Chapter 2: Design Thinking Flashcards
5 steps of the Iterative Design Thinking process
Empathy —> Define —> Ideate —> Prototype —> Test
Define ”Empathy”
Learning about the audience for whom you are designing
Define ”Define”
Redefining and focusing your question based on your insights from the empathy stage
Define ”Ideate”
Brainstorming and coming up with creative solutions
Define ”Prototype”
Building a representation of one or more of your ideas to show others
Define ”Testing”
Returning to your original user group and testing for feedback
5 skills of Design Thinkers
Questioning, Networking, Empathizing, Experimenting, Associating
Define ”Questioning”
Challenging the status quo, speaking up
Define ”Networking”
Connecting with people, making sure you have the right team
Define ”Empathizing”
Ability to take perspective whilst staying out of judgement —> feeling WITH people
Define ”Experimenting”
Attempting something new, tailoring to needs
Define ”Associating”
Connecting dots, creating connections
