Prototype & Test

Lakshmi SAugust 19th 2013

For Design Thinking Action Lab

Step1-Create TWO different prototypes

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Prototype 1 for Practical ideas

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WhyThe sketch I could come in the form of maze with 4 paths on a plain white paper, you could hear my testers’ voice when I video tape my prototypeThe confused student tries to take all 4 possible practical paths to reach his goal of getting work-experience.

What -Sketch

Skethcing protoype for Practical Ideas

HowAfter 6 months all learning did work for him

Prototype 2 for Disruptive Ideas

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WhyBuilding which has a helipad. After 6 months all learning did work for him in the form of the student himself could either call this learning a myth as it involves costly design or the idea may (Assumption) may get used outside.

What –Lego Building Blocks

HowI reused my 3 year old kid’s lego building blocks and try to depict a building. The same is captured as a video side by side to my ideate presentation

Click to see the Lego blocks-A myth

Prototype 3 for my favourite ideas

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WhyReading on my own and learning from famous writers and authors on topicsSo can catch up some reading and even enhance knowledge at own plan and risk

What – Reading and gathering on my own

HowI do Google back to my “backup” laptop on famous authors writings’

Click to see how I get my ideas

Step2-Test the prototypes with people

Who should I test the prototypes withHow many tests should I do, and how?

Capture the feedback

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Few types on tests on my prototypes

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I could manage to do 3 tests. -One with my 9 year old on the sketch I could come in the form of maze with 4 paths on a plain white paper, you could hear her voice when I video tape my prototype-One with my interviewee itself, find attached the feedback grid.-One with my own self, and you can get the reflection done on that as below.

What

HowDuring Recording my kids participated in testing the prototypesPlayback the recorded movie

Feedback Grid

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+What workedMs. Vasi quoted “You finally made it to prototype..”

Δ What could be improvedMore time and flavor, aspects for interview process can improve

Questions?Will I continue to invest on this ideas, prototypes' I gathered?

!IdeasWas suggested to build up on solution proposals for this real world problem.Idea is to be publish this as a scope in academics and to preach in private institutes under our influence hereTo improve the life of corporates

Tester(Same as the interviewee) feedback

Step 3 - Write a reflectionWhat you learned by testing your prototypes;

What you would do next if you were to continue working on the project)

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Reflection on my prototypes’ & testing them

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a. What you learned by testing your prototypesMy learning is that testing a prototype with and without design process is not so simple for a less creative mind, but it can be as well if we put it little extra effort particularly for the problem to solution converging phase..ie., while we get the problem statement/POV of the stakeholder we can arrive at the best prototype. As the solution space is so huge, we end up making redundant prototypes per-se but this is a learning of course.b. What you would do next if you were to continue working on the project. If I were to continue this project, as already indicated by my interviewee , I will try to do publicity of this concept of student to work life..in the form of extending my learning to my peers and friends. I also plan to ask them to be part of such a learning process as we in turn become student and could see the things from their shoes, so back home my work-life can get better.

What

Step 0 – Empathy Map & Ideate

As a background from previous week assignments’

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Say

Online helps, performance based learning, brain drain, older curriculum

Think

10year before and 10 year later

Do

Diving deep into the education details, on Indian Institute of Technology etc

Feel

Research as a background is missing, missing architecture

Stake holder

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Ms. Vasi, 38 year old software professional; mother of 8yr old,is

talking about school to work transition, having

vast experience in industry and better perspective of life Needs a way to improve

re-search activities in top universities

So that she can see a reverse brain drain

happing in a decade from now

Problem Statement

Needs Insights

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Stake holder

Selected-Practical Ideas

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1.Social networks Selected1.Google Selected1.Learn, assign, evaluate Selected1.Move to next step based on evaluation Selected1.Learn with feedback Selected1.Both success and failures gives learning Selected1.Scope of draining Selected1.At high school research education Selected1.At higher secondary level converge Selected1.At college converge on subjects for research Selected1.At college specialize Selected1.At do dig deep and specialize a lot Selected1.At post doctorial degree Selected1.Deep dive into concepts Selected1.Contribute in forums Selected1.Nothing wrong on re-inventing the wheel Selected

Why&HOW1. Cheap accessible ideas are selected which any way come on the way of the student in his life2. Made sure the ideas are implemented directly or as a prototype or even can be tried out

What

Selected-Disruptive Ideas

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Why&HOW1. Ideas which cause some side effects and not so easy to implement2. Make sure they are not going to yield much of benefits

What

1.Internet every where Disruptive

1.Easy accessible of knowledge Disruptive

1.Network should include family, friends, teachers Disruptive

1.Publicity not to get over shadowed Disruptive

1.More of confident behaviors with seniors Disruptive

1.Dedicated institutes Disruptive

1.Funding for research Disruptive

1.Theory to practical measurement to prove Disruptive

1.Not yielding fruits immediately-myth Disruptive

1.Long term results-realityCreate mandatory architecture Disruptive

1.Dynamic documentations Disruptive

1.Read relevant Disruptive

1.Always have a future thought Disruptive

1.Also spend time on what was in past Disruptive

1.Culture does come back Disruptive

Selected-My favorite Ideas

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Why&HOW1. My feelings and emotional ideas and is expected in a ideal system2. These are in connection to the system we are in(political, self centered)

What

1.Missing experience in online tools My Fav

1.Seek with lot of feedbacks My Fav

1.Don’t fall to the trap My Fav

1.Comparative convenience and infra locally My Fav

1.Motivation from individuals My Fav

1.A particular tribe/community interest My Fav

1.Find a pattern across decades of learing My Fav