Design Rationale: 10 Steps to Killing it in Design Reviews

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May 31st, 2016 Design Rationale Workshop Session Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/designrationale Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey www.uxpa2016.org #UXPA2016 Sharon Carmichael, Senior Interaction Design Manager

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May 31st, 2016

Design Rationale Workshop

Session Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/designrationale

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey www.uxpa2016.org#UXPA2016

Sharon Carmichael, Senior Interaction Design Manager

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Mechanics

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Agenda

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Steps to Crafting a Strong Design Rationale

Foundation

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Context

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Introduction — “Why Craft a Strong Design Rationale?”

A design rationale is an explanation of the reasons behind the decisions made when designing anything

It’s one of best tools for designers to persuade and influence

It’s our opportunity to show both style & substance in solving a customer problem

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Introduction — “Why Craft a Strong Design Rationale?”

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FoundationIt’s important to lay a strong foundation so that you can articulate the process you went through to get to your current design

The Customer

The Design Journey

Supporting Evidence

Business Acumen

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Customer

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Customer

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Customer

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The Customer

Target

Pain Points

Opportunities

Customer Benefit

Great design starts with understanding the customer and basing your work in the customer’s world — their experience, their pain

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Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Customer

Exercise #1: The Customer Benefit

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Design Journey

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Design Journey

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Design Journey

Principles

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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The Design Journey

Make sure you are well grounded in why you made certain choices in your design process

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

Principles

Strengths

Weaknesses

Next Explorations

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The Design Journey

Exercise #2: Your Work’s History

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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Evidence

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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Supporting Evidence

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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Data

Insights

Market Trends

Best Practices

What research, analytics, trends, best practices and insights helped you make your design decisions

Supporting Evidence

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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Supporting Evidence

Exercise #3: Supporting Evidence

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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Business Acumen

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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Business Acumen

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Risks

Benefits

Understand the business opportunity and risks associated with your design recommendation so that you are speaking the same language as your stakeholders

Business Acumen

Foundation — “How to Craft a Strong Design Rationale”

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Business Acumen

Exercise #4: Business Impact

Foundation — “How to craft a strong design rationale”

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ContextBeing able to provide context for your work, both in terms of customers and the business, will build your credibility

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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Framing Statement

Craft the Pitch

Create Resonate Stories

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Framing

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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Framing your work

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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Framing your work

Focus

Outcome

Help Needed

Not Needed

Context

Use a framing statement to set the tone for the entire design review and explain what you are trying to achieve

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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Framing your work

Exercise #5: Make a Framing Statement

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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The Pitch

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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The Pitch

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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The Pitch

Recommendation

Pain, Want, Need

Customer Benefit

Differentiation

Competition

Being able to provide quick context for your work, both in terms of customers and business will build your credibility and help focus the session

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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The Pitch

Exercise #6: Craft The Pitch

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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Craft Stories That Resonate

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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Craft Stories That Resonate

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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True to life

Believable

Visceral

Relatable

Use customer stories to engage your audience and bring your design work to life

Craft Stories That Resonate

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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Craft Stories that Resonate

Exercise #7: Craft Your Stories

Context — “How to craft a story around your design”

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MechanicsPlanning the design session itself will help you set the stage to get the right meeting outcomes

Planning

Feedback

Decision-making

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Planning

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Planning your presentation

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Planning

Who are your stakeholders?

What are you trying to accomplish?

What are your constraints?

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Designing the Session

Exercise #8: Session Design

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Feedback

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Feedback

Exercise #5: The Customer Benefit

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Feedback

Exercise #9: Know Your Audience

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Feedback

Exercise #10: Plan For Feedback

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Decision Making

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Decision Making

Exercise #5: The Customer Benefit

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Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Decision Making

Exercise #11: Plan For Decision Making

Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Next Steps

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Next Steps

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Mechanics — “Planning for your design review”

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Feedback

Exercise #12: Plan For Next Steps

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Thank You

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