Design Thinking Flight School

DESIGN THINKING FOREDUCATORS

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Also known as: How to be human. It’s Nice. You’ll like it.


Welcome to Flight School

Fast, Curious, Refreshing, Awkward, Fun. Be Open. Be Generous. Give it a go.


Today will Feel….

IfListen for a moment. What do you hear?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK4HDCIr_E8

IfListen one more time. What else do you notice?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK4HDCIr_E8

EmpathyEmpathy is the cornerstone of design thinking.


Some people like definitions…Design Thinking applies the tools and processes from the design disciplines (architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, graphic design, product design, apparel design and others) to solve problems.


IDEO Shopping Cart Design5 day Shopping Cart Challenge


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M66ZU2PCIcM

Design Thinking ProcessAdapted from Stanford d.school and designthinkingforeducators.com


Blah Blah Blah.Let’s Play.


Remember the last gift you gave someone?

Let’s redesign the gift giving experience for another person.


If You’re a Process Person…The next slides go through the process of design thinking. They are shown as linear steps, but remember, life doesn’t always follow a perfect linear path from A to B. Neither does design thinking.


DIVERGENCE AND CONVERGENCEThe Process Visualized


DISCOVERYObserve. Engage. Immerse.


You Are Here


Assume a Beginner’s MindsetEmpathy requires intentional Observation


Tactic: InterviewsEncourage stories, observe emotion & body language, ask why?


Tactic: Analogous Inspiration MapsCreate inspiration boards for insights


INTERPRETATIONSearching for Insights & Scope a Challenge


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Tactic: Story Share and CaptureUnpack Observations and Get Team Members up to Speed


Tactic: Saturate and GroupOrganize information & Synthesize Data


Tactic: Empathy MapCreate a Deep Understanding of the User


Tactic: Composite Character ProfileFocus on Salient and Relevant Characteristics of the Composite Character


IDEATIONDefer Judgment. Go for Quantity. Get wild.


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Tactic: Attribute ListingList shape, texture, feel, size, details. What is 1 attribute you might change/add/remix?


Tactic: Brain WritingWrite three ideas. Pass it on. Build on what others have written.


Tactic: Harvest: Cluster & VoteCluster ideas into themes. Write the theme on one large post-it. Vote (using the small round stickers) on 2 of your favorite themes.


EXPERIMENTATION (PROTOTYPING)

Time to get those ideas out of your head and into your hands.


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Tactic: Testing with UsersTake your idea and remix a current lesson plan.


TACTIC: Prototype to TestWhat do you hope to test with the users? What sorts of behaviors do you expect? How will you gather feedback?


EVOLUTION (ITERATIONS)

Fail Fast. Fail Forward. Fail Better.


TACTIC: Feedback Capture GridWhat did users like or disklike? What kinds of questions did the process inspire? Was there any constructive criticism to inform an iteration?


TACTIC: Pitch Your IdeaDo you need to go back to the drawing board? Did you frame the problem correctly


Aw…yeah….Let’s throw in a mix tape.


http://dschool.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/experiment-mixtape-v8.pdf

An experienced design thinker maintains a mindset which

instinctively reframes problems into opportunities.


What If? How Might We?


WHAT STICKS?WHAT’S CIRCLING?

Before you leave…


Thank you for being crazy. You’re my kind of people.

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