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An introduction to Design Methods

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Get access to selected resources to learn some of the most used Design Methods and discover some new ones to help you cook your next project.
I've developed this course as a companion to a course on Design Methods I teach in the Spatial Design bachelor program of the Lucerne School of Art and Design

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Welcome to this tiny course
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My favorite design methods

Daniele's favorite and most used Design methods

Introduction
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Interviews
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Workshops
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Solo brainstorming in group with prompts
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Fast idea generator
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Affinity sorting
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Dot voting
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Service Blueprints
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Wizard of Oz or Concierge service prototypes
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Landing page test
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Just the right amount of methods and research

How to use just the right amount of design methods and don't overwork.

Introduction
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Triangulation
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Saturation
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Creating a methods mix
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Frameworks to choose your design methods
Going further: articles and books on Lean Research

A ping-pong approach to Design Methods

Following a design process by the book can be super demotivating, instead, I recommend always having moments of prototyping in parallel to whatever other method you use.

Introduction
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What I mean with "ping" and what's the problem with it
What's the "pong"

Method libraries

Libraries created by lovely designers and organizations that curate different design methods.

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This is Service Design Doing's methods library
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Service Design Tools Methods Library
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IBM Entreprise Design Thinking Methods Library
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Google's Design Sprint's Methods Library
IDEO Design Kit's Method Library
Hyperisland's methods library
Design Research Technics's methods library
Session Lab Facilitation Techniques Methods Library
18F's Methods Library
Mitre Innovation's Methods Library
HSLU Spatial Design Students Methods Library
Going further: toolboxtoolbox
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End and thank you note

Thank you note
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Licence
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Meet the creator

I'm Daniele an Innovation Coach and Service Designer from Switzerland.

I worked with clients from all over the world to help them find innovative solutions to their problem. I've been blessed to be able to learn a lot. 
Today I want to share  these learnings back with the community. That's why I've built the Swiss Innovation Academy.