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WE BUILD SMART APPS
DAVE DURAND
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ForestGiant.com
WE HELP COMPANIESCHALLENGE THEIR
ASSUMPTIONS AND
BUILD AMAZINGPRODUCTS
CREATING REMOTE CONTROLSFOR THE PHYSICAL WORLD
I WANT TO CONNECT...
TO A MOBILE DEVICE
CHALLENGE YOURASSUMPTIONS
FOOLS RUSH IN
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WE MUST QUESTION OUR ASSUMPTIONS
WE MUST EXPANDOUR THINKING AND
BECOME THOUGHT LEADERS
FAILURE: AN UNFORTUNATE REALITY
1 IN 10 STARTUPS FAIL
“We failed...I had been working under an
assumption that we had nevervalidated.”
DHARMESH SHAH, HUBSPOT FOUNDER
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EVEN THE BIG GUYS FAIL:
STUCK WITH SOFTWARE IN A BOX
SAID IPHONE WOULD BE IMPRACTICALFOR BUSINESS USE
40% DROP IN VALUE DURINGBALMER’S 10 YEAR REIGN
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WE CAN’T LET ASSUMPTIONSDRIVE BUSINESS DECISIONS
PROPER PLANNING & VALIDATIONARE A REQUIREMENT
BUILD WHAT THEPEOPLE WANT!
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PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIONALMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
FOR YEARS
BE DISRUPTIVE &TAKE RISKS...
JUST BE SMART ABOUT IT.
OPPORTUNITYIS EVERYWHERE
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YOU CAN’T DISRUPTIF YOU DON’T EXECUTE
MIT STUDY:1500 EXECUTIVES
83%TRANSFORMATION CRITICAL
63%PACE OF CHANGE AT
ORGANIZATION WAS TOO SLOW
“If you don’t invest in the futureand don’t plan for the future,
there won’t be one.”
GEORGE BUCKLEY, CEO OF 3M
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WITH THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF TECHNOLOGY,
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REMEMBER...
THIS IS BAD
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AMULTI-DISCIPLINARY
TEAM
START >PRODUCTION CHAIN: TIME
LOW
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ERVA
LUE
SALES /AFTER SERVICE
MARKETING
DISTRIBUTION
PRODUCTION
CONCEPT / R&D
BRANDING
DESIGN
SCOPE OF
VALUESCOPE OF
DISCOVERYSCOPE OF
WORK
SCOPE OF
VALUESCOPE OF
DISCOVERYSCOPE OF
WORK
UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACT
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ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE SOLVING?
WHO IS IT FOR?
HOW WILL WE DELEGATE TASKS?
HOW WILL WE MAKE IT A REALITY?
HOW WILL WE ATTRACT USERS?
WHAT BUSINESS, MARKETING, ORCONSUMER OUTCOMES DO YOU WANT?
WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES
UNDERSTAND THE USER
PROTOTYPE. TEST. PLAN.
ITERATIVE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
TEST & ANALYZE
MARKET PRODUCT
A 3 PHASED APPROACH FOCUSED
HUMAN CENTEREDDESIGN
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THE PRINCIPLES
LOOKINGOBSERVING HUMAN EXPERIENCES
UNDERSTANDINGANALYZING CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
MAKINGENVISIONING FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
“THE MAN WHO GRASPS PRINCIPLESCAN SUCCESSFULLY SELECT HIS
OWN METHODS.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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LOVE THE POST-IT& START WORKINGCOLLABORATIVELY
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HCD WORKSHOPS:IDENTIFYING VALUE | DISCOVERY TECHNIQUES
PROBLEM TREE ANALYSIS
STAKEHOLDER MAPPING
IMPORTANCE/DIFFICULTY MATRIX
PROBLEM TREE ANALYSIS
A WAY OF EXPLORING THE CAUSESAND EFFECTS OF A PARTICULAR ISSUE
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BOATING ACCIDENTS
CAUSES
EFFECTS
BOATING ACCIDENTS
CAUSES
EFFECTS
HAZARDOUSWEATHER
BAD VEHICLECONDITIONS
DRUG/ALCOHOLCONDITIONS
BOATING ACCIDENTS
CAUSES
EFFECTS
HAZARDOUSWEATHER
BAD VEHICLECONDITIONS
DRUG/ALCOHOLCONDITIONS
PROPERTYDAMAGE
PEOPLE HURTOR KILLED
LAW-SUITSLAWSUITS
PROBLEM TREE ANALYSISBENEFITS
UNTANGLE COMPLEX PROBLEMS
REVEALS CAUSES & EFFECTS
BUILDS SHARED UNDERSTANDING
PROVIDES DIRECTION FORPROBLEM SOLVING
STAKEHOLDER MAPPING
BUILD A DIAGRAM OF THOSETHAT HAVE A STAKEIN YOUR INITIATIVE
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STAKEHOLDER MAPPINGBENEFITS
FOCUSES ON PEOPLE
GUIDES PLANS FOR RESEARCH
BUILDS A SHARED UNDERSTANDING
IMPORTANCE/DIFFICULTYMATRIX
A QUAD CHART FOR PLOTTING ITEMSBY RELATIVE IMPORTANCE & DIFFICULTY
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LOW HIGHIMPORTANCE OR IMPACT
LOW
H
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DIF
FIC
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LOW HIGHIMPORTANCE OR IMPACT
LOW
H
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DIF
FIC
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LOW HIGHIMPORTANCE OR IMPACT
LOW
H
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DIF
FIC
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LOW HIGHIMPORTANCE OR IMPACT
LOW
H
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DIF
FIC
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TARGETED HIGH VALUE
STRATEGICLUXURY
IMPORTANCE/DIFFICULTY MATRIXBENEFITS
PRIORITIZE QUICKLY
RESOLVES DIFFERING OPINIONS
HELPS DEVELOP A PLAN OF ACTION
BUILDS A SHARED UNDERSTANDING
COLLECTIVE BUY-IN
PROBLEM IDENTIFIED
ECOSYSTEM UNDERSTOOD
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INTERVIEWING
FLY-ON-THE-WALL OBSERVATION
HCD WORKSHOPS:OBSERVE & LEARN
INTERVIEWING
LEARN DIRECTLY FROM YOUR USER.GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS.
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INTERVIEWINGBENEFITS
GAIN INVALUABLE INSIGHTS
CHALLENGE YOUR ASSUMPTIONS
DEEPEN YOUR EMPATHY FOR OTHERS
BUILDS CREDIBILITY WITH OTHERDECISION MAKERS
FLY-ON-THE-WALL ANALYSIS
BLEND INTO THE BACKGROUND ANDCONDUCT FIELD RESEARCH AS AN
OBJECTIVE BYSTANDER
“What people say,what people do, and
what they say they do areentirely different things.”
MARGARET MEAD
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FLY-ON-THE-WALLBENEFITS
OBSERVE REAL BEHAVIOR
UNDERSTAND REAL EXPERIENCES
INVALUABLE QUALITATIVE DATA
PROVIDES DIRECTION FORDECISION MAKING
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR USERS
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BULLSEYE DIAGRAMMING
PROTOTYPING & USABILITY TESTING
HCD WORKSHOPS:PRODUCT SPECIFIC
BULLSEYEDIAGRAMMING
PRIORITIZING IDEAS AND FEATURES
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FEATURE
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TERTIARY
SECONDARY
PRIMARY
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BULLSEYE DIAGRAMMINGBENEFITS
HELPS DETERMINE MVP
FACILITATES PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION
BUILDS CONSENSUS
HELPS TEAM DEVELOP APLAN OF ACTION
PROTOTYPING &USABILITY TESTING
RAPIDLY BUILD ROUGH MODELS TOTEST BEHAVIOR.
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PROTOTYPING & USABILITY TESTINGBENEFITS
CREATE A VALIDATED PRODUCT ROADMAP
TEST WITH REAL USERS
FINE-TUNE BEFORE COSTLY PRODUCTION
BUILDS A SHARED UNDERSTANDING
SCOPE OF WORKTIME TO GET STARTED
YOU’VE TESTED YOUR ASSUMPTIONS &YOU’VE DISCOVERED
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES.
BEFORE YOU BUILD SOMETHING YOUTHINK THE WORLD NEEDS...
PROVE IT.
WE BUILD SMART APPS
DAVE DURAND
dave@forestgiant.com@DaveD
ForestGiant.com