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Inform to Inspire

Inform to Inspire

A talk I presented at #fowd 2012 on using problem framing and research to enhance our creative process.

Steph Troeth

May 16, 2012
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  1. The best way to think about epiphany is to imagine

    working on a jigsaw puzzle. [...] The only reason that the last piece is significant is because of the other pieces you’d already put into place. —”The Myths of Innovation”, Scott Berkun
  2. Ownership is not limited to material things. It can also

    apply to points of view. Once we take ownership of an idea—whether it’s about politics or sports— what do we do? We love it perhaps more than we should. We prize it more than it is worth. And most frequently, we have trouble letting go of it because we can’t stand the idea of its loss. — “Predictably Irrational”, Dan Ariely.
  3. “Well, I gave my mind a thorough rest by plunging

    into a chemical analysis. One of our greatest statesmen has said that a change of work is the best rest. So it is. When I had succeeded in dissolving the hydrocarbon which I was at work at, I came back to our problem of the Sholtos, and thought the whole matter out again.” — “Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four”, Arthur Conan Doyle “You recollect how annoyed I was at being baulked by so small a thing?” “Yes.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4182466358/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4182466426/
  4. Tony Buzan’s “Radiant thinking” Brian Eno’s “Oblique Strategies” The Standardistas’

    “Double Whammy” Stephen Anderson’s “Mental Notes” The Standardistas’ “Pic’n’Mix” @standardistas’ workshop “Good Ideas Grow On Paper”:
  5. What problem(s) are we solving? Who are we solving it

    for? Why are we solving it? What impact do we want to have? How do we measure success?
  6. business model canvas What are the most important costs inherent

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  7. 2. Choose two key axes. 3. Identify questions. ✦ What

    do they need? ✦ What do they want? ✦ What can they do?
  8. find new routes share local insight create most popular route

    set a record find new routes set a record stalk other runners find new routes set a record visitor local explore compete What can they do? (acquainted)
  9. User modelling with user matrices Uncover your underlying assumptions Uncover

    assumptions on behaviour, needs and motivation Establish hypotheses Validate with research Find out what you know and what you don’t know
  10. Ask questions. Look for some answers. I wonder if ...?

    Would it..? Can it..? Hypothesise. Know your assumptions.
  11. Common user research methods open-ended close-ended “listening labs” “contextual enquiry”

    interviews scenario testing remote testing tools surveys focus groups card sorting exploring the problem space improve the solution heuristic evaluation personas A/B testing analytics
  12. Problem framing Monday Inspiration & research Prototype Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

    Friday Incubate Incubate Incubate Incubate Incubate Incubate Prototype
  13. Problem framing Monday Inspiration & research Prototype Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

    Friday Incubate Incubate Incubate Incubate Incubate Inspiration & research Prototype
  14. Problem framing Monday Inspiration & research Prototype Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

    Friday Incubate Incubate Incubate Incubate Incubate Problem framing Prototype
  15. My eternal gratitude to great shoulders I stand upon: David

    Rollert, Johanna Kollmann, Olivier Thereaux, and my sister Samantha who drew the proto-frog. Stephanie Troeth @sniffles http://about.me/stephtroeth funny cat photo “It’s not that I’m smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” — Albert Einstein