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This document discusses the human-centered design thinking process of DEEP design thinking. It emphasizes empathy through discovering user needs, experimenting with how to address those needs through prototypes, and producing solutions to test with users. The key stages are described as discover, empathize, experiment, and produce. Empathy is positioned as central to learning about users, creating solutions, and improving experiences.

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#Deepdt Learning MEANS

This document discusses the human-centered design thinking process of DEEP design thinking. It emphasizes empathy through discovering user needs, experimenting with how to address those needs through prototypes, and producing solutions to test with users. The key stages are described as discover, empathize, experiment, and produce. Empathy is positioned as central to learning about users, creating solutions, and improving experiences.

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DEEP design thinking: a human-centered approach to LEARNING, CREATING, & BEING through Empathy.

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With Great Understanding, Comes Great Design

Launch Point

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Global Cracks
Tangible Cracks

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To uncover Opportunities for Design, free flow cracks


in your surroundings, systems, experiences... Think Glocal

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Take a moment to splatter & chatter brain matter


around the design topic (a brain dump).

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question prompts

empathize
TEE-UPS

Tell me a time when...?


Can you recall an experience that was similar?
Can you describe your feelings around the moment?

FOLLOW-UPS

What makes you say that?


Tell me more about...?
What do you think about that?
Why was that? Why? Why?
How so?

Needfinding

empathize

convo path

LEAN IN WONDER

TEE-OFF

SOFTBALLS
WARM-UP

PROMPT:

Be mindful of your User. Prep with an


understanding that the User leads, the designer RECEIVES & GIVES.

LAST THOUGHTS

Needfinding
Flesh the Qs

PROMPT:

To avoid A POUND OF FLESH, take a moment to jot down questions


you might ask someone around the design topic.
SOFTBALL IT. BUILD RAPPORT. TALK FEELINGS..

empathize

Needfinding
face 2 face

PROMPT:

Dive DEEP in gaining a better understanding


of Users around the design challenge.

empathize

Tell me a time when...?


Can you describe your feelings
around the moment?
What makes you say that?
Tell me more about...?
Can you recall an experience that
was similar?
Why was that? Why? Why?
How so?

Unpack

Affinity Chunking
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Jot down your Needfinding & Observations on Post-its.


Place on a team, surface and then chunk in like groupings.

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The 4 Dubyas

WHO

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WHAT

WHO is this about?


(BE

DESCRIPTIVE)

What needs have been


revealed?
(HEADLINE

WHATS BEEN EXPRESSED)

Where is this most


impacting the User?
WHERE

WHY

(SHOW

THE EXPERIENCE)

Why does it matter to the


User?
(SHED

PROMPT:

Create a Needs Statement for your User.

LIGHT ON THE INSIGHTS)

Synthesizing/Needfinding

empathize

start with WHY

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PROMPT:
As a need is uncovered, dig deeper with
your User to get to the root of the why.

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W H Y ...

W H Y ...

Synthesizing
empathy map

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USER

needs & insights

thinks & feels

quotes

PROMPT:

Unpack & sort needfinding (post-its R easy)

Define

Needs MadLib

Our User...

empathize
WHO is this about?
(BE

needs a way to...

What needs have been revealed?


(HEADLINE

when/while...

WHATS BEEN EXPRESSED)

Where is this most impacting the User?


(SHOW

because...

Create a Needs Statement for your User.

THE EXPERIENCE)

Why does it matter to the User?


(SHED

PROMPT:

DESCRIPTIVE)

LIGHT ON THE INSIGHTS)

Unpack

empathize

retell

I met...(

Name + a few

adjectives)

He/She is...

I learned...(

PROMPT:

interesting tidbit)

Take a moment to retell who you met.


Capture the essence of your User.

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How Might We...?

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the 4thWord

experiment
HMW...
HMW...
HMW...

PROMPT:

Take your POV, flip it & build different HMW...?


using the 4th Word to invigorate your Q.

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Lets engage & demo postive brainstormin behavin!

Prototype

experiment

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PROMPT:

Experiential
tangible

Grab materials to visualize your solution and build to


learn... Doodle! Go TANGIBLE! Create the Experience!

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Test

Einstein 140
A solution
statment:
Existing
solutions:
Why it
matters:

PROMPT:

If you can't explain it simply,


you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein

produce

Storytell

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spine it

via Kenn Adams'


Story Spine

...AN

establish
empathy

Craft a 1-2 minute story using classic story transistions

TRANSFORMATION
hero
creates
change

SINCE
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PROMPT:

PLATFORM

. .AND EVER

introduce
emotional
tension

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Feedback

produce

RTB Please

rose

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bud

PROMPT:

Like a rose, there are Brightspots (rose), Painpoints (thorns),


& Potential (buds). Describe your flower.

Feedback

produce

LWW

i like...

PROMPT:

Half the feedback is done, fill in the rest.

i wish...

i wonder...

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