Critique

Critique

1. Covergent

   • Point in New Directions

2. Divergent

   • Creating New Ideas

3. Socratic Questioning

   • Clarification
     • Questions that clarify the thought process
   • Assumptions
     • Questions that challenge assumptions
   • Alternative Perspectives
     • Questions that encourage alternative perspectives
   • Implications and Consequences
     • Questions that encourage use of implications and consequences

4. Design Principles

   • Intuitive
   • User-Friendly
   • Simple
   • Novel
   • Powerful
   • Invisible
   • Universal
   • Just

5. Empiricism

   • Ecological Validity
     • Technology Probe
       • Allowing designers to research how the prototype has changed their practices through various types of data collection
     • Experience Sampling

6. Analytical

   • Heuristic Evaluation
     • Design principles that identify the same breakdowns a user test would
   • Walkthroughs
     • Expert walks through each task and ensures an optimal user experience
   • Claims Analysis
     • With a group of scenarios defined a proposed design must support each instance. Then a set of claims is made concerning how design does and or does not support said claims.
   • Cognitive Modeling
     • Collection of models that builds models