What Is Design Thinking
What Is Design Thinking
Thinking?
Design thinking is a human-centered approach to problem-solving.
It uses a process of empathy, ideation, and prototyping to create
innovative solutions.
by Synergy Cantonment
The Design Thinking Process
1 Empathize
Understanding the user's needs, perspectives, and motivations.
2 Define
Clearly defining the problem to be solved within the context of user needs.
3 Ideate
Generating a wide range of potential solutions to the problem.
4 Prototype
Building a tangible representation of the proposed solution for testing.
5 Test
Gathering feedback and iteratively improving the prototype based on user testing.
Empathize:
Understanding the User
1 Research 2 Observation
Conduct user research to Observe users in their
gather data on user natural environment to
needs, behaviors, and understand their
motivations. experiences.
Brainstorming
Engage in a free-flowing ideation session to generate a wide range of ideas.
Sketching
Visualize ideas through quick sketches and diagrams.
Prototyping
Build low-fidelity prototypes to test and refine ideas.
Iteration
Continuously iterate and refine ideas based on feedback and testing.
Prototype: Building and Testing
Low-Fidelity Prototypes High-Fidelity Prototypes User Testing
Innovation User-Centered
Generate new ideas and Create solutions that meet the
solutions to complex problems. needs and preferences of users.
Efficiency Collaboration
Optimize processes and Foster collaboration and
improve the effectiveness of teamwork across diverse
solutions. teams.