IDEO+Method+Cards

When dealing with people, IDEO recommends that you **RESPECT YOUR PARTICIPANTS!** ** The following are guiding principles for how IDEO interacts with its participants: **
 * IDEO's Methods Cards** are intended to inspire designers and people who are seeking a creative spark in their work. These cards show some of the ways IDEO keeps people at the center of the design process. These techniques are not proprietary and have been adapted from countless established human and social research methods.
 * =Learn= || =Look= ||
 * Analyze the information you've collected to identify patterns and insights
 * Activity Analysis
 * Error Analysis
 * Competitive Product Survey
 * Historical Analysis
 * Secondary Research || Observe people to discover what they do rather than what they say they do.
 * A Day in the Life
 * Rapid Ethnography
 * Fly on the Wall ||
 * =Ask= || ==Try== ||
 * Enlist people's participation to elicit information relevant to your product.
 * Narration
 * Collage
 * Card Sort
 * Draw the Experience
 * Camera Journal
 * Word Concept Association
 * Survey Questionnaires || Create simulations to help empathize with people and to evaluate proposed designs.
 * Scenarios ||
 * approach people with courtesy
 * identify yourself, your intentions, and what you are looking for
 * offer to compensate participants where appropriate (this can range from sharing results to paying them)
 * describe how you will use this information and why it's valuable
 * get permission to use the information and any photos or videos you take
 * keep all the information you collect confidential
 * let people know they can decline to answer questions or stop participating at any time
 * maintain a nonjudgmental, relaxed, and enjoyable atmosphere


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