Gathering requirements vs. assessing needs
Este artículo también está en Español. It would seem that gathering requirements and assessing needs are two ways of saying the same. However, methodologically speaking they are not, and this difference is key. The only thing that gathering requirements and assessing needs have in common is that users are involved. But similarities stop there. Gathering requirements Gathering requirements is ...
The Minicanvas
Ir a la versión en Español In my Design Thinking, Product Innovation/Strategy and User Centered Product Design workshops, the first activity of the day is to fill out the canvas in order to lay out the key product hypothesis. These hypothesis are the starting point for the problem/solution and product/market fit validation stages. In other words, I use the ...
Think No UI? Think again
With the rise of IoT products many started talking about the death of screens, voice operated apps/devices and how we won’t need screens anymore. The No UI movement (no user interface, no screens) started talking about how the world of design will be forever changing. There is even a book about No UI — “No Interface” by Golden Krishna, which looks ...
The illusion of lean: User stories vs User problems
(Leer en español)If you look for the definition of “user stories” on the Internet you’ll find a lot of different answers, perspectives and methodologies to create them. As usual, Wikipedia sums up pretty well all of the information that’s out there:They are used in software developmentThey are used to describe features but written from the perspective of the end userThey ...
Designing for Decision Making
Like it or not, Clients are always part of the design process. But design decisions fall outside of the typical decisions they make. That's why they make design decisions based on aesthetics, the competition, what their spouse thinks, or other non-design criteria. But ultimately, Design decisions are Business decisions. So helping our clients make the right design decisions is ...
“The kids are tired”
I have a big family. That means I have lots of cousins and family celebrations.When I was a kid, whenever we were at a party and my father was tired and wanted to go home he would say to my mum “darling let’s go, the kids are tired”. Needless to say, I was having fun and not tired at all.“The ...
