6. Ideation & Visual Communication
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Ideation: Beyond the First Thought * **Chunk Text:** Ideation is the phase where brainstorming and creativity take center stage. Techniques like SCAMPER help push past the obvious first thoughts. * **Detailed Explanation:** The first five ideas are usually what everyone else would think of. Methods like "Crazy 8s" force your brain to move past those "safe" ideas into more innovative territory. * **Real-Life Example or Analogy:** It's like mining for gold. You have to move a lot of dirt (bad ideas) to find the nuggets (innovative solutions).
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Ideation is the phase where brainstorming and creativity take center stage. Techniques like SCAMPER help push past the obvious first thoughts.
* Detailed Explanation: The first five ideas are usually what everyone else would think of. Methods like "Crazy 8s" force your brain to move past those "safe" ideas into more innovative territory.
* Real-Life Example or Analogy: It's like mining for gold. You have to move a lot of dirt (bad ideas) to find the nuggets (innovative solutions).
Detailed Explanation
The first five ideas are usually what everyone else would think of. Methods like "Crazy 8s" force your brain to move past those "safe" ideas into more innovative territory.
* Real-Life Example or Analogy: It's like mining for gold. You have to move a lot of dirt (bad ideas) to find the nuggets (innovative solutions).
Examples & Analogies
It's like mining for gold. You have to move a lot of dirt (bad ideas) to find the nuggets (innovative solutions).
Visual Language in Design * **Chunk Text:** Visual communication uses tools like sketches, storyboards, and prototypes to convey ideas clearly. * **Detailed Explanation:** Most people are visual learners. If you describe a "sleek, handheld device" to ten people, they will imagine ten different things. A sketch ensures everyone is on the same page. * **Real-Life Example or Analogy:** A storyboard is like a comic strip for your product. It tells the story of how a user's life gets better when they use your invention. --
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Visual communication uses tools like sketches, storyboards, and prototypes to convey ideas clearly.
* Detailed Explanation: Most people are visual learners. If you describe a "sleek, handheld device" to ten people, they will imagine ten different things. A sketch ensures everyone is on the same page.
* Real-Life Example or Analogy: A storyboard is like a comic strip for your product. It tells the story of how a user's life gets better when they use your invention.
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Detailed Explanation
Most people are visual learners. If you describe a "sleek, handheld device" to ten people, they will imagine ten different things. A sketch ensures everyone is on the same page.
* Real-Life Example or Analogy: A storyboard is like a comic strip for your product. It tells the story of how a user's life gets better when they use your invention.
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Examples & Analogies
A storyboard is like a comic strip for your product. It tells the story of how a user's life gets better when they use your invention.
Key Concepts
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Divergence vs. Convergence: Opening up the possibilities vs. narrowing them down to a final choice.
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Low-Fidelity Communication: Using rough sketches and models early on to stay fast and open to change.
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User-Centric Visuals: Ensuring storyboards focus on the user's emotions and needs, not just the product's features.
Examples & Applications
Example 1: Using a Mood Board to decide that a meditation app should have soft blues, forest textures, and rounded icons.
Example 2: A Crazy 8s session resulting in a foldable phone design that the team eventually prototypes with cardboard.
Memory Aids
Interactive tools to help you remember key concepts
Memory Tools
Imagine a wild inventor scampering around a lab, mixing parts!
Memory Tools
Crazy 8s = "Eight ideas in eight minutes" β speed is the secret.
Memory Tools
Mood Board = A Pinterest board for your productβs aesthetic soul.
Flash Cards
Glossary
- Storyboard
A sequence of images showing a story or user journey.
Reference links
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