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Design Methods
Design Probes
A self-documentation method where users observe and reflect on their everyday lives and experiences, followed by documenting them.
Design Process
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Empathise
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Define
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Ideate
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Prototype & Reiterate
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Test
Main Purpose
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To provoke users to think about their life which includes the past, the present and the future.
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To get to the latent needs, dreams and aspirations of a target group.
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To support inspiration, initiate interaction between designers and users, and engage the users to participate in the design process.
Conduct when
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You want to find out about the users' concerns, values and aspirations
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You want to gain insight on users' subjective interpretations of their lives
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To understand how users feel, think and act under different real-life context
General Steps
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Conceptualize and crafting the right activities
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Design the probe and instructions
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Execute and reach out to the participants
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Collect and analyse responses
Tools to Conduct
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Digital whiteboards for planning and crafting of design probes
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Conceptboard
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InVision (Cloud)
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Miro
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Mural
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Physical materials (e.g. cards, booklet, memo) to build the probes kit
