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How Might We
Every problem is an opportunity for design. By framing your challenge as a How Might We question, you’ll set yourself up for an innovative solution.
By defining themes and insights, you’ve identified problem areas that pose challenges to the people you’re designing for. Now, try reframing your insight statements as How Might We questions to turn those challenges into opportunities for design. We use the How Might We format because it suggests that a solution is possible and because they offer you the chance to answer them in a variety of ways. A properly framed How Might We doesn’t suggest a particular solution, but gives you the perfect frame for innovative thinking.
- Steps
- Start by looking at the insight statements that you’ve created. Try rephrasing them as questions by adding “How might we” at the beginning.
- The goal is to find opportunities for design, so if your insights suggest several How Might We questions that’s great.
- Now take a look at your How Might We question and ask yourself if it allows for a variety of solutions. If it doesn’t, broaden it. Your How Might We should generate a number of possible answers and will become a launchpad for your Brainstorms.
- Finally, make sure that your How Might We’s aren’t too broad. It’s a tricky process but a good How Might We should give you both a narrow enough frame to let you know where to start your Brainstorm, but also enough breadth to give you room to explore wild ideas.
How Might We (我們如何能夠)
每個問題都是設計的機會。透過將挑戰重新框架為「我們如何能夠」(How Might We)的問題,你將為創新解決方案做好準備。
透過定義主題和洞察，你已經識別出對目標使用者造成挑戰的問題領域。現在，試著將這些洞察陳述重新框架為「我們如何能夠」的問題，將挑戰轉化為設計的機會。我們使用「我們如何能夠」的格式，是因為它暗示解決方案是可能的，並且讓你有機會以多種方式回答這些問題。一個恰當框架的「我們如何能夠」問題不會建議特定的解決方案,而是為創新思考提供完美的框架。
步驟
- 首先檢視你已經創建的洞察陳述。試著在開頭加上「我們如何能夠」,將它們重新表述為問題。
- 目標是找到設計的機會，所以如果你的洞察能產生多個「我們如何能夠」的問題，那很棒。
- 現在檢視你的「我們如何能夠」問題，問問自己它是否允許多種解決方案。如果不行，請擴大範圍。你的「我們如何能夠」問題應該能產生多個可能的答案，並成為腦力激盪的起點。
- 最後,確保你的「我們如何能夠」問題不要太廣泛。這是一個需要技巧的過程，但一個好的「我們如何能夠」問題應該既能提供足夠窄的框架，讓你知道從哪裡開始腦力激盪，同時又有足夠的廣度,讓你有空間探索大膽的想法。