the responsible designer
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THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER
WELCOME TO THE ERA OF
WITH GREAT POWERS COME GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
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de·sign verb | di-ˈzīn
TO CREATE THE PLANS, DRAWINGS, ETC., THAT SHOW HOW SOMETHING WILL BE MADE
de·sign verb | di-ˈzīn
TO CREATE THE PLANS, DRAWINGS, ETC., THAT SHOW HOW SOMETHING WILL BE MADE
de·sign verb | di-ˈzīn
DESIGN IS THE ACT OF MAKING SHIT REAL
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WILL THE USERS LOVE IT?
IS IT TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE?
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Good Ideas Bad IdeasGood ideas you should’t do
THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER’S DECISION TREE
Will it solve the users’ problem
Will it have a positive business impact
Y Is it technically feasibleY With the current
dev teamY
Can we get help
N
A good idea you shouldn’t do!
N N N
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THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER’S DECISION TREE
Will it solve the users’ problem
Will it have a positive business impact
Y Is it technically feasibleY With the current
dev teamY
Can we get help
N
Can we get more time or more money
N
A good idea you shouldn’t do!
N N N N
YWith the current deadline and budget
Y
Will the decision impact more important functionality
Y
N
N
Y
Y
(right now)
THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER’S DECISION TREE
Will we have time to do test and QA
Do we trust that it will work as intended without
N
A good idea you shouldn’t do!
N
(right now)
THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER’S DECISION TREE
Will we have time to do test and QA
Do we trust that it will work as intended without
N
N
Can we or someone else teach them?
N
Will the organisation be able to support this functionality
Y
Y Y
Y
A good idea you shouldn’t do!
N
(right now)
