Challenge:    Since March, our normal life has been in a tizzy and work/life structure has completely  changed. As an individual and professional my aim was to stay at the top of my game but the  environment was throwing a lot of challenges at me not just work wise but also to maintain  my stability as a person. I have always been a very happy go lucky person and usually throw  caution to wind when it comes to my health. However after getting quarantined twice as my  teammates were tested positive for Covid-19…I realised the importance of maintaining my  health and fixing my laxity to stay at top of my game. So, this innovation is not some big  scale one but a very personal one, where I concentrate on my health. So, my challenge was  to get fit and stay healthy.    Selection:    The tool I used was Mind Mapping    I have tried to fix my health in the past as well and have always fallen off the bandwagon  very soon or given up…it could be enrolling for a gym and hardly going there, going on a  diet and then indulging in too many cheat days or just going into my shell and saying ‘I don’t  care’. So, my data pool honestly was my experiences and reasons why I haven’t been able to  achieve my health goals. I realised when I heard the David Kelly quote “When I'm trying to  do something creative, I make a mind-map.” So, I chose this format for innovating and  coming up with my own plan to fix the most important thing there is…MY HEALTH

Application:    The diagram is actually my WHAT IS

WHAT

IS

No time to  plan diet

Going out

and

forgetting

about regime

Lack

motivation

No workout  plan/routine

As per design thinking when we map thoughts to understand our customers/colleagues to  develop a common plan however here I was my own customer to whom I had to sell the idea  of fitness and convince them that why this is the most important thing now and going  forward. Also, one major thing was to bring upon the understanding that this aligns with  every other aspect of my existence…work, personal life, success and growth. My fitness was  not a standalone aspect.

Insight:

By mapping what was in my head I was able to gather insight to what was needed to overcome the  issues I was dealing with. When I looked at the pointers I had listen out as part of my mind mapping  session, I pondered on it and kept going back to the knowledge I had gained from my past  experiences. I had failed so many times in this pursuit that it made for a huge data pool of things  what I didn’t want to do. I have a pin board where I put up sticky notes about the issues and then on  the other side what I will do to fix it….also put up additional notes in kitchen where I get to see them  every time I am there to cook or even go to fetch water and that invokes a thought in my head. I  drew these simple steps:

➢ I wanted to take small steps  ➢ Keep small goals  ➢ Revisit my plan everyday  ➢ Reward myself  ➢ Balance my diet (make notes on the kitchen wall…what I will not eat)  ➢ Got application in my phone which tracks my activity, calories and weight

(quantification helps)

➢ Started doing affirmations to motivate myself (that was a key challenge)

My health

and

fitness

Makes me a better worker as I  don't have to take a sick day if I

dedictae time and effort to it

Keeps me mentally happy and I can  spread that to the people around

me which leads to sound

relationaships

Satisfaction in this sphere helps me

grow and makes me a succesful

being...mind, body and soul. Also leads

to my growth

➢ Enrolled for online yoga classes (as stepping out was a challenge)  ➢ Engaged my mind in 1 activity every day, apart from work to feel more at peace  ➢ Started reading and listening to podcasts about people’s fitness journeys and their

challenges

The tool also helped in identifying areas where I needed to involve other people to help me in  this process…I managed to speak to a life coach who after seeing my thoughts managed to  guide me as well. Mind mapping gave clarity to something which was always within me and  only I could have fixed it.

Approach:

My journey has just started and although it has begun well, there is a long way to go. I am a  better and healthier person as compared to when I started. For someone who is an over  thinker who has multiple tabs open in there head, there is no better technique than mind  mapping. I will choose this again because mind mapping as per me is the vital and key factor  in the process of design thinking. For me mind mapping means the following:

➢ Key to determine ‘what is’  ➢ Helps in determining the patterns and insights  ➢ The process of mind-mapping itself gives clarity  ➢ Helps in establishing connections between where we are and where we want to be


Challenge : Since March , our normal life has been in a tizzy and work / life structure has completely changed . As an individual and professional my aim was to stay at the top of my game but the environment was throwing a lot of challenges at me not just work wise but also to maintain my stability as a person . I have always been a very happy go lucky person and usually throw caution to wind when it comes to my health . However after getting quarantined twice as my teammates were tested positive for Covid-19 … I realised the importance of maintaining my health and fixing my laxity to stay at top of my game . So , this innovation is not some big scale one but a very personal one , where I concentrate on my health . So , my challenge was to get fit and stay healthy . Selection : The tool I used was Mind Mapping I have tried to fix my health in the past as well and have always fallen off the bandwagon very soon or given up … it could be enrolling for a gym and hardly going there , going on a diet and then indulging in too many cheat days or just going into my shell and saying ‘ I do n’t care ’ . So , my data pool honestly was my experiences and reasons why I have n’t been able to achieve my health goals . I realised when I heard the David Kelly quote “ When I 'm trying to do something creative , I make a mind - map . ” So , I chose this format for innovating and coming up with my own plan to fix the most important thing there is … MY HEALTH Application : The diagram is actually my WHAT IS WHAT IS No time to plan diet Going out and forgetting about regime Lack motivation No workout plan / routine As per design thinking when we map thoughts to understand our customers / colleagues to develop a common plan however here I was my own customer to whom I had to sell the idea of fitness and convince them that why this is the most important thing now and going forward . Also , one major thing was to bring upon the understanding that this aligns with every other aspect of my existence … work , personal life , success and growth . My fitness was not a standalone aspect . Insight : By mapping what was in my head I was able to gather insight to what was needed to overcome the issues I was dealing with . When I looked at the pointers I had listen out as part of my mind mapping session , I pondered on it and kept going back to the knowledge I had gained from my past experiences . I had failed so many times in this pursuit that it made for a huge data pool of things what I did n’t want to do . I have a pin board where I put up sticky notes about the issues and then on the other side what I will do to fix it….also put up additional notes in kitchen where I get to see them every time I am there to cook or even go to fetch water and that invokes a thought in my head . I drew these simple steps : ➢ I wanted to take small steps ➢ Keep small goals ➢ Revisit my plan everyday ➢ Reward myself ➢ Balance my diet ( make notes on the kitchen wall … what I will not eat ) ➢ Got application in my phone which tracks my activity , calories and weight ( quantification helps ) ➢ Started doing affirmations to motivate myself ( that was a key challenge ) My health and fitness Makes me a better worker as I do n't have to take a sick day if I dedictae time and effort to it Keeps me mentally happy and I can spread that to the people around me which leads to sound relationaships Satisfaction in this sphere helps me grow and makes me a succesful being ... mind , body and soul . Also leads to my growth ➢ Enrolled for online yoga classes ( as stepping out was a challenge ) ➢ Engaged my mind in 1 activity every day , apart from work to feel more at peace ➢ Started reading and listening to podcasts about people ’s fitness journeys and their challenges The tool also helped in identifying areas where I needed to involve other people to help me in this process … I managed to speak to a life coach who after seeing my thoughts managed to guide me as well . Mind mapping gave clarity to something which was always within me and only I could have fixed it . Approach : My journey has just started and although it has begun well , there is a long way to go . I am a better and healthier person as compared to when I started . For someone who is an over thinker who has multiple tabs open in there head , there is no better technique than mind mapping . I will choose this again because mind mapping as per me is the vital and key factor in the process of design thinking . For me mind mapping means the following : ➢ Key to determine ‘ what is ’ ➢ Helps in determining the patterns and insights ➢ The process of mind - mapping itself gives clarity ➢ Helps in establishing connections between where we are and where we want to be