{"id":552,"date":"2020-12-08T14:08:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/?p=552"},"modified":"2020-12-08T14:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T09:43:05","slug":"design-thinking-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/design-thinking-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Design thinking process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Design thinking draws from the process where an organization seeks to understand their stakeholder(s) challenges and perspectives to better define what actual problem it is that they seek to provide a solution for.<\/p>\n<p>It is a process that creates business solutions premised on what the business stakeholders actually desire alongside what is technologically feasible and economically viable.<\/p>\n<p>The design thinking process involves five phases Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test which will be better explained going forward.<\/p>\n<p>EMPATHIZE: This phase usually involves role-playing\/researching the end-user\/ business stakeholder\u2019s experience from the impact of the business solution.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_556\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-556\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-556\" src=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-empathy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"design thinking process empathy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-empathy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-empathy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-empathy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-empathy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-empathy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">design thinking process &#8211; empathize<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It provides the organization with real insights on their actual service needs and expectations.<\/p>\n<p>DEFINE: After thorough research and analysis, the business can proceed to define what the actual end-user needs are with customized problem statements to suit the various stakeholder profiles identified in the Empathize phase.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_554\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-554\" src=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-define-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"design thinking process define\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-define-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-define-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-define-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-define-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-define-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">design thinking process define<\/p><\/div>\n<p>IDEATE: The ideate process involves questioning the norms, assumptions, and seeking perspectives to the already defined problem.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_557\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-557\" src=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-idea-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"design thinking process ideate\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-idea-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-idea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-idea-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-idea-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-idea-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">design thinking process ideate<\/p><\/div>\n<p>PROTOTYPE: Possible solutions that address the various perspectives to the problem are developed at this phase and simplified versions of the solution can be attempted to further analyze its feasibility. TEST: The last phase, testing, would then involve a thorough attempt at how the solutions actually meet the user&#8217;s needs and also develop likely problems that were not discovered earlier and make necessary adjustments for same.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_558\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-558\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-558\" src=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-prototype-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"design thinking process test\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-prototype-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-prototype-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-prototype-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-prototype-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/design-thinking-process-prototype-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">design thinking process test<\/p><\/div>\n<p>TEST: The last phase, testing, would then involve a thorough attempt at how the solutions actually meet the user&#8217;s needs and also develop likely problems that were not discovered earlier and make necessary adjustments for same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Design thinking draws from the process where an organization seeks to understand their stakeholder(s) challenges and perspectives to better define what actual problem it is that they seek to provide a solution for. 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