Visualization

Challenge   Once, I was talking to a group of friends (between the ages of 17-21) and they came up  with the following topic: Mental Health. We were talking via FaceTime because we are  on lockdown due to COVID-19.   The thing is that we couldn’t figure out what were we all missing, what was the actual  problem behind the way we were feeling: sad, unmotivated and anxious.  I saw an opportunity. But first I needed to know that we weren’t the only ones feeling  this way.     Selection & Application

I decided to ask my close friends on Instagram (a small group of people in the age of  17-21) if they were feeling unmotivated, without energy and sad. Most of them say yes  (94%).   We realized that something was happening. So, decided to continue. I posted the  following story with the sentence: “Can you describe how you were feeling before the  Pandemic and now? Express yourself as you want to (pictures, collages, drawings,  writing, etc)”.  I selected this tool (Visualization) so they could express themselves in whatever way  they felt the need to. It was going to be more useful to fully understand them and the  way they were actually feeling (we could even analyze the colors used) than if they  were trying to say it only with words.  They answered immediately. Again, on FaceTime with my team (the group that started  the discussion), we started to figure out what they were trying to say. We discovered  not one but several patterns. I started mind-mapping to understand the ideas better.  Because we are still on lockdown, we can’t just go outside and exercise or hang out  with friends. They were all unmotivated because as they couldn’t even go outside,  their brains couldn’t find anything to do besides going on the different social media  apps to kill the hours.    Insight & Approach  Finally, my team could figure out what were all the things that these young adults  were missing thanks to these tools. Thanks to the visualization tool they could express  themselves in the way they needed to; and by mindmapping we could get all the data  together and find the patterns that lead us to possible solutions. We worked together  (the team and the group that we selected) all the time to keep the feedback. Also, we  showed them what we came up to so they could actually see what they were trying to  express. A percentage of them replied that they felt identified with some feelings that  someone has expressed, but they haven’t realized until then.  The team agreed on the creation of an Instagram account (we needed something  social media based due to how and where they spend most of their time and to  interact more with them) that gives young adults advices on how to focus and study,  fun activities, some exercises, tips and DIYs, and more (of course, everything at home).   We all agree that the visualization tool is a great tool to truly understand a person, so I  don’t think we will be changing that any time soon. We will keep this tool as the starter

point because it actually works when you need to understand something that people  can’t even express through words.


Visualization Challenge Once , I was talking to a group of friends ( between the ages of 17 - 21 ) and they came up with the following topic : Mental Health . We were talking via FaceTime because we are on lockdown due to COVID-19 . The thing is that we could n’t figure out what were we all missing , what was the actual problem behind the way we were feeling : sad , unmotivated and anxious . I saw an opportunity . But first I needed to know that we were n’t the only ones feeling this way . Selection & Application I decided to ask my close friends on Instagram ( a small group of people in the age of 17 - 21 ) if they were feeling unmotivated , without energy and sad . Most of them say yes ( 94 % ) . We realized that something was happening . So , decided to continue . I posted the following story with the sentence : “ Can you describe how you were feeling before the Pandemic and now ? Express yourself as you want to ( pictures , collages , drawings , writing , etc ) ” . I selected this tool ( Visualization ) so they could express themselves in whatever way they felt the need to . It was going to be more useful to fully understand them and the way they were actually feeling ( we could even analyze the colors used ) than if they were trying to say it only with words . They answered immediately . Again , on FaceTime with my team ( the group that started the discussion ) , we started to figure out what they were trying to say . We discovered not one but several patterns . I started mind - mapping to understand the ideas better . Because we are still on lockdown , we ca n’t just go outside and exercise or hang out with friends . They were all unmotivated because as they could n’t even go outside , their brains could n’t find anything to do besides going on the different social media apps to kill the hours . Insight & Approach Finally , my team could figure out what were all the things that these young adults were missing thanks to these tools . Thanks to the visualization tool they could express themselves in the way they needed to ; and by mindmapping we could get all the data together and find the patterns that lead us to possible solutions . We worked together ( the team and the group that we selected ) all the time to keep the feedback . Also , we showed them what we came up to so they could actually see what they were trying to express . A percentage of them replied that they felt identified with some feelings that someone has expressed , but they have n’t realized until then . The team agreed on the creation of an Instagram account ( we needed something social media based due to how and where they spend most of their time and to interact more with them ) that gives young adults advices on how to focus and study , fun activities , some exercises , tips and DIYs , and more ( of course , everything at home ) . We all agree that the visualization tool is a great tool to truly understand a person , so I do n’t think we will be changing that any time soon . We will keep this tool as the starter point because it actually works when you need to understand something that people ca n’t even express through words .