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What is a concept?
Presented by Margaret Karles, UX consultant for the May 16th 2018 lightning talks.
RichmondUX
June 04, 2018
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Transcript
WHAT IS A CONCEPT? by: Margaret Karles | Freelance UX
Consultant | Creative LLC.
WHAT IS A CONCEPT?
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what do we want from our concepts?
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THE CONCEPT TO BE TANGIBLE
THE CONCEPT TO BE TANGIBLE THE CONCEPT TO FEEL NEW
THE CONCEPT TO BE TANGIBLE THE CONCEPT TO FEEL NEW
THE CONCEPT TO BE “OURS”
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all CONCEPTS are an IDEA but not all IDEAS are
CONCEPTS
An IDEA can be anything;
An IDEA can be anything; A CONCEPT solves a problem.
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HOW WE THINK OF IT.
HOW WE THINK OF IT. is how we expect people
to articulate their concepts.
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CONCEPTING verb | ˈkän,sept,ing
CONCEPTING verb | ˈkän,sept,ing Actively thinking of an idea.
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culture perspective known knowledge
research culture perspective known knowledge questions new information
research dialogue culture perspective known knowledge questions new information exchange
of information concepting
research dialogue known knowledge
research dialogue known knowledge
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? “Chance favors a connected mind” Steven Johnson
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THE CONCEPT TO BE “OURS”
who “owns” the idea?
THE GROU P
WHAT IS A CONCEPT?
WHAT IS A CONCEPT? what the team believes is the
best solution to the problem.
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THE CONCEPT TO FEEL NEW
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12 3 6 9 time
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where is the group in time & space?
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project begins
project begins
project begins
project begins
project begins
project begins
project begins
project begins
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THE CONCEPT TO BE TANGIBLE
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how do we make our concepts less abstract?
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crafting our concepts before we speak.
crafting our concepts before we speak. listening and paying attention
to the different ideas.
crafting our concepts before we speak. listening and paying attention
to the different ideas.
BY TAKING IDEAS OUT OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN & MAKING
THEM PRIVATE WE STIFLE GROWTH.
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WHAT IS A CONCEPT?
noun | ˈkän,sept CONCEPT
noun | ˈkän,sept A possible solution to a problem. CONCEPT
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