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Human-Centered Design 201: Prototyping
Learn from IDEO.org designers to make your ideas come to life
Human-Centered Design 201: Prototyping
Learn How To
Turn your idea into a tangible product or service in a low-cost, risk-averse way
Gain valuable feedback from the people you’re designing for and incorporate it into new iterations
Refine a concept using the cycle of prototyping, feedback, and iteration
Experiment to prototype products, services, interactions, and environments
Take your learning from our Introduction to Human-Centered Design course to the next level
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Course Syllabus
Learning Tools
4 reading guides
4 workshop guides to structure your own prototyping process
Short instructional videos produced by IDEO.org designers
Supplemental resources
Section 1: Make It Real
Warm-Up Exercise
Activity: Start with an Idea
Activity: Prototype a Product
Discussion: Feedback from Your Team
Activity: Iterate
Discussion: Debrief
Section 2: Build to Think
Activity: Plan Your Service Prototype
Activity: Create a Journey Map
Activity: Role Play
Discussion: Feedback from Your Friend
Activity: Iterate and Refine Your Plan
Discussion: Debrief
Section 3: Plan For Field Tests
Activity: Plan Your Service Prototype
Activity: Create a Journey Map
Activity: Role Play
Discussion: Feedback from Your Friend
Activity: Iterate and Refine Your Plan
Discussion: Debrief
Section 4: In the Field
Activity: Prototype in Context
Activity: Feedback from Real Users
Activity: Co-Creation
Activity: Iteration on the Fly
Discussion: Debrief
Reflections
Discussion: Moving Forward
"This class has been extremely relevant for prototyping multiple elements of the cashew cookstove we are developing in small Brazilian villages. We are using all of the frameworks to develop our prototype."
Kevin
Course Description
This course will strengthen your existing knowledge of the human-centered design process and help you use prototyping as a low-cost and risk-averse way to get your ideas into the hands of the people you’re trying to change.
You’ll learn the methods that IDEO.org designers use to quickly bring ideas to life with prototypes, test those ideas in the field, and collect feedback and arrive at solutions that meet the needs of the people you’re designing for.
We recommend that you take Introduction to Human-Centered Design before enrolling in this course.
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IDEO.org is a non-profit design studio. They design products and services alongside organizations that are committed to creating a more just and inclusive world. They are experts in human-centered design, a creative approach to problem solving.
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