Reflection - Visualization      Challenge & Selection

The tool I used was Visualization, to get an overview of the ideas that will be used to

identify and select possible solutions to the problem being discussed.

I use this approach with innovation industry employees in a food industry, which

includes technicians, supervisors, and engineers, who work to apply technological

innovations to optimize production processes, and with this delivering better products to their

customers in this industry, in this case, consumers of the brand.

To do so, I have used the mind mapping tool to do a survey of issues that will be

addressed, while assisting in employee learning about each other's view of the problem.

This leads to a better definition of the main theme, limits, key points and other considerations

about the topic discussed, making the situation clearer and allowing us to see the points that

need to be improved, as well as suggest alternatives that lead to the improvement / solution

of the problem.

Application

The application of the tool in the process occurs with the construction of mind

mapping.

In the first phase of the process I look at the current reality, and after that I collect a great

deal of data to analyze in detail and transform into information and insights that can be easily

communicated.

As it was said in the video "Mind Mapping Tool" in week 3, “Mind mapping is looking

for patterns and insights in a large quantity of data you collected during your exploration of

what is the current reality”.

To do this, it is necessary to collect information from training documents, marketing

documents, process documents, productivity indicators and reports, as well as reports from

industry employees.

All of this information is put into colorful post-its, which will help sorting them by type,

dividing into columns. After having the general idea of what is happening at the moment, the

employees are invited to discuss in groups, what would be the ideal state of the process so

that  one  could  get  the  product  in  the  way  that  they  want.

After the discussion time, one responsible for each group will add different color post-

its on the central map, with the ideas discussed in a separate column.

This will be discussed in a group where each suggested change can be embedded in

what already exists in the process, in order to generate insights of technological innovation

that will be applied for improvement / optimization. I evaluate the final state of the process

and give feedback and suggestions for improvement with the group, until it is in the best

possible way.

A copy of what was built is delivered to each participant of the meeting and will

proceed to the improvement implementation phase, where the process as a whole is

optimized.

Insight & Approach

What I learned from this activity was seeing the application of one of the design

thinking tools in practice, and I could see that mind mapping is a great option to replace

reports that would be written to summarize and communicate all the information required by

a problem.

In addition, mind mapping allows you to have an overview of the current situation as

well as the information relating to it. It gives space for different points of view to be shared

between workers in the sector in question, and promotes greater engagement of them,

cultivating the feeling of business owners.

In this way, several ideas and possibilities of solution are generated, helping to clarify

the main topic under discussion.

I have no doubt this tool will be increasingly used by me, and also shared with

colleagues, in order to have a design thinking approach in everything I do.


Reflection - Visualization Challenge & Selection The tool I used was Visualization , to get an overview of the ideas that will be used to identify and select possible solutions to the problem being discussed . I use this approach with innovation industry employees in a food industry , which includes technicians , supervisors , and engineers , who work to apply technological innovations to optimize production processes , and with this delivering better products to their customers in this industry , in this case , consumers of the brand . To do so , I have used the mind mapping tool to do a survey of issues that will be addressed , while assisting in employee learning about each other 's view of the problem . This leads to a better definition of the main theme , limits , key points and other considerations about the topic discussed , making the situation clearer and allowing us to see the points that need to be improved , as well as suggest alternatives that lead to the improvement / solution of the problem . Application The application of the tool in the process occurs with the construction of mind mapping . In the first phase of the process I look at the current reality , and after that I collect a great deal of data to analyze in detail and transform into information and insights that can be easily communicated . As it was said in the video " Mind Mapping Tool " in week 3 , “ Mind mapping is looking for patterns and insights in a large quantity of data you collected during your exploration of what is the current reality ” . To do this , it is necessary to collect information from training documents , marketing documents , process documents , productivity indicators and reports , as well as reports from industry employees . All of this information is put into colorful post - its , which will help sorting them by type , dividing into columns . After having the general idea of what is happening at the moment , the employees are invited to discuss in groups , what would be the ideal state of the process so that one could get the product in the way that they want . After the discussion time , one responsible for each group will add different color post- its on the central map , with the ideas discussed in a separate column . This will be discussed in a group where each suggested change can be embedded in what already exists in the process , in order to generate insights of technological innovation that will be applied for improvement / optimization . I evaluate the final state of the process and give feedback and suggestions for improvement with the group , until it is in the best possible way . A copy of what was built is delivered to each participant of the meeting and will proceed to the improvement implementation phase , where the process as a whole is optimized . Insight & Approach What I learned from this activity was seeing the application of one of the design thinking tools in practice , and I could see that mind mapping is a great option to replace reports that would be written to summarize and communicate all the information required by a problem . In addition , mind mapping allows you to have an overview of the current situation as well as the information relating to it . It gives space for different points of view to be shared between workers in the sector in question , and promotes greater engagement of them , cultivating the feeling of business owners . In this way , several ideas and possibilities of solution are generated , helping to clarify the main topic under discussion . I have no doubt this tool will be increasingly used by me , and also shared with colleagues , in order to have a design thinking approach in everything I do .