Example Reflection – Visualization

1. Challenge:

I want to find a solution which is created during seating on the floor for a  longer period of time e.g. while meditation, yoga knowledge sessions,  reading books in the garden or terrasse. At these places, there is no  support for the back which is needed while seating for a longer period of  time.

2. Selection:

I felt that the solution to this problem needs a lot of visuals. First, it is  needed to represent the problem which the others can understand. For  the solution, even everyone has their own way of solution. Again, it needs  the visuals to find the solution. While working with the visual tool, the  process of ideation becomes very very fast. It has been felt many a time  that it gives very creative solution in form of multiple alternatives and in  form of thinking out of the box. Visual tool also helps to explain a person  to the other person in a very effective way. So the presentation becomes  easier with the minimum gap of communication. Also, the solution  becomes incremental in a way, one can add a new idea on the other’s  idea.

3. Application:

As stated above in the challenge, we want a solution of this problem. I  shared the problem with my students. I prepared a visual note of the  problem by drawing hand sketches. With that sketches, I explained the  problem. Everyone could very conveniently understand the problem.  Then I given the time to them to come out with about 10 solutions. The  students were already knowing the importance of visual tool and  ideation. The students gone to their desk and did ideation with sketches.  After the stipulated time again, we got assembled on a round table. I  given chance to represent their solution using the sketches. Everyone  represented well using their solutions. I found that their confidence level  was very high. Even after thinking for hours, they were found to be  energetic. I also did a parallel thing for the evaluation. I told everybody to  give the points out of 10 for each of the solution represented including  myself. After the presentation of everyone, we got huge amount of data.  We could also easily spot the best solutions. Depending upon the points  given by the students, we prepared the list of best 10 solutions. Again this  best solutions were put in from of visuals. We prepared a combined sheet  using these all 10 sketches. We projected each solution on the white  board and did many things on that sketches by drawing on that  projected sketch.

During this process, we also experienced, that the solution can become  even better if we hybrid some of the ideas. For example, one gives a  solution 1, another gives solution 2. But when we merge these two  solutions into one, overall solution is quite better than the separate  solutions. But merging the solutions also needs to check for its feasibility.  Here, again the visuals help a lot. Using the visual tools and sketches, we  could conveniently merge the feasible solutions. Thus, the final solution  was a hybrid solution which was a mixture of 5 different solutions.

After the end of this exercise, everyone was very happy. The find solution  was not the outcome of some selected students, but it was a total  teamwork and everyone’s effort was there in it.

4. Insight:

First thing I found that by visuals, the communication gap is reduced in a  tremendous way. Also, one could represent their ideas with the minimum  effort. This also results in a boosting up of their solution. Also, while using  the visuals for the solution, the mind gives better output int terms of  creativity and innovation. It keeps one busy during the solution finding.  The visual tools also made the sharing of the information very easy.

Overall, we found that usage of the visual tools makes the things faster,  easier and effective.

5. Approach:

I found the importance of the visual tools in a greater extent. Now, I try to  use this tool to the maximum. I try to reduce the texts so far for my all of  the presentations. While working for a common solution, we use the visual  tools most of the time. We now have started to learn different techniques  of visual tools as well.


Example Reflection – Visualization 1 . Challenge : I want to find a solution which is created during seating on the floor for a longer period of time e.g. while meditation , yoga knowledge sessions , reading books in the garden or terrasse . At these places , there is no support for the back which is needed while seating for a longer period of time . 2 . Selection : I felt that the solution to this problem needs a lot of visuals . First , it is needed to represent the problem which the others can understand . For the solution , even everyone has their own way of solution . Again , it needs the visuals to find the solution . While working with the visual tool , the process of ideation becomes very very fast . It has been felt many a time that it gives very creative solution in form of multiple alternatives and in form of thinking out of the box . Visual tool also helps to explain a person to the other person in a very effective way . So the presentation becomes easier with the minimum gap of communication . Also , the solution becomes incremental in a way , one can add a new idea on the other ’s idea . 3 . Application : As stated above in the challenge , we want a solution of this problem . I shared the problem with my students . I prepared a visual note of the problem by drawing hand sketches . With that sketches , I explained the problem . Everyone could very conveniently understand the problem . Then I given the time to them to come out with about 10 solutions . The students were already knowing the importance of visual tool and ideation . The students gone to their desk and did ideation with sketches . After the stipulated time again , we got assembled on a round table . I given chance to represent their solution using the sketches . Everyone represented well using their solutions . I found that their confidence level was very high . Even after thinking for hours , they were found to be energetic . I also did a parallel thing for the evaluation . I told everybody to give the points out of 10 for each of the solution represented including myself . After the presentation of everyone , we got huge amount of data . We could also easily spot the best solutions . Depending upon the points given by the students , we prepared the list of best 10 solutions . Again this best solutions were put in from of visuals . We prepared a combined sheet using these all 10 sketches . We projected each solution on the white board and did many things on that sketches by drawing on that projected sketch . During this process , we also experienced , that the solution can become even better if we hybrid some of the ideas . For example , one gives a solution 1 , another gives solution 2 . But when we merge these two solutions into one , overall solution is quite better than the separate solutions . But merging the solutions also needs to check for its feasibility . Here , again the visuals help a lot . Using the visual tools and sketches , we could conveniently merge the feasible solutions . Thus , the final solution was a hybrid solution which was a mixture of 5 different solutions . After the end of this exercise , everyone was very happy . The find solution was not the outcome of some selected students , but it was a total teamwork and everyone ’s effort was there in it . 4 . Insight : First thing I found that by visuals , the communication gap is reduced in a tremendous way . Also , one could represent their ideas with the minimum effort . This also results in a boosting up of their solution . Also , while using the visuals for the solution , the mind gives better output int terms of creativity and innovation . It keeps one busy during the solution finding . The visual tools also made the sharing of the information very easy . Overall , we found that usage of the visual tools makes the things faster , easier and effective . 5 . Approach : I found the importance of the visual tools in a greater extent . Now , I try to use this tool to the maximum . I try to reduce the texts so far for my all of the presentations . While working for a common solution , we use the visual tools most of the time . We now have started to learn different techniques of visual tools as well .