Design Thinking

Question 1

Definition of Design Thinking

Answer 1

• an innovative, user-centred approach to problem solving
• iterative
• empathy encourages design that is truly helpful

Question 2

designing thinking framework

Answer 2

1. Empathise
2. Define
3. Ideate
4. Prototype
5. Test

Question 3

phases under UNDERSTANDING

Answer 3

• Empathize

- Define

Question 4

The Empathizing Phase

Answer 4

• Conduct research about user experience
• cast aside all assumptions
• Interviews, immersions, observations

Question 5

The Defining Phase

Answer 5

• Combine research
• Organize all your observations and draw connections across your users’ current experiences
• Identify where there’s a problem

Question 6

phases under EXPLORING

Answer 6

• Ideate

- Prototype

Question 7

The Ideation Phase

Answer 7

• Brainstorm creative ideas to solve the identified problem

Question 8

The Prototype Phase

Answer 8

• Build real, tactile representations for a subset of your ideas
• understand what components of your ideas work, and which do not
• weigh the impact vs. feasibility of your ideas
• through feedback on your prototypes
• ideas are now tactile

Question 9

phases under MATERIALIZING

Answer 9

• Test

- Implement

Question 10

The Testing Phase

Answer 10

• Return to your users for feedback

Question 11

The Implementating Phase

Answer 11

• Put the vision into effect

- solution is materialized and touches the lives of your end users

Question 12

The Linear method

Answer 12

• straightforward but requires discipline if it’s to work effectively
• aka agile method

Question 13

Iterative design

Answer 13

• based on a cyclic process of  prototyping,  testing, analyzing, and refining a product or process.

Question 14

Benefits of iterative design

Answer 14

• best solutions when applied early save significant costs
• It enables and encourages user feedback
• the development team is forced to focus on those issues that are most critical to the project.
• Continual testing enables an objective assessment of the project’s status and inconsistencies are detected early

Question 15

User-Centered Design Process

Answer 15

• explicit understanding of  users, tasks, and environments

- it is driven and refined by user-centered evaluation