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Design Studio WorkshopWill Evans | @SemanticWill

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Introductionto Design StudioWill Evans | @semanticwillWill Evans | @SemanticWillWho are you?

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It starts with a problem statement. Will Evans | @SemanticWill

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ComponentsCharacteristicsChallengesCharactersWill Evans | @SemanticWill

ComponentsComponents are parts of the topic. For example, a component of a web-scale knowledge platform for a community of practice might be a piece of media or a reputation scoreWill Evans | @SemanticWill

CharacteristicsCharacteristics are features of the topic. For example, publishing new media is characterized by a power-lawWill Evans | @SemanticWill

ChallengesChallenges are obstacles associated with the topic. For example, finding credible mentors or experts within a community of practice is difficultWill Evans | @SemanticWill

CharactersCharacters are people associated with the topic. Customers, Stakeholders, Partners, Internal CollaboratorsWill Evans | @SemanticWill

Problem StatementWill Evans | @SemanticWill

Background300,000 books were published in the U.S.2003

411,422 books were published in the U.S. in 2007

1,052,803 books were published in the U.S. 2009

3,000,000 books were published in the U.S. in 2011.Will Evans | @SemanticWill

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Will Evans | @SemanticWillBackgroundThe traditional value of publishing house, journals was curated, edited, experience.

These channels provided a framework and language for the critique of ideas.

Due to proliferation of electronic readers, media, lightweight publishing platforms have made it insanely easy to publish junk.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillBackgroundWere experiencing a power-law of proliferation of self-published media but how do I find valuable, credible material?Traditional ontologies are brittle; as the volume of media increases, cataloguing becomes more difficult. Classification is a problem (Dewey doesnt scale)Expertise/Authority is a problem (How do I find good stuff)Authorship problem: how do authors find new communities of practice to sell into?Will Evans | @SemanticWillProblem StatementFor professionals in a community of practice, we face 3 problems:Professionals need to learn to improve their skillsMentorship is not a very scalable modelHow do you know what the "right" things to read are? How does a community of practice curate and critique authors and experts?Will Evans | @SemanticWill

Problem StatementComponentsCharacteristicsChallengesCharactersWill Evans | @SemanticWill

ComponentsCharacteristicsChallengesCharacters3.10.3Will Evans | @SemanticWillDesign StudioWill Evans | @SemanticWill

Will Evans | @SemanticWillCreate. Pitch. Critique. TECHNICALLY THIS IS CALLED A CHARRETTE.Will Evans | @SemanticWillLevel playing field. Idea generation. Team buy-in. Ownership/investment. Vet design concepts.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillIts a level playing field. Everyone gets the same toolpaper and sharpies. No PS for designers. No code for developers. No PPT for business people. Everyones on the same field.6.8.5Will Evans | @SemanticWillThis is my version. I call it the 685.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillTOOLS:A design challengePaper/sketch templatesSharpiesPersonasInspiration librarySome groovy music

Will Evans | @SemanticWillOh and a stop watch/timer. Very important.Create. Pitch. Critique.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillCreate six to eight concept sketches individually.

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Will Evans | @SemanticWill6-8 sketches.Get it down fast, just enough to tell your story, then move on.

Line, Square, Circle, TriangleWill Evans | @SemanticWillJust enough to tell the story.

Focus on the bare minimum to convey your conceptWill Evans | @SemanticWillJust enough to tell the story.

All ideas must map to Russells goals & needs.Will Evans | @SemanticWillJust enough to tell the story. Create. Pitch. Critique.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillThree minutes to pitch how your concept solves the problem.

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Will Evans | @SemanticWillCreate. Pitch. Critique.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillTwo minutes for critique.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillTwo to three ways it solves the problem and one to two opportunities to improve.

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Will Evans | @SemanticWillIterate as a team based on the critique. Then pitch and critique with another team.

Will Evans | @SemanticWill6.8.5Will Evans | @SemanticWillOh, about that five part. 5 minutes

Will Evans | @SemanticWillFive minutes to create those 6-8 sketches. Save it for the end, right before you start the clock. Sheer panic sets in and they dont have any time to think about it. Just do.Lets do this!Will Evans | @SemanticWillSketching5 minutesWill Evans | @SemanticWillPitching3 minutesWill Evans | @SemanticWillCritique2 minutesWill Evans | @SemanticWill2nd Iteration6.8.5Will Evans | @SemanticWillGroup Sketch1 Concept25 minutesWill Evans | @SemanticWillPresentPick a spokeperson5 minutes to presentWill Evans | @SemanticWillTeam Critique2 X 2Will Evans | @SemanticWillRitual DissentThe basic approach involves a spokesperson presenting a series of ideas to a group who receives them in silence. Will Evans | @SemanticWillRitual DissentThe spokesperson turns to face the wall, so that their back is to the audience and listens in silence while the group attacks the idea.The spokesperson cannot respond to questions or defend the ideas.

Will Evans | @SemanticWillActive Decision Making Model

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Will Evans | @SemanticWillFor all critique decide:IgnoreResearch ProblemResearch SolutionBest PracticeWill Evans | @SemanticWillThanks!Will Evans | @SemanticWillJabe Bloom | @Cyetain

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