Product Design is the entire process of creating usable products and experiences, starting by defining real human problems and collaboratively working toward successful and measurable solutions. I have used the double diamond as a guide in my work for as long as I can remember. The concept is to do the right thing, the right way. Read on to see how I typically apply it.
This is about building empathy and understanding all the human problems we can solve that will help us achieve our goal. I typically do this by:
Now we've collected all the interesting data, I facilitate sessions about our findings to define a specific user problem that has measurable success toward our goal. I typically do this by:
Great! We have a problem to solve. 🎉 Here's the fun bit where we go wide on all the ways we can solve that problem - small and large. Our goal is to satisfy our user and meet their needs. I typically do this by:
We're so far confident in the soluton/s we're working on. Our goal is to test it, iterate on it, challenge our assumptions and learn/fail fast. I build confidence in our idea, or direction by:
To build innovative digital products you need Design, Product Management and Engineering working closely. Learn about how I define design and what role it plays.
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