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How I explore and execute ideas

My approach to design

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Problem solving through problem framing

 

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Thoughtfully framing challenges provides a foundation to make informed decisions and take intelligent risks. I am comfortable with the ambiguity and solution juggling involved with complex problem solving.

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​ Incorporating product requirements while exploring form factors for an audio-control device

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Illuminating users' needs during their morning routines by reviewing maps drawn by interviewees (for Sol).

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Materializing ideas early, and iterating often

 

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I quickly materialize ideas in my process to facilitate 'talk back' with concepts and inspire new connections among them. Prototyping also reduces risk while converging on design decisions.

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Foam core, clay, and 3D printed prototypes for exploring product use-cases and form factors (for Sol)

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Collaborating through visual communication and true dialogues

 

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Developing a rocking water bottle concept through increasing levels of fidelity.

Developing a rocking water bottle concept through increasing levels of fidelity

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Pardon the buzzword, but synergy is real. We have the greatest potential when we work together over nascent ideas. Nothing fosters co-creation better than making ideas visual.

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Working out a a journey map with my team

Working out a a journey map for a product interaction with my team

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Guiding a user interview with illustrations 

​ Guiding a user interview with visual materials such as  card sorting exercises, for a project with P&G Ventures

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Capturing inspiration anywhere, and letting your subconscious work over problems

 

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I take notice of and sketch from my day-to-day encounters. Keeping a pocketbook helps me reinterpret ideas and discover opportunities.

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Recording various mechanical design concepts

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Noodling over the renders and portfolio layout of Sol

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Drawing mechanisms helps me remember them

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My interpretation from

The Architecture of Happiness

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A concept that came to me

while living in frigid Chicago

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