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Class Session 3: Ideating to Prototyping
Class Session 3: Ideating to Prototyping

Class Session 3: Ideating to Prototyping

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Divergent-Convergent Thinking Feature Lists & Design Specifications >> I want that! I need that!
Water Bottle Feature List DCT Exercise

IDEA PRACTICE OF DIVERGENT-CONVERGENT THINKING IN PRODUCT FEATURE LIST DESIGN THINKING. PURPOSE TO EXPLORE OPTIONS, THEN SELECT DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS & CORE EMPHASIS FEATURES. DIVERGENT EXAMINE WATER BOTTLES. CAPTURE EVERYTHING YOU NOTICE ON POSTITS. CONVERGENT SELECT 10 SPECS FOR YOUR OWN WATER ...

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Water Bottle Feature List DCT Exercise

Keywords: Early adopter (Focus), Desirability (I want that, I need that), Impossibility (Innovation), Adoptability (Story), Memorability (Hook)

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Hone Your MVP
  • What are three essential features that differentiate your product?
  • What’s unique?
  • What will create the “I want that! I NEED that!” feeling or emotion?
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Prototyping & Testing
  • Reasons for Prototyping
    • We prototype to get feedback
      • Early
      • Later Stages
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Define a Testing Plan
  • What should I test?
  • How can I test it to get useful feedback to refine my design idea?
    • Show, Don’t Describe
    • Focus Your Prototype on Features that You’d to Test / Get Feedback On
    • Specify the Character Profile you’d like to test
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Design a Prototyping StrategyPlanning Your Prototyping StrategyPlanning Your Prototyping Strategy
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Building Your PrototypesBuilding Your PrototypesBuilding Your Prototypes
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Next Steps
  • Bring in your prototype to test
  • Design your testing plan
    • Not the time to pitch or sell your idea… that come’s later.
    • What features would be most helpful to get feedback on?
    • What’s the most effective way to get helpful feedback?
      • What do you want your testers to DO with your prototype?
      • What do you want to ASK them?