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Garren DiPasquale
November 09, 2015
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Design Thinking - Delivering Innovative Product and Services
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November 09, 2015
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Transcript
Welcome @aduroguy #buildbetter
I’VE BUILT STUFF
LOTS OF STUFF
STUFF The business didn’t ask for.
STUFF Technology struggled to deliver.
STUFF That users didn’t want or use.
BAD SOFTWARE
BAD Really, really bad.
A LITTLE HISTORY
I KNOW HOW TO BUILD SOME BAD SOFTWARE 1. I’VE
DONE IT 2. I’VE WATCHED OTHERS DO THE SAME 3. IT’S EASY
DESIGN THINKING DELIVERING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Welcome to
BUILD BETTER STUFF!
Garren DiPasquale Experience Designer / Developer / Family Man aduro.us
@aduroguy #buildbetter
WHAT I WANT YOU TO LEAVE WITH 1. A HIGH
LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGN THINKING 2. HOW IT HELPS TO SOLVE 3 COMMON PROBLEMS 3. A SPARK OF INSPIRATION @aduroguy #buildbetter
I WANT TO MAKE BETTER SOFTWARE @aduroguy #buildbetter
U WANT TO MAKE BETTER SOFTWARE @aduroguy #buildbetter
WHY IS BAD SO EASY? @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD Requirements? @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD Leaders? @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD Platform? @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD Budget? @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD Team members? @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD Users? @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD Etc etc… @aduroguy #buildbetter
JUST CONSTRAINTS @aduroguy #buildbetter
3 PROBLEMS @aduroguy #buildbetter
1. HOW WE SOLVE PROBLEMS 2. UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM CONTEXT 3.
DEFINING THE PROBLEM @aduroguy #buildbetter
1
PROBLEM SOLVING @aduroguy #buildbetter
LATERAL THINKING VS. VERTICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
VERTICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
RATIONAL ASSESSMENT @aduroguy #buildbetter
LOGICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
VERTICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
A B @aduroguy #buildbetter
SOMETHING EXPECTED @aduroguy #buildbetter
MEDIOCRE SOLUTIONS @aduroguy #buildbetter
LATERAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING @aduroguy #buildbetter
“THINK DIFFERENT” @aduroguy #buildbetter
LATERAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
A Q @aduroguy #buildbetter
A R @aduroguy #buildbetter
A 42 @aduroguy #buildbetter
UNEXPECTED SOLUTIONS @aduroguy #buildbetter
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS @aduroguy #buildbetter
2
UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM CONTEXT @aduroguy #buildbetter
WE THINK THE PROBLEM IS ONE DIMENSIONAL @aduroguy #buildbetter
DISCIPLINES BIZ TECH DESIGN @aduroguy #buildbetter
DISCIPLINES TECH @aduroguy #buildbetter
DISCIPLINES BIZ @aduroguy #buildbetter
DISCIPLINES DESIGN @aduroguy #buildbetter
SILOED SOLUTIONS @aduroguy #buildbetter
MONO CHANNEL @aduroguy #buildbetter
EXPOSES ORGANIZATIONAL DISFUNCTION @aduroguy #buildbetter
3
WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE? @aduroguy #buildbetter
OUR FOCUS IS TOO MYOPIC @aduroguy #buildbetter
TOP DOWN @aduroguy #buildbetter
IT MUST BE BETTER DEFINED @aduroguy #buildbetter
THE PROBLEM IS FOUNDATIONAL @aduroguy #buildbetter
BAD MORE BAD EVEN MORE BAD PRODUCTION!
NOT FOCUSED ON THE USER @aduroguy #buildbetter
“YOU DON’T BUILD IT FOR YOURSELF. YOU KNOW WHAT THE
PEOPLE WANT AND YOU BUILD IT FOR THEM.” –WALT DISNEY @aduroguy #buildbetter
SOLVE FOR THE USER @aduroguy #buildbetter
MEDIOCRE @aduroguy #buildbetter
INNOVATIVE @aduroguy #buildbetter
DESIGN THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
“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 @aduroguy #buildbetter
A USER CENTERED PROCESS FOR SHAPING THE OUTCOMES OF IDEAS
@aduroguy #buildbetter
DESIGN THINKING PHASES AND PROCESS @aduroguy #buildbetter
INSPIRATION IDEATION IMPLEMENTATION
INSPIRATION IDEATION IMPLEMENTATION DESIGN THINKING PHASES
EMPATHIZE DEFINE IDEATE PROTOTYPE TEST DESIGN THINKING PROCESS @aduroguy #buildbetter
EMPATHIZE DEFINE IDEATE @aduroguy #buildbetter
1. HOW WE SOLVE PROBLEMS 2. UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM CONTEXT 3.
DEFINING THE PROBLEM @aduroguy #buildbetter
3
DEFINING THE PROBLEM @aduroguy #buildbetter
FOCUSING IN ON THE PROBLEM @aduroguy #buildbetter
INSPIRATION & OBSERVATION @aduroguy #buildbetter
ASK WHY @aduroguy #buildbetter
BUILD EMPATHY WITH THE USER @aduroguy #buildbetter
THE ACTUAL USER NOT A PROXY @aduroguy #buildbetter
2
UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM CONTEXT @aduroguy #buildbetter
DISCIPLINES BIZ TECH DESIGN FEASIBILITY VIABILITY DESIRABILITY
STRUCTURE 1 BIZ TECH DESIGN @aduroguy #buildbetter
STRUCTURE 2 BIZ TECH DESIGN @aduroguy #buildbetter
STRUCTURE 3 BIZ TECH DESIGN @aduroguy #buildbetter
DESIGN THINKING TECH BIZ DESIGN @aduroguy #buildbetter
DESIGN THINKING TECH BIZ DESIGN INNOVATION @aduroguy #buildbetter
FEASIBLE VIABLE DESIRABLE @aduroguy #buildbetter
“A human-centered approach to innovation to integrate the needs of
people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.” @aduroguy #buildbetter
CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATION @aduroguy #buildbetter
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PROBLEM SOLVING @aduroguy #buildbetter
LATERAL THINKING VS. VERTICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
LATERAL THINKING & VERTICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
VERTICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
LATERAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
DIVERGENT AND CONVERGENT @aduroguy #buildbetter
LATERAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
VERTICAL THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
DESIGN THINKING @aduroguy #buildbetter
IDEATE @aduroguy #buildbetter
FOCUS @aduroguy #buildbetter
1. HOW WE SOLVE PROBLEMS 2. UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM CONTEXT 3.
DEFINING THE PROBLEM @aduroguy #buildbetter
I WANT TO MAKE BETTER SOFTWARE @aduroguy #buildbetter
SOFTWARE GOOD @aduroguy #buildbetter
STUFF PEOPLE WANT! @aduroguy #buildbetter
THAT MAKES THE BOSS HAPPY @aduroguy #buildbetter
THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF @aduroguy #buildbetter
THAT OUR CUSTOMERS WANT TO USE @aduroguy #buildbetter
“I CAN’T WAIT TO GET TO WORK AND BUILD SOMETHING
NO ONE WANTS” –NO ONE EVER @aduroguy #buildbetter
BUILD BETTER STUFF! @aduroguy #buildbetter
Thanks @aduroguy #buildbetter
Garren DiPasquale Experience Designer / Developer / Family Man aduro.us