This video serves as a a “pre-introduction” to Design Thinking. The first few minutes introduce the Point of View AKA Problem Statement. The last five minutes are time for the Design Sprinter to write down a Point of View Statement, based on their team’s Empathy. You can watch the video with others (e.g. group/class), but…
“How Might We” or HMW questions are great for further exploring an idea. They can be used both during Ideation and while Prototyping. The HMW list below is by no means exhaustive, but might inspire you to think of something relevant to your app. Please add more ideas in the comments at the bottom of…
It can be nice to tailor classes and challenges for your students, perhaps based on a theme, the time of year, or an in-joke. This is a template I designed, for an in-person ice-breaker game. This is an ice-breaker with a Valentine’s theme. Bear in mind that this is a simple ice-breaker, and not designed…
Below are eighteen tips on how to conduct non-biased interviews for the Empathy stage of Design Thinking. Some may be common-sense to you. If you are new to this style of interview, look below for the three most challenging to you personally, and try to focus on them when focusing on your next Empathy Interview!…
I made this one weekend in late 2022 updated in January 2023. Please feel free to use in any way, whether for commercial or educational purposes. You can play with the embedded version here … … or simply get the Mural Design Sprint Template here.
Do you know the How Now Wow matrix? I couldn’t find where the concept originally came form, although the oldest popular reference I could find was from the great website gamestorming. The How | Now | Wow matrix is a gamified way to sort out ideas. Below you can see the graphic (I also have…
I’ve been facilitating and partaking in Design Sprints for a few years now. As an engineer – Design Thinking was a game-changer for me. It took a while for it to click with me. I consider myself an “open-minded cynic” and Design Thinking went against how my brain works – I want to fast-forward through…
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