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Discover the essence of design thinking, methods for innovation, and the significance of empathy in shaping successful design projects. Explore case studies and insights from industry experts on needs-finding and product development.
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T-shaped people: Building both kinds of muscles
Ignite – Solar Lighting for India a high quality, inexpensive solar-rechargeable LED light. Thousands of lights now being manufactured in India and distributed in Asia, Africa, and Central America http://www.igniteinnovations.com/
Pressure Pump - Myanmar • Foot-powered pump that can run sprinklers and other irrigation systems • Manufacturing lines producing 150 pumps per week were not enough to satisfy customer demand. 3,000 units sold in the first six months.
Embrace – Baby Incubator Nepal Uses phase change material to provide even temperature for $25 In development for startup
What is Design Thinking? • Process • Methods for designing, which can be articulated and taught • Orientation • An attitude that shapes your approach to the world you are designing in
Genevieve Bell, Intel: No more SMS from Jesus: Ubicomp, religion and Techno-spiritual practices
Develop empathy with customers and users Disguised: A True Story Patricia Moore
Getting the larger picture We listen to the stories people tell us about what they do
Diapering Case Study Kimberly-Clark • Kimberly-Clark was losing significant market share to P&G so they hired us to: • Explore the needs surrounding diaper use and purchase • Create new diaper concepts Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Diapering Case Study How Kimberly-Clark looked at their customer Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Diapering Case Study What message does Kimberly-Clark’s packaging communicate? Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Diapering Case Study We spent lots of time watching parents take care of their infants, in a broad range of circumstances The stories important to customers weren’t the stories important to KC Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Diapering Case Study Generative insights reveal needs: • Children’s clothing are not waste disposal bandages • Represent future success and control, not failure • Negotiate the uncertainties of toilet training Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Diapering Case Study Needs inform and inspire new concepts Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Diapering Case Study This need in particular: “Is your child still in diapers?” Suggests the possibility of a new category Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Diapering Case Study Outcome: • New product category - disposable training pants • Diaper technology is unchanged, but the product’s meaning is very different • Incremental revenues of Huggies Pull-Ups have topped $900 million per year I’m a big kid now!” Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Alcoa Soda Can Redesign Courtesy of Michael Barry, PointForward
Focus Flare Possibility Generation Decision Making Project Lifecycle
Focus Flare Possibility Generation Decision Making Project Lifecycle
FAIL EARLY • (Cost of failure vs. project time curve)
FAIL OFTEN The Wright brothers built seven flying machines in their quest for a practical aircraft, each a test bed for untried theories and assumptions. When they guessed wrong, they crashed -- and the Wrights crashed each one of their aircraft more than once. However, knowing what doesn’t work points the way to what does. After each failure, they rebuilt and modified their aircraft, incorporating what they had learned in the new design. • Risk vs. iteration
Experience Prototyping Jane Fulton Suri - IDEO