GUARANTEED SUCCESSFUL DESIGN

1.Design the right thing.2.Design it well.

http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/index.html

http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?294 @noahi

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GUARANTEED SUCCESSFUL DESIGN

1.Design the right thing.2.Design it well.

http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/gilbert/index.html

http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?294 @noahi

SEPARATE REQUIRED FUNCTION FROM IMPLEMENTATION

mobilecloud

redundant

list

dropdown

windowapp

available

scalable

remote

performantdurable

multiple

redundantportable

affordableaccessible

searchhost

http://www.axiomaticdesign.com/technology/axiomatic.asp

ABSTRACT YOUR REQUIREMENTS

Temperature & volumehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/laurelkate/4672586520/

SOLVE THE ABSTRACTION

FIRST

Then implement.

TRACK YOUR ASSUMPTIONS

1.Write them down. 2.Compare lists.3.Question them.4.Disrupt them.5.Disprove them.

INTRODUCE CONSTRUCTIVE

CONSTRAINTS

http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1950http://www.fuckdropdowns.com

PURSUE BIGGER, BETTER BOXES

Who is missing from the future you’re designing?

- Genevieve Bell@feraldata

INSTEAD OF DOWN HERE

WORK UP HEREsolutions actions answers information data

https://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/5849717339/

ARCHITECT FOR USE

DRAW THE MAP OR DIAGRAM

https://twitter.com/jjg/status/289159538509238272

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

https://xkcd.com/327/

DESIGN SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN INACTION

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/moderator-temperature-coefficient-of-reactivity.html

FINDING THE RIGHT PROBLEM TO SOLVE

1.Keep a bug list2.Keep a resignation

list

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS:INVESTIGATE WITH FIVE WHYS

When you hear passive voice, ask who is doing it.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistakes_were_madehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys

ANALYZE THE MARKET VISUALLY

PREDICT THE (INEVITABLE) FUTURE

http://www.cio.co.uk/insight/it-strategy/introduction-wardley-value-chain-mapping-3604565/http://blog.gardeviance.org/2015/08/on-future.html

PURSUE MUCH BIGGER BOXES

https://medium.com/the-wtf-economy/work-on-stuff-that-matters-first-principles-335646af32b9

Work on stuff that matters. – Tim O’Reilly

1.Work on something that matters to you more than money.

2.Create more value than you capture.

3.Take the long view.

Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?

– Steve Jobs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JYy_0XUe8

THINK BIGGER

http://worrydream.com/#!/ClimateChange