One of the hardest things to do in design thinking is to delay coming up with solutions as long as possible. The goal is to spend time problem framing and doing needs assessments, primarily by understanding users.
Earlier in the month, I had sent out surveys and wanted to get a bunch of client interviews under my wing before moving to solutions. This was much easier in theory than in practice. Mostly because when I started talking to people, all the ideas started flooding in.
Earlier in the month, I had sent out surveys and wanted to get a bunch of client interviews under my wing before moving to solutions. This was much easier in theory than in practice. Mostly because when I started talking to people, all the ideas started flooding in.
This happens when we start getting excited about the possibilities. I have advised our workshop participants numerous times to think about what the problem is that you are solving for rather than trying to make a solution fit.