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Design Thinking Class 8

Design thinking is a user-centric approach to problem-solving that emphasizes understanding people's needs and creating effective solutions. The process consists of five phases: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test, which guide the development of products and services. Each phase focuses on gathering insights, defining problems, generating ideas, creating prototypes, and testing them with real users.

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Design Thinking Class 8

Design thinking is a user-centric approach to problem-solving that emphasizes understanding people's needs and creating effective solutions. The process consists of five phases: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test, which guide the development of products and services. Each phase focuses on gathering insights, defining problems, generating ideas, creating prototypes, and testing them with real users.

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Design Thinking

Design thinking is an approach used for practical and creative problem-solving. It is based
heavily on the methods and processes that designers use (hence the name), but it has
actually evolved from a range of different fields—including architecture, engineering and
business. Design thinking can also be applied to any field; it doesn’t necessarily have to be
design-specific.
Design thinking is extremely user-centric. It focuses on humans first and foremost, seeking to
understand people’s needs and come up with effective solutions to meet those needs. It is
what we call a solution-based approach to problem-solving.
The Five Phases of Design Thinking
The Design Thinking process can be broken down into five steps or phases, Empathise,
Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test.

1. Empathize

The Design Thinking process starts with empathy. To create desirable products and
services, you need to understand who your users are and what they need. What are their
expectations about the product you’re designing? What challenges and pain points do they
face within this context?During the empathize phase, you’ll spend time observing and
engaging with real users (or people who represent your target group)—conducting
interviews, seeing how they interact with an existing product, and generally paying
attention to facial expressions and body language.
2. Define

In the second stage of the Design Thinking process, you’ll define the user problem you
want to solve. First, you’ll gather all of your findings from the empathize phase and start
piecing them together. What common themes and patterns did you observe? What user
needs and challenges consistently came up?

Once you’ve synthesized your findings, you’ll formulate what’s known as a problem
statement. A problem statement—sometimes called a point of view (POV) statement—
outlines the issue or challenge you seek to address.

3. Ideate

The third stage in the Design Thinking process consists of ideation—or generating
ideas. By this point, you know who your target users are and what they want from your
product. You also have a clear problem statement that you’re hoping to solve. Now it’s time
to come up with possible solutions.

4. Prototype

In the fourth stage of the Design Thinking process, you’ll turn your ideas from stage three
into prototypes. A prototype is essentially a scaled-down version of a product or feature—
be it a simple paper model or a more interactive digital representation.

5. Test

The fifth step in the Design Thinking process is dedicated to testing: putting your
prototypes in front of real users and seeing how they get on. During the testing phase,
you’ll observe your target users—or representative users—as they interact with your
prototype. You’ll also gather feedback on how your users felt throughout the process.

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