Prototyping: Learning Through Doing

Prototyping: Learning Through Doing

1. What is prototyping?

   • a way to generate new and better ideas
   • a way to help us move from abstract to concrete
   • a way to understand & improve before implementation
   • enables you to fail early and often
   • Prototyping helps to
     • be creative
     • manage risk
     • generate new ideas

2. Examples for ideas we can prototype

   • relationships
   • journeys and pathways
   • communications
   • objectives and environment

3. Defining your prototype

   • Why is defining a prototype important?
     • to get most value out of the prototype
     • think through various dimensions
     • generate multiple options
     • focus on a small area at a time
   • Steps for defining a prototype
     • Step 1: Core functions
       • What is the core purpose?
       • What do we want to achieve?
     • Step 2: Key questions
       • What are the Key Questions?
     • Step 3: Experiments and Tests
       • What kind of prototype should we make?
     • Step 4: Learning and reiterating
       • how many iterations will you run?
       • get feedback
       • how many people will be involved?
       • how will you involve others in planning and reflecting?

4. Prototype Planning

   • Why is planning important?
     • visually plot your prototype
     • think about practicalities
     • detail the activities
   • Step 1: Idea
     • What is the idea?
     • 25 words
   • Step 2: Funktions and Features
     • core functions and features?
   • Step 3: Principles and values
     • What design principles?
     • What organizational values?
   • Step 4: Success
     • What are success criteria?
   • Step 5: Step by Step
     • What do you need to do to realize the prototype?

5. Prototype monitoring and iteration

   • Why is this important?
     • synthesise your learnings
     • keeps you focused
     • make iterations
     • find more risks
   • Steps
     • Step 1: Functions and questions
     • Step 2: What have we learned?
     • Step 3: What do we need to learn now?
     • Step 4: Changes to tests

6. Prototype tools

   • Paper prototyping
     • best used in early stages
     • good for communication
   • Desktop prototyping
     • Explore ideas related to several persons and spaces
   • Personas
     • Explore different customer perspectives
     • should include visualization
   • Storyboarding
     • follow decisions and experiences
   • Replay and Freeze frame
     • follow key interactions
   • Touchpoint prototyping
     • interface design
   • Experience prototyping
     • modeling a real version closely
     • more resources needed

Bilder und Dateien der Mindmap

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• UX prototyping tutorial: What is a prototype? | lynda.com (Einbetten)
• Rapid Prototyping 1 of 3: Sketching & Paper Prototyping (Einbetten)