Prototype Ideate Empathize Fund Define Iterate Test

LOCAL VOCAL

7 STAGES OF PROJECT CREATION

BASIC USER ACTIVITIES

LOGIN, LOGOUT, CONNECT WITH FACEBOOK, CONNECT WITH LINKEDIN, CREATE A PROJECT, INVITE FRIENDS TO PROJECT, ADD FRIENDS, SEARCH FRIENDS, SEARCH PROJECTS, POST PROJECT TO GET FUNDED, TRACK EVOLUTION OF A PROJECT, EDIT PROJECT, TRACK CHANGES,

7 STEPS OF DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ONCE A PROJECT HAS MATURED ONLY COLLABORATORS OF THAT PROJECT CAN SEE ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT.

FOCUS ON ONLY MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES, THAT ARE GEARED TO THE MAIN AND FOUNDATIONAL USER EXPERIENCE

EMPATHIZE

OBSERVE ENGAGE WATCH & LISTEN

LOG YOUR OBSERVATIONS, THE THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNED, ANY INSIGHTS. ANALYZE WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN, THE PEOPLE, THE PLACE, THE PROBLEM

DEFINE

THE PROBLEM STATEMENT

WHO ARE WE DESIGNING FOR?

USERS

COMBINE ALL THREE ELEMENTS: USERS, NEEDS, INSIGHTS TO CREATE AN ACTIONABLE PROBLEM STATEMENT

WHAT ARE THE NEEDS

NEEDS

WHAT INSIGHTS HAVE WE GATHERED?INSIGHTS

IDEATE

BRAINSTORMING HOW MIGHT WE…??? SKETCHING

MINDMAPPING USE IMAGINATION IS IT FEASIBLE/RATIONAL?

SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 SOLUTION 3

PROTOTYPE

BRING MULTIPLE IDEAS INTO THE PROTOTYPE PHASE

MOST LIKELY TO DELIGHT

MOST RATIONAL CHOICE

MOST UNEXPECTED

IDEA

BUILD

WITH THE USER IN

MIND

MINUTES

AND CENTS(COST)

START

BUILDING

vote for ideas to

prototype

use 2 or 3 ideas to

prototype

TESTDETERMINE WHAT TO TEST HOW WILL YOU TEST IT

SHOW DON’T TELL CREATE EXPERIENCES

ASK USERS TO COMPARE TO OTHER PROTOTYPES

ITERATE

REFINE PROTOTYPES &

SOLUTIONS

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE

USERS

DO WE NEED TO REFINE OUR POINT OF

VIEW

REPEAT STEPS 1-5 TO IMPROVE PRODUCT

FUND

SUBMIT YOUR FINISHED PROJECT FOR FUNDING

DID WE SOLVE THE PROBLEM THROUGH THE USER EXPERIENCE?