1. Organise a session for the complete team, nd a quiet room, take care of markers and paper, sticky notes, etc. 2. In preparation, download the Design Persona template at the creator’s website: http:// aarronwalter.com/ and print a copy for each team member. 3. During the session, go through the template step by step, ll… Read more »

1. Define the concept that will be the main objective of the workshop. 2. Recruit participants for the session and make sure everything has been arranged, (paper, pens, markers, meeting room, etc.) 3. Select a moderator to introduce the topic of the session and explain the objectives. 4. Ask participants to reflect on the present… Read more »

1. Define and list the requirements that are important for the design concept to be successful. 2. Next to the list of requirements write a 4 point matrix for each concept you want to test. The scale of the matrix is -2, -1, +1, +2. 3. Go through the different concepts and rate each of… Read more »

1. List all the features that you want to develop within a specific time frame (for example a Sprint). 2. Make a diagram that has the four different categories “Must have”, “Should have”, “Could have”, or “Would like but won’t get”. Classify the features within the four categories. 3. “Must have” are features that are… Read more »

1. Organize a team, and a room with materials, such as markers and flipboard sheets. 2. Deconstruct the product, think of the reasons why the product has its current form. Make a very clear description making sure you can identify the product on the description alone. 3. Deconstruct the interaction and describe it. Make sure… Read more »

Continued from ViP (Deconstruct) 1. Analyze your stories. Make sure you understand how the principles, states, trends, developments and trends have shaped the product/service and how it fits in a context. 2. Write down your statement, this is what you aim to achieve with your design, for example I want people to feel happier during… Read more »

1. Decide how many letters you would like to have and what the character is of the insights you are gathering. Organise either a group meeting or a way to receive individual letters. 2. Ask participants to write a break-up letter for the brand or product they are saying or said goodbye to. 3. Ask… Read more »

1. Gather your team and decide on a specific target user you would like to understand better. Also decide what type of medium is necessary to uncover those insights. 2. Prepare the probe and if it includes different types of tools, divide preparation between team members. Also decide whether your probe is digital or physical,… Read more »

1. Define a topic for the photo safari, it should be open enough to allow interpretation from the users, but specific enough for the photos to have a theme. 2. Prepare a guide for the users, have questions regarding different topics. (Take a photo of your workplace, take a photo of what makes you happy,… Read more »

1. Represent each page or location of the design (website, app, route, etc) as a box. Connect the boxes to display how they connect to each other. 2. Go through the design and check if the ow of the different tasks is correct. Evaluate if the way the design works is logical for the users…. Read more »