Braving Through Remote Work
Digital tools and design methods for remote group work
Working remotely for the first time and unsure of what tools or methods to adopt? Fear not. We have shortlisted top recommended tools and methods for remote design work.
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Online tools to facilitate group work and design processes as seamlessly as possible.
Methods for various design processes, shortlisted based on suitability for remote work.
Your Questions Answered
Curated based on students' top concerns in our survey responses.
1. I can’t observe my users in person. What alternatives are there?
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Mobile diary studies to identify user journey/ patterns in everyday behaviours
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Design probes to understand users’ values, feelings and aspirations
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User interviews over video call
2. What are some ways to kick-start brainstorming/early ideation with my team remotely?
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Remote ‘Crazy 8s’ - good for “warming up” and freeing up your brains to generate creative ideas
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Remote Round Robin - good for building onto each other's ideas in a team
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You can adapt this method to be carried out remotely over video call with a shared whiteboard
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Consolidate, categorize, and identify themes among the ideas using affinity diagrams
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Other remote brainstorming methods can be found here
3. I can't conduct user tests in person. What should I do?
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Remote, moderated user test over video call to gather in-depth qualitative feedback of your prototype.
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Remote, unmoderated user test to identify usage patterns on your prototype.
4. Our group is unable to have face-to-face meetings frequently. What are some ways to get everyone on board and keep track of each other's progress?
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Build a virtual project space. Miro is a versatile collaborative whiteboard that offers great flexibility throughout different stages of a design project.
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Make progress transparent for everyone. Delegate tasks among teammates and update each other of your progress using Trello or a shared Google Docs for documentation.
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Create one-shot videos to convey scenarios, ideas or demonstrate prototypes succinctly.