Understand

  • What is the problem we’re trying to solve?
  • Is this a real problem?
  • Who is this problem relevant / why do they care to have it solved?

Diverge

  • What are the hypothetical solutions might exist to solve these problems?
  • What are all the creative ways we could approach this problem?
  • What are the boundaries that are either constraining us or helping us find a solution?

Converge

  • Which of our ideas might work best to test our hypothesis?
  • How can we select good solutions without being biased or presumptive?

Prototype

  • What will we need to build to run an experiment?
  • How will we conduct this experiment to get the answers we need?

Test

  • Who will be the best people to experiment with?
  • How will we find them and include them in our tests without influencing their choices or feedback?

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