Daniele Prezioso

VISUALIZATION TOOL

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

The challenge I set myself was related to a job I had to do at the university,  therefore, it helped me a lot to get the information I needed. My work group and  I had to design a food product that could solve one of the main problems that  students went through, which was that they did not eat properly when they were  in university due to various irregularities that existed in the university cafeterias ,  and this consequently affected their studies since they felt tired and without  energy. To do this, as a group we established a schedule in which each of us  would go on a certain day and time to observe what was really happening in the  cafeterias that affected the students' feeding.

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).  The tool I used was the visualization tool, since thanks to it I could observe and  intuit, from images and scenes that I observed in the cafeteria, what was the  origin of the problem we wanted to solve with our product. From that point on,  and after each member of the group compiled graphic and written information,  we were going to be able to identify what aspects and characteristics would be  necessary to include in our product and obtain their acceptance.

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).  What I initially did with my work group was to establish a schedule in which each  of us would go to observe the situation of each cafeteria on campus. Each one  would keep a notebook in which we would write down relevant aspects that we  observed at the time and that were important to consider demonstrating the  existence of our identified problem and consequently the acceptance and viability  of our product based on that problem. At the same time, we used cameras to  graph and support the problem that we identified, we also conducted interviews  with some students to validate what each one visualized and conclude if our  intuitions were consistent with the true situation.

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).  What we achieved with the exercise carried out was to validate the existence of  the problem, that is, the causes that we had proposed in the first instance were  affirmed by the agents involved. I believe that we were certain in this case since  we are also part of the group that was observed for this challenge. We were also  able to identify that although most of those interviewed and observed in the  cafeteria confirmed our suspicions, there were many who totally contradicted our

point of view. This made us reflect and at the same time accept that there are  different points of view that nurture the ideas that one already has and contrary  to any negative aspect, it can significantly help in the development of any activity,  in our case, in the development of our product. Closely visualizing our target  audience helped us understand the situation and identify aspects that we were  overlooking. The visualization also helped us to sustain our discussions on the  subject, to identify the best plan to execute that can combine both the information  we extracted from the observation and other tools used together with our ideas  already proposed for the development of our product.

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.  Based on the challenge that I set myself, what I could do next time is expand my  viewing range to determine if the problem occurs throughout the day or if it only  occurs at breakfast, lunch or dinner time, since This will allow us to collect more  data for a better understanding of the problem.


Daniele Prezioso VISUALIZATION TOOL 1 . Challenge : Describe your challenge , including all relevant information . The challenge I set myself was related to a job I had to do at the university , therefore , it helped me a lot to get the information I needed . My work group and I had to design a food product that could solve one of the main problems that students went through , which was that they did not eat properly when they were in university due to various irregularities that existed in the university cafeterias , and this consequently affected their studies since they felt tired and without energy . To do this , as a group we established a schedule in which each of us would go on a certain day and time to observe what was really happening in the cafeterias that affected the students ' feeding . 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 ) . The tool I used was the visualization tool , since thanks to it I could observe and intuit , from images and scenes that I observed in the cafeteria , what was the origin of the problem we wanted to solve with our product . From that point on , and after each member of the group compiled graphic and written information , we were going to be able to identify what aspects and characteristics would be necessary to include in our product and obtain their acceptance . 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 ) . What I initially did with my work group was to establish a schedule in which each of us would go to observe the situation of each cafeteria on campus . Each one would keep a notebook in which we would write down relevant aspects that we observed at the time and that were important to consider demonstrating the existence of our identified problem and consequently the acceptance and viability of our product based on that problem . At the same time , we used cameras to graph and support the problem that we identified , we also conducted interviews with some students to validate what each one visualized and conclude if our intuitions were consistent with the true situation . 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 ) . What we achieved with the exercise carried out was to validate the existence of the problem , that is , the causes that we had proposed in the first instance were affirmed by the agents involved . I believe that we were certain in this case since we are also part of the group that was observed for this challenge . We were also able to identify that although most of those interviewed and observed in the cafeteria confirmed our suspicions , there were many who totally contradicted our point of view . This made us reflect and at the same time accept that there are different points of view that nurture the ideas that one already has and contrary to any negative aspect , it can significantly help in the development of any activity , in our case , in the development of our product . Closely visualizing our target audience helped us understand the situation and identify aspects that we were overlooking . The visualization also helped us to sustain our discussions on the subject , to identify the best plan to execute that can combine both the information we extracted from the observation and other tools used together with our ideas already proposed for the development of our product . 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 . Based on the challenge that I set myself , what I could do next time is expand my viewing range to determine if the problem occurs throughout the day or if it only occurs at breakfast , lunch or dinner time , since This will allow us to collect more data for a better understanding of the problem .