Testing

I love this aspect of the storyboarding process because it requires that you think about the process from a user's perspective and put yourself in their shoes of achieving the end goal. While identifying the "high-level steps," you can also think more deeply about some of the less obvious steps and issues that users may run in to when trying to achieve the end goal. Bringing those ideas/smaller problems back to the drawing table and brainstorming session can spark even more creative ideas.

What is meant by "favorite" here? Are participants assessing their own work for which sketch is the best illustrated, most creative, etc.? If participating in this ideation technique, I think I would need more structure on this step.

I love this idea and find it very useful in my own current ideation sessions. Many people find it useful to not only write down ideas or discuss them verbally but to also see actual representations of what those ideas could look like. Sharing mood boards within the team is a great way to compare how others picture the idea coming to life, and groups could take their favorite images from each board to make a collaborative board, too.

I'm on the fence about this technique. It could be helpful to analyze what is already on the market so you have a starting point in ideation and know how far you need to expand, but focusing too much on what is in existence seems like it could limit the creative process, as well. It feels like this technique goes against the techniques of throwing out the wild and crazy ideas.

While I think this could be a unique way to approach the ideation process, I also see this as problematic when done in a group setting. What one individual sees as a "terrible" idea could be a grand idea (i.e. from the wishing technique) to someone else, and that may cause certain team members to be feel less inclined to share their ideas in the process later.

This seems like a really useful technique and expansion of the empathy mapping and persona generation we have done for class. Even though it is important to look at the perspectives of all stakeholders that might be affected by the problem, I find the point of including someone complete outside of the problem really useful, too. It could be helpful to think about how others with no buy-in or biases might view the problem in a totally different light and be able to offer solutions, ideas, etc. that feel impossible, challenging, or too far-fetched for the parties directly involved.