meet Dylan
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A graveyard of creativity?
Can you draw these shapes?
“we’re human and we’re wildly creative”
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Embrace Experiments
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HUMAN
CENTRED DESIGN
Doug Dietz
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Once upon a time...
How could we increase our
creative confidence?
When was the last time you did
something creative?
3 minutes each
reframe the Problem
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Say
do Feel
Think
observed inferred
What’s your Point of
View?
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[user] needs a way to
[user’s need] because/but
[surprising insight]
HOW MIGHT WE?
It’s so noisy around here that I have trouble concentrating
How might we reduce noise so you don’t have trouble concentrating?
Too similar
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It’s so noisy around here that I have trouble concentrating
How might we create more private offices so employees can concentrate better?
Too Narrow
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How might we help people focus?
Too broad
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It’s so noisy around here that I have trouble concentrating
How might we design a space that accommodates a range of working styles?
Just right
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Write a How Might we
Question for your neighbour
Make it personal, show you
understood them
3 minutes
IDEATION
GENERATING & EVALUATING
Don’t cross the streams–it would be bad
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How
do you
generate ideas? Photo credit: Romainguy
Brainstorming rule #1
Yes and...
No but...
Brainstorming rule #2
Encourage
wild ideas
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Brainstorming rule #3
Defer
judgement
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Silent brain storming
Gets more from introverts
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Do s
om
ethin
g
dif
fere
nt
Be curious. Borrow. Adapt. Repurpose.
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brainstorm ideas for your partner
How might we create opportunities to be
creative at work tomorrow?
3 minutes
Brainstorming rule #3
Defer
judgement
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Show, don’t tell
Evaluate your ideas and get
feedback
I like, I wish, What if?
3 minutes each
Design thinking solves problems and unlocks creativity
Creativity is a choice we can all make
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Curated resources