Use impactful and
meaningful ways to
illustrate your story
Focus on human values
Empathy and feedback
from the users
Craft
Clarity
Coherent STRUCTURE WILL MAKE
YOUR MESSAGE CLEAR AND MAY
inspire others
Embrace Experimentation
We build to think and learn.
WE LEARN FOR MISTAKES
AND ACKNOWLEDGE
SUCCESS IN TRIUMPH
Be Mindful Of Process
KNOW HOW THE PROCESS WORKS,
what methods are used in each stage
and what goals you have
Bias Toward Action
It's more about doing than
thinking, always build
towards a goal or a
mindset
Radical Collaboration
PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT VIEWS
CAN MAKE BREAKTHROUGHS
AND GIVE SOLUTIONS NEVER
CONSIDERED, from the diversity
Modes, THESE ARE SECUENTIAL
empathize
Empathy is the foundation of a
human-centered design process,
Experience what your user experiences.
TRY TO THINK "TRY TO
THINK FROM THEIR
PERSPECTIVE" AND A
WAY TO SOLVE THEIR
PROBLEM
define
AFTER THE EMPATHIZE MODE, YOU USE WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM THE USERS POINT OF VIEW
AND TRY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IN A WAY TO SOLVE MOST OF THEIR CONCERNS
Ideate
AFTER DEFINING THE PROBLEM, TRY TO BRAINSTORM FOR A WIDE RANGE OF SOLUTIONS
FOR EACH PROBLEM, AFTERWARD WE WILL REFINE OR DISCARD OUR OPTIONS
prototype
BUILD A PROTOTYPE FOR THE SOLUTION, WE USE THE
PROTOTYPE TO TEST AND LEARN FROM THE SOLUTION
DID IT SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
HOW LONG DID IT TOOK?
WAS IT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO SOLVE IT?
DID IT CREATE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OR FIXED MORE THAN ONE PROBLEM?
test
WE USE TEST RUNS TO GAIN FEEDBACK FROM USERS THAT INTERACT
WITH OUT PROTOTYPES, TO REFINE OUR SOLUTIONS AND TO
POLISH OUR PROTOTYPES. MULTIPLE ITERATIONS MAY OCCUR.
Methods, THESE ARE CHOICES AND
NOT NECESSARILY LINEAR
assume a beginner’s mindset
You can approach a design challenge with fresh eyes.
Don't Judge, Question everything, Be Curious, Find
Patterns
What? | How? | Why?
START WITH WHAT - WHAT ARE THEY DOING.
THEN ASK HOW ARE THEY DOING IT. FINALIZE
WITH WHY WHERE THEY DOING THAT
YOU GAIN DEEPER LEVELS OF
UNDERSTANDING THE USERS ACTIONS
user camera study
USING THE POINT OF VIEW OF A USER CAN BE
INVALUABLE, YOU GAIN INSIGHT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND HOW DECISION IMPACT
THE USER
Interview Preparation
WHILE TIME IS LIMITED AN
INTERVIEW WILL GIVE
CONCISE ANSWERS AND
PRECISE INFORMATION
extreme users
DETERMINING WHICH ARE THE "VETERAN" OR MORE
EXPERIENCED USERS, THEY WILL PROVIDE THE MOST
RELIABLE INFORMATION AND A GREAT INSIGHT
Analogous Empathy
TRY TO FIND SIMILARITIES IN THE ACTIVITIES
YOUR USER DOES, AND THE ONES YOU
KNOW, IT'S EASIER TO UNDERSTAND EACH
OTHER WHEN SHARING SOME VIEWS
Story Share-and-Capture
AS A MEMBER OF A TEAM, YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE,
THE OTHER MEMBERS CAN PROVIDE ANOTHER SOLUTIONS OR SOME FEEDBACK
ON YOUR OWN, SHARING THE WORK AND PROVIDING A BETTER SOLUTION
Saturate and Group
ORGANIZE WHAT INFORMATION YOU HAVE GATHERED AND GROUP IT SO
YOU CAN PIECE TOGETHER A BETTER SOLUTION
Composite Character Profile
USING A PROFILE WILL GRANT YOU INFORMATION OF
KEY POINTS IMMEDIATELY, PRECISE INFORMATION
Powers of Ten
A METHOD THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE LARGER CONTEXT
THAT GOES INTO THE SMALLER SOLUTIONS OR DECISIONS
2x2 Matrix
WILL ALLOW THE RAPID COMPARISON OF DATA OR
SOLUTIONS AND HOW THEY DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER
Impose Constraints
WHILE GETTING CREATIVE WILL GIVE YOU A LOT OF POTENCIAL
SOLUTIONS, ADDING CONSTRAINTS WILL GIVE YOU THE MORE
REALISTIC OPTIONS AND THE ONE THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED
User-Driven Prototyping
AS MENTIONED THE CONSTANT NEW ITERARIONS PROVIDED BY THE
USER FEEDBACK WILL HELP IMPROVE AND REFINE YOUR SOLUTIONS
Feedback Capture Grid
WILL ALLOW THE RAPID COMPARISON OF FEEDBACK AND
HOW THEY DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER
I Like, I Wish, What If
THIS METHOD WILL LET YOU IF YOU ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR IF NEEDED A CHANGE OF
APPROACH IS NEEDED
Design Thinking for
Communications
Professionals
What's?
To solve real-world
issues employs
Experimentation
Prototyping
Empathy
Ideation
Is Iterative
Work HORIZONTALLY
across an organization
It’s a human-centric,
holistic
Is a state of mind
Solutions
Relevance: Value Redefinition
Standardization: Humanization
Growth: Storytelling
The five-step process
TESTING THE SOLUTION
PROTOTYPING SOLUTIONS
BRAINSTORMING SOLUTIONS
DEFINING THE PROBLEM
UNDERSTANDING & EMPATHY
Storytelling
Are remarkably durable strategies and tactics can be
disrupted by competitors
Great way for shape and share a company’s true values
Principles
Is action-oriented
Supports change
Focuses on the human
Develops foresight
s dynamic and iterative
Promotes empathy
Reduces risks
Creates shared meaning
Relies on an adaptable process
Combines logic and creativity
Great Tips
Make it Visual &
Engaging
Make it
Structured
Make it
Collaborative
Make it
Human
Make it
Real(ish)
Make it
Tangible &
Performative
Advantages
Oblige to focus on humans and their needs
It is based on creativity and logic
It’s crazy collaborative.
Has a focus on learning by doing
An Introduction to Design Thinking -
Process Guide
Ideate
Transition to Prototype
Carry the two or three ideas that
receive the most votes forward into
prototyping
How to ideate?
Bodystorming
Mindmap
Sketching
Adding constraints
surround yourself with inspiring
related materials
Embracing
misunderstanding
Why ideate?
Transition from identifying
problems to creating solutions
Widest possible range of ideas
from which you can select best
solution
What is ideate mode?
Process of “going wide” in terms of
concepts and outcomes
Define
Transition to Ideate
Brainstorm topics
from your problem
statement
How to define?
Synthesize and
select a limited
set of important
needs to address
Why define?
Your POV defines the
right challenge to
address
What is define mode?
Define the
challenge you are
taking on
Empathize
Transition to Define
All processes you
heard and saw
How to empathize?
Watch & listen
Ask them to
speak their mind
during the task
Why empathize?
To get clues
To create
innovative
solutions
What is empathize mode?
Effort to
understand people
Test
Iteration and making
the process your own
You move from working
on the broad concept
How to test?
Ask users to compare
Why test?
To refine
prototypes and
solutions.
What is test mode?
Solicit feedback about
the prototypes you have
created
Prototype
Transition to Test
carefully think about
how to test
How to prototype?
Build with the user in mind
Why prototype?
To manage the
solution-building process.
What is prototype mode?
Intended to answer
questions that get you
closer to your final solution