1. Challenge: Describe your challenge, including all relevant information

My challenge is that I am struggling in managing my time and I have tried more than once, in  the first couple of days it works but eventually it didn’t. I want to invest in my free time with  something that will benefit me, maintain my health, develop my skills and broaden my  knowledge. I worked everyday from 7:00 a.m.  to 3:00 p.m., and most of the remaining time is  wasted in social media or other things.  I really want to find a solution to solve this problem and  help me to properly manage my time.

2. Selection: In your own words, briefly describe the tool you selected (e.g., what it is and why

you selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture references).

In fact, I am a visual person. Thus, I have selected the visualization tool, because while I am  thinking of something, I usually use jotting, drawing and sketching on my sticky note and that  helped me to focus more and to organize my thoughts and ideas. So, it will be easier for me to  use it to come up with solutions to my challenge; which is failure to manage my time.

3. Application: Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge (e.g., what you

did and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively).

To plan ahead the next day I used a white board and I drew a timeline which represents the day,  from waking up until going to sleep. And I drew symbols of the tasks/things that I have to do to  invest in my time. These tasks/things fall under 3 categories, they are physical/mental health,  skill development and knowledge expansion. So, in every day I should do something that will  enrich these categorize. Before I go to sleep I had a clear visualization of the next day.  I keep  doing the same thing every day for a week, and it really works effectively. This tool helps me a  lot in managing my time.

4. Insight: Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your challenge

(e.g., how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about design thinking  more broadly).

The insight that I have gained from applying the visualization tool to overcome time management  challenge is that analyzing the problem and understanding the root causes will defiantly lead to  the right solution. I have never thought that drawing and jotting will help to manage my time.  That’s why selecting the tool that fits with your thinking style is very important. Therefore, this  doesn’t mean that other tools will not work, you have to practice to figure out which  tool to use  for specific problem. Now, I get to know the design thinking process and its tools, I will use it to  solve problems that I might face in my personal and professional lives.

5. Approach: Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you

selected or a different one -- and the reason(s) why

As visualization tool worked for me effectively to overcome the challenge that I face which is the  time management and because I am a visual person, I will apply it again next time. I might use  other tools like mind mapping for different challenge.


1 . Challenge : Describe your challenge , including all relevant information My challenge is that I am struggling in managing my time and I have tried more than once , in the first couple of days it works but eventually it did n’t . I want to invest in my free time with something that will benefit me , maintain my health , develop my skills and broaden my knowledge . I worked everyday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. , and most of the remaining time is wasted in social media or other things . I really want to find a solution to solve this problem and help me to properly manage my time . 2 . Selection : In your own words , briefly describe the tool you selected ( e.g. , what it is and why you selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture references ) . In fact , I am a visual person . Thus , I have selected the visualization tool , because while I am thinking of something , I usually use jotting , drawing and sketching on my sticky note and that helped me to focus more and to organize my thoughts and ideas . So , it will be easier for me to use it to come up with solutions to my challenge ; which is failure to manage my time . 3 . Application : Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , what you did and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively ) . To plan ahead the next day I used a white board and I drew a timeline which represents the day , from waking up until going to sleep . And I drew symbols of the tasks / things that I have to do to invest in my time . These tasks / things fall under 3 categories , they are physical / mental health , skill development and knowledge expansion . So , in every day I should do something that will enrich these categorize . Before I go to sleep I had a clear visualization of the next day . I keep doing the same thing every day for a week , and it really works effectively . This tool helps me a lot in managing my time . 4 . Insight : Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about design thinking more broadly ) . The insight that I have gained from applying the visualization tool to overcome time management challenge is that analyzing the problem and understanding the root causes will defiantly lead to the right solution . I have never thought that drawing and jotting will help to manage my time . That ’s why selecting the tool that fits with your thinking style is very important . Therefore , this does n’t mean that other tools will not work , you have to practice to figure out which tool to use for specific problem . Now , I get to know the design thinking process and its tools , I will use it to solve problems that I might face in my personal and professional lives . 5 . Approach : Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why As visualization tool worked for me effectively to overcome the challenge that I face which is the time management and because I am a visual person , I will apply it again next time . I might use other tools like mind mapping for different challenge .