Difference between revisions of "Design Thinking"

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== The Process ==
 
== The Process ==
* Empathise – with your users<br>
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* Define – your users’ needs, their problem, and your insights<br>
 
* Define – your users’ needs, their problem, and your insights<br>
 
* Ideate – by challenging assumptions and creating ideas for innovative solutions<br>
 
* Ideate – by challenging assumptions and creating ideas for innovative solutions<br>
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* Tips for organizing design thinking sessions: https://newkind.com/12-design-thinking-rules-from-david-burney/ <br>
 
* Tips for organizing design thinking sessions: https://newkind.com/12-design-thinking-rules-from-david-burney/ <br>
 
* Conference Paper on Design Thinking Methods: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20886-2_2
 
* Conference Paper on Design Thinking Methods: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20886-2_2
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* Youtube Video about Design Thinking principles (very entrepreneurial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHGN6hs2gZY
  
  

Revision as of 08:49, 24 July 2020

What

  • guidelines for a creative process in product design with a user-centered perspective
  • iterative process of brainstorming, persona building, prototyping and testing
  • was adapted by businesses, research and governance

Why & When

  • useful if you want to solve a problem
  • helps to understand your target group's position
  • prevents you from creating a solution when there is no problem
  • as a researcher, you can use it to develop solutions for your work life e.g.

Goal(s)

The goal of a


Getting started

  • what do you need?

The Process

Empathise – with your users

  • Define – your users’ needs, their problem, and your insights
  • Ideate – by challenging assumptions and creating ideas for innovative solutions
  • Prototype – to start creating solutions
  • Test – solutions

Rules

  • yes, and
  • quantity first, quality second OR first storm, then criticise
  • keep the target/ the problem in mind, get back to it multiple times and check whether your solution fits to the problem and target group
  • work as one group
  • be visual and write everything down, you might want to use it later


Links & Further reading