gls 2014: wex design jam - a foundation for work with impact
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Building a founda,on for impac1ul work –
a design jam
Workshop agenda
Define the problem or challenge your working to address Determine your audience and iden,fy what you know and don’t know about them Discuss next steps: goals, challenges, constraints, & assump,ons
Example GeEng an MRI is scary and causes stress for children and their caregivers.
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The Problem
What problem are you trying to solve? Focus on a challenge someone else faces (not what you want to make). Why is this is an important problem to solve?
What problem are you trying to solve? Why does it need a solu,on? Solo? Write down the most important problem you’re trying to solve. Share it with the person next to you. Team? Come to a consensus on the most important problem your team is trying to solve. Write it down.
We know: • MRI machines look big
and scary • Sick people use an MRI
machines • Children are oYen
sedated • Parents worry about their
kids
• Some,mes appointments are cancelled if anesthesiologists aren’t available
• Doctor’s offices are oYen cold, sterile and not very friendly or comfor,ng.
Problem: GeEng an MRI is scary and stressful for children and their caregivers.
What you know, what you don’t know
What do you know about the problem? 1. Write down what you know about the
problem. (2 min) 2. Create a web of what you know and show
rela,onships and themes. (4 min)
Are you making any assump,ons?
What you know, what you don’t know Problem: GeEng an MRI is scary and stressful for children and their caregivers. We don’t know: • How children perceive the MRI machine. • How children interact with the MRI machine. • What children want or need when geEng an MRI. • What parents and children are told about the MRI machine.
Write down what you don’t know about the problem in the form of a ques,on. Post ques,ons on the wall using separate s,cky notes. Next, post any answers you have on s,cky notes. There can be mul,ple answers (or none!) for each ques,on. Read the ques,ons and answers out loud. Iden,fy which ques,ons s,ll need to be answered. Discuss and document:
• How will we answer these ques,ons? • Where can we get more informa,on? • Who can help us? • What skills/resources do we need? • How will we document informa,on?
What you know, what you don’t know
Reflec,on – the Problem
Did you discover something unexpected? What are you looking forward to exploring more?
Stakeholder maps
Create two lists: 1. Who is most effected by the problem? (target
audience) 2. Who else is related to the problem? With your team or neighbor: Discuss your target audience and begin to sketch out your stakeholder map.
• Draw a symbol of a person for each different type of stakeholder. • Write a label describing their role or ,tle • Draw lines with arrows connec,ng the stakeholders. • Write a label on the line to describe rela,onships. • Circle and label related groupings.
Stakeholder maps
Persona Profiles
Choose the primary stakeholder and create a persona profile. Make profiles for others who you expect will impact your project. Write a personal descrip,on for each including a name, a picture, and descrip,ve quali,es. • What are their needs and goals? • Summarize their mindset with a memorable quote. • Tips: avoid stereotypes, use illustra,ons, ask for other’s input and
feedback
Persona Profiles
About Goals
Fears Mo/va/ons
What do I look like?
What do I do? What are my interests? What is my life like?
What do I want to achieve? What is important to me?
What are my values? What guides my decisions? Who are the important people in my life?
What nega<ve forces affect my decisions? What consequences would affect my life nega<vely?
What’s my name?
What’s my favorite quota<on?
Reflec,on -‐ Audience
Did you discover something unexpected? What are you looking forward to exploring more?
The MRI adventure series
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Next Steps: Goals
1. Write down the goals for the project on individual s,cky notes. Use as many as you need and make sure you include personal, team and client goals.
2. Read all the goals aloud and begin to organize them based on common themes. Draw circles around themes and label them.
3. Team members then put a star next to their two most important goals.
4. Look at the statements that didn’t get stars. Discuss why no one voted for them.
5. The statement with the most stars is your primary goal. The ones with the second most number of stars are your secondary goals.
Next Steps: Challenges
Make a list of all the challenges and constraints you face with your idea. Discuss how they could be addressed.
• What challenges do you an,cipate? • What are you missing? • What support/resources do you need? • Who would oppose the idea? • What will be most difficult? • What ques,ons do you have about your audience, needs, goals, etc?
Next Steps: Think about…
What are some assump,ons you might be making? About your team or audience? About your solu,on? How will you document progress, success, failures as individuals and as a team? How will you know if you’ve achieved your goals? What are your measures of success?
Next Steps
Narrow down your idea and make sure it addresses the problem, audience needs, and goals.
Congratula,ons! You’ve just created the Seed of an Example. Now it’s ,me to share your ideas
and process and get some feedback.
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