UX Design: 4 Ideation

UX Design: 4 Ideation

22mIntermediate2017-01-25

Authors

Chris Nodder

Chris Nodder

User Researcher, Interaction Design Specialist, Author

Course details

Ideation helps your team generate a lot of different design ideas in a short amount of time. In UX design, your first idea is seldom your best. A broad set of ideas is more likely to lead to a more creative, more satisfactory solution for your users. The ideation phase of UX design is where you consider all the different ways you could possibly fix your users' pain points, and then narrow down to some practical, viable alternatives.

In this installment of UX Design Techniques, Chris Nodder explores a variety of ideation techniques. Chris explains how to brainstorm in a way that lets all members of a team, not just the designers, contribute to a product's overall direction.

Skills covered

UX DesignUser ExperienceWeb DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome

Adding Creativity to the User-Centered Design Process

  • What does ideation mean
  • The local maximum problem
  • The benefits of ideation techniques

Ideation Techniques

  • Brainstorming doesn't always work
  • The design charrette ideation techniques
  • Alternatives ideation techniques to try

Conclusion

  • Getting creative ensures you don't miss a great idea
  • Next steps - Scenarios and storyboards