Introduction of Design Thinking
Design thinking is a crucial process in which people seeks to understand the need of users, make an assumption and define the problems faced by the users and thus create innovative solutions to make the prototype and test it. Also, design thinking is a process that consists of 5 phases- Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test. It is part and parcel of our lives when we want to identify and tackle the problems in order to produce an effective solution. Since the design thinking process is known as a key which is attributed to the success of organizations and companies, it has become increasingly popular over the last few decades. It urges people to think outside the box rather than follow the instructions given blindly. Design thinking is more than just a process, it actually provides a new pathway to think and create a new solution with a new mindset.
Stage 1 : Emphathize
The first stage of design thinking allows us to have a deeper understanding of the users’ needs through our researches or investigations. Thus, we can have a real and various insight into the users’ needs instead of making our own assumptions, so that we can know the real problems and produce a way to solve it effectively. The approach that we have chosen in this project is to conduct a face-to-face interview to let people share their experiences, in which we can know the other problems that may not be taken into consideration.
Stage 2 : Define
In this stage, we gather the information obtained during the interviewing sessions. Analyzing and synthesizing the problems is important in order to define the core problems that have been identified by our team. Thus, a discussion was conducted to identify and recapitulate the problems faced by the users.
Stage 3 : Ideate
The third stage of design thinking is to generate ideas. It is time for us to brainstorm to produce as many as solutions that we can to solve the problems and come up with a solution which meets users’ needs. Instead of identifying the problems conventionally, we will be looking for alternative ways to view the problems from another perspective and create innovative solutions to tackle the problems. Also, during this process, we prioritized the users’ needs when we evaluated the ideas that were collected from each member.
Stage 4 : Prototype
This is an experimental stage in which we can create our product cost-effectively for the problems identified during the previous stages. The prototypes created will be tested later by the team itself or the end users. At the end of this stage, the design team will have a better understanding of the problems that are present and have a clearer view of how real users would behave, think, and feel when interacting with the end product.
Stage 5 : Test
Designers test the complete product using the best solutions identified during the prototyping phase. This is the final stage of design thinking where the products are tested by the team or the end users to know whether the products can solve the users' problems or meet their requirements. However, sometimes even during this phase, alternations can be made when there is a deeper understanding of the products or when the problems of its users are redefined.
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