This is a short talk and workshop (30' + 90') to give a first introduction to design thinking. Gives theory foundation, notes a few different approaches, and then dives into one of them. This presentation was first done at ImpactON / StartupChile evening in 2015.

1. KICKSTARTING
DESIGN THINKING
Davide ‘Folletto’ Casali

2. UX Redirector Advisor
NIGHT.EU

3. F E L L O W

4. @Folletto

5. WHY DESIGN?
PART I

6. Complex Systems

7. No simplification BanalizationSimplification
Thanks to Tullio Tinti
UNMANAGEABLE UNUSEFUL

8. “
”
H. Rittel, M. Webber
Societal problems are inherently
different from the problems
that scientists and perhaps some classes of
engineers deal with.
They are inherently ‘wicked’.
H. Rittel, M. Webber (1973) Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning

9. Wicked problems
don’t have clearly defined boundaries.
Wicked problems
don’t have a point when they are solved.
Wicked problems
have always more than one explanation.
Wicked problems
solution attempts change the problem definition.
Wicked problems
require full responsibility.
Wicked problems
bleed into one another.
Wicked problems
have no solution template.
Wicked problems
are interconnected to each other.
Wicked problems
have no scientific approach.
Wicked problems
are unique.

10. 12. Constants
11. Buffers
10. Material
09. Delays
08. Negative loops
07. Positive loops
06. Information
05. Rules
04. Change & self-organize
03. Goals
02. Paradigms
01. Trascend paradigms
Meadows D. (1999) Leverage Points, places to intervene in a system
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12
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MEADOW’S
12 LEVERAGE POINTS

11. FOUNDATION OF
DESIGN THINKING
PART II

12. “
”
John Chris Jones, Design Method
Designers are forever bound to treat as real
that which exists only in an imagined
future and have to specify ways in which
the foreseen thing can be made to exist.

13. Humans

14. Solution First vs ProblemISSUE
No real understanding

15. Too close to the problemISSUE
No view of context

16. “
”
Manifesto Ibridi
Keeping up with global complexity
demands a conscious understanding of our
cognitive, psychological, physiological
peculiarities, and of their limits.

17. Open → Close

18. ISSUE Opening without closing
No Focus, No Goal

19. ISSUE Closing too soon
Bias, Prejudice

20. “
”
Dave Gray
The most enlightening moments came
from understanding and applying
the Open – Explore – Close phases.

21. Iterate

22. ISSUE Iteration of one
Not really a loop

23. ISSUE Iterate without vision
Not going anywhere

24. “
”
Bruce Lee
Be water my friend.

25. Incremental + Radical
Innovation

26. ISSUE Fear of jumping
No real change

27. ISSUE People resistance to change
Expect and manage

28. “
”
Verganti & Norman
Incremental innovation is necessary
to transform the radical idea
into a form that is acceptable
to those beyond early adopters.
Verganti & Norman, Incremental and Radical Innovation

29. Experiment

30. ISSUE Fear of failure
Failure is intrinsic

31. ISSUE Failing without learning
Learn and build up

32. “
”
Sarah Soule
Design thinking stresses the need
to rapidly prototype the solution
so that the designers can get feedback
as quickly as possible.

33. DESIGN THINKING
PART III

34. “
”
Tim Brown, IDEO
Design thinking is a human-centered
approach to innovation that draws from the
designer's toolkit to integrate the needs of
people, the possibilities of technology, and
the requirements for business success.

35. Understand &
specify the
context of use
Specify the
user &
organizational
requirements
Produce
design
solutions
Evaluate
design
against
requirements
Identify need of user
centered design
System meets specified functional,
user & organizational requirements
USER CENTERED DESIGN: ISO 13407 (1999)

36. Stephanie Gioia (2011) http://www.visualmba.info.
XPLANE Discover Concept DoDesign
CHESKIN Envision Explore InspireCreate Express
CONIFER Research Catalog Synthesis Insights
COOPER Research Modeling, Scenarios DesignFramework Communicate
IDEO Inspiration Ideation Implementation
FROG Discover Design Deliver
FITCH Discover Define DoDesign
N MELVILLE Explore Discover Implement & AssessConcept & Design
DIFFERENT MODELS TO DO DESIGN THINKING

37. from An Introduction to Design Thinkin
Empathize Define Ideate Prototype TestStanford
Seek Build Imagine Plan MakeFrog CAT
Discovery Interpretation Ideation Experimentation EvolutionIDEO Ed.

38. Empathize
Define
Ideate
Prototype
Test
from An Introduction to Design Thinkin

39. Empathize Observe Engage Listen

40. Define Patterns Insight Focus

41. Ideate Generate Explore Visualize

42. Prototype Build Hypothesis Quick

43. Test Show Behaviour Compare

44. DESIGN THINKING
SPEED RUN
PART IV

45. “
”
Confucio
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.

46. THIS IS A SPEED RUN
There are many more kinds of
activities that can be done.

47. © Sunni Brown

48. from An Introduction to Design Thinkin
Empathize
Define
Ideate
Prototype
Test

49. Form a team

50. Pick a challenge

51. Empathize Un/Knowns

52. Unknowns Knowns
Inspiring People

53. Empathize Speak To

54. Identify the people
you want to speak to
AffectedInvolved Experts

55. Define Empathy Map

56. Hears Sees
Thinks & Feels
Pains Goals
Thanks to
James Macanufo

57. Ideate Generate Ideas

58. 10’ individually · alone · no speaking

59. share ideas

60. vote ideas

61. Prototype Storyboarding

62. create a storyboard

64. Test Try with another team

65. find another team,
and share your storyboard

66. show and tell

67. WRAP UP
PART V

68. from An Introduction to Design Thinkin
Empathize
Define
Ideate
Prototype
Test

69. do
observe
think
dotL O O P

71. www.frogdesign.com/work/frog-collective-action-toolkit.html

72. “
”
Bruno Munari
To complicate is easy, to simplify is hard.
To complicate, just add,
everyone is able to complicate.
Few are able to simplify.

73. Thanks.
@Folletto
INTENSEMINIMALISM.COM