“Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.” — Tim Brown, President and CEO, IDEO
Walk through the mindset, the process, and to how to leverage the design thinking methodology to create a content strategy that maximizes value and engagement for your audiences.
This presentation was given at Information Development World on May 15, 2017
http://www.informationdevelopmentworld.com
5. IDEO: Why Design Thinking?
What?
Design Thinking is a methodology for creating or improving
products, services and experiences grounded by the needs of the
user rather than the whims of the creator.
Developed by IDEO, taught at the Stanford d.school.
Who?
IDEO, GE, IBM, Capital One, Fidelity, Intuit, SAP, Liberty Mutual,
Lego, Con Agra, Lowes Hardware, AirBnB, YOU!
Why?
Empathy drives innovation.
Source: IDEO
10. • Research
• Learn
• Understand
The audience for
whom you are
designing
solutions for.
Empathize
Image: IBM Lab
11. Source: IDEO, Image: Ashesi Design Lab
Clarify the problem, to understand what needs to be solved.
From product to service, clarity on a problem is critical because it will
lead to what IDEO refers to as the POV (Point of View) statement.
Define
13. Source: IDEO, Image: Image: AdWeek
• Brainstorm
• Blue-sky ideas
• Think ‘out of the box’
This helps reduce fear of
failure in the participants and
encourages input and
participation from a wide
variety of sources in the
ideation phases.
Ideate
14. Source: Cindy Royal, Image: Image: Altitude In
• Getting ideas into the physical world
• Allow people to interact
• Evaluate multiple options
• Fail quickly and cheaply
Prototype
15. • Can be anything:
• Wall of post-its
• Role playing
• Object
Prototype
• Interface
• Storyboard
Source: Cindy Royal, Image: GE Digital
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• Gain feedback on solutions
• Refine solution
• Learn more about users
• Refine your POV
Iterate. Iterate. Iterate.
Test
“How might we statements”
Frames the problem
Inspires the team
The phrase "thinking outside the box" has been coined to describe one goal of the brainstorming phase and is encouraged, since this can aid in the discovery of hidden elements and ambiguities in the situation and discovering potentially faulty assumptions.
Be visual
Defer judgement
Encourage wild ideas
Build on the ideas of others
Go for quantity
One conversation at a time
Stay focused on topic
Generate radical alternatives
Image: https://www.ge.com/digital/services/advisory-services
Source: Design Thinking for Bienestar Coalition by Cindy Royal, https://www.slideshare.net/clroyal/design-thinking-for-bienestar-coalition
Be visual
Defer judgement
Encourage wild ideas
Build on the ideas of others
Go for quantity
One conversation at a time
Stay focused on topic
Generate radical alternatives