to get the information through schemes, graphs, charts or different drawings  like a picture of a straw man, so the Visualization tool, which contains the mostly detailed graphic  (drawn) information is the most appropriate for my case.

I usually use it in my academic life in various projects with my groupmates to understand not only  the basic ideas of our future connection and work but for getting the full disclosure of their view of  the intended result. Such actions give me the ability to restructure the plan of work or the project at  all to achieve better results and to learn more about the process, the people I work with and to obtain  useful knowledge for the future.

Application

I start the process with making my own view in the format of charts, graphs. Usually it consists of  the central part, containing the main problem or question of the project, for example, the definition  and elements of corporate finance.  For the better detailing the full scheme I will dwell upon available  information: it may be articles, monographs, student books, the “basic” literature about the necessary  theme, etc. – so the every material I can get to make my visualization comprehensive.

If the situation allows to use the Venn diagram, I’ll do it. The Venn diagram is the chart of some  combined sets of the current object, usually of three. The options that meet all three requirements will  be in the center, at the intersection of all sets. These are the most successful and stable solutions. I  can draw the Venn diagram on a flipchart or on a piece of paper to get the sense of connection between  the question I have and to make the solution. Also, everyone from my team can add and restructure  the diagram – that will lead us to the most appropriate and correct result.

The final stage of the whole process of the Visualization contains the opinion not only from my team  but also from the stakeholders or from the expert group, which I ask to give the feedback about the  result of our work. Usually I ask to give answers to the such question:

1) What is your opinion about the diagram/chart? Have you got any comments or additions?  2) Do you think the diagram clear and accomplished?  3) What answers/insights can you give to the questions of the diagram/chars?

After getting a report I record all the additions and comments, try to conclude the basic insights and  ideas. After all this actions my team and I can restructure the chart and fell this part of work  completed.

Insight & Approach

As for me, besides achieving the whole information about the project, it’s aspects and basically  general ideas about the structure of it, my team and I get a lot of information about or respondents  (stakeholders) – such information helps to understand the key needs and interests of people, who you  potentially may work with in the future. Also you can understand what had you done wrong, what  you can modify to make the disclosure of your own ideas fully completed. I got the point that for  stakeholders is important to feel themselves as a part of the project making process, just because they  can get the idea of helping, making something important and interesting – it helps everyone to get  some happiness. Visualization tool is the graphically illustrated parts, including the stakeholders too  – this gives them the understanding of their importance, because they see it on the graph (their part,  their commentaries, etc.) and, moreover, open them the view of the new positions, which the didn’t  know previously. And these points make your auditory loyal to you and improves your authority,  expertise for them.

As I understood the Visualization tool as a “starting point” of searching the information and  presenting it in the normal way, I am sure, for the better effect, for getting more knowledge from the  stakeholders and making the process of learning cooperative, I will use the Mind-Mapping tool in my  future projects.

