Unit 1 - Step 4b - ideation - grouping

User - male, 19 years old, student 

• a student who is often late for his morning class 

focus?

• morning or bedtime routine

Goal: Evaluate solution ideas and select one to move forward to the prototyping stage. Duration: 10 minutes Arrange your ideas so that you can see all of them together.

Now, do the following: Organize similar ideas into a group. Groups could be based on: type of solution (ex: digital solution), solution element (ex: involves heating device), or another category that makes sense to you

Did you think of a solution that you think already exists? What features would you keep? How could you improve the existing solution? *For the sake of this project, do not worry about checking all of your ideas to see if they currently exist.*
 Could some of your ideas be combined and work better?
Are there certain ideas that would seem better if a particular aspect were removed?

Designers often identify insights about their users which help them create more empathic and innovative solutions. An insight is a unique quality about a user that informs a design decision. What insights have you learned about your user that might help you determine which solutions seem like the best to move forward with?
Example: In my interview I discovered that my user loves to eat eggs for breakfast. I should consider this as I design my solution.

Consider different criteria to help you sort through your ideas: Which is most creative? Most realistic? Most efficient? Use any criteria that seems helpful to you. Select one idea that seems especially promising; you’ll use this idea to create low-fidelity prototypes in the next step of this assignment.

grouping  

   need to focus on grouping earlier work 

earlier work 

focus on one specific user problem? 

• need to focus on getting adequate sleep so that he can then have the energy / drive to address the other matters - negotiating with father; focusing on his goals; managing time 

Goal: Evaluate solution ideas and select one to move forward to the prototyping stage. Duration: 10 minutes Arrange your ideas so that you can see all of them together. Now, do the following: Organize similar ideas into a group. Groups could be based on: type of solution (ex: digital solution), solution element (ex: involves heating device), or another category that makes sense to you Did you think of a solution that you think already exists? What features would you keep? How could you improve the existing solution? *For the sake of this project, do not worry about checking all of your ideas to see if they currently exist.* Could some of your ideas be combined and work better? Are there certain ideas that would seem better if a particular aspect were removed? Designers often identify insights about their users which help them create more empathic and innovative solutions. An insight is a unique quality about a user that informs a design decision. What insights have you learned about your user that might help you determine which solutions seem like the best to move forward with? Example: In my interview I discovered that my user loves to eat eggs for breakfast. I should consider this as I design my solution. Consider different criteria to help you sort through your ideas: Which is most creative? Most realistic? Most efficient? Use any criteria that seems helpful to you. Select one idea that seems especially promising; you’ll use this idea to create low-fidelity prototypes in the next step of this assignment.