Dipity

great for creating timelines.
in problemdefinition to get a clear view on the habits, handlings of the user ...
in idea communication this could work f.i. as an easy scenario builder

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creaza

Creaza: a great tool to quickly visualise 'a day in the life', a scenario of the concept in action and so on.

registration is free but necessary

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betterproductdesign.net tools&techniques

"This site is being developed as a resource for the Good Design Practice program, a joint initiative between the Institute for Manufacturing and the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge, and the Royal College of Art Industrial Design Engineering group. The program aims to provide support to companies in developing and improving their product design capability as part of the new product introduction process.

The site is intended for anyone involved in the design, development or management of new products and will contain information, tools, resources and details of events."

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Gamestorming

"Think back to the last time you played a game. What was the game? Why did you choose to play? Was it a simple game like tic-tac-toe, or something more complex, like Monopoly, Scrabble or Chess? Or maybe it was a game of basketball? Did you play with friends? With family? Try to recapture the feeling you had as you played the game. How did it feel? Would you like to have more of that feeling at work?

Games come naturally to human beings. Playing a game is a way of exploring the world, a form of structured play, a natural learning activity that’s deeply tied to growth. Games can be fun and entertaining, but games can have practical benefits too.

This blog is about games designed to help you get more innovative, creative results in your work."

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WikiT: The mind mapping wiki

"Something that occupies our thinking a lot is taming all the information that hits our PCs and desks every day. Maybe you find this a problem as well, and that's why you arrived at this website.

Information comes at us from all directions: Documents from colleagues, websites, web articles, social networking reference, emails, instant messages, passwords and other access tokens, magazine articles, news clippings, spreadsheets, presentations and diagrams. A lot of this we want to read later, amend, add to or keep for reference. If it is useful for our work, hobbies and family life, we need to keep it, and be able to find it.

Who hasn't felt overwhelmed by the increasing gush pouring out of the information pipes to which most of us are connected? "


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Creative Stars

"The idea is to collect websites for industrial designers who are in the beginning of their design process (Information phase and Exploration phase). The most useful websites are displayed on the homepage to ensure a quick navigation"

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37 ways voor dienstinnovatie by Marc Heleven

37 Ways Diensteninnovatie

View more presentations from Marc Heleven.

future scenario thinking

HOE ZIET MOBILITEIT ER IN 2088 UIT?
Het ligt nog ver voor ons, maar een aantal deskundigen durven al te speculeren over hoe personenvervoer er in 2088 uit zal zien. Gaan we zwaartekracht overwinnen of zelfs teleporteren? ...

via idealize

Prezi presentation tool

With the help of Prezi you can create maps of texts, images, videos, PDFs, drawings and present in a nonlinear way. Move beyond the slide, it only takes 5 minutes to learn how to use Prezi.

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via core 77

The 10 1/2 Commandments of Visual Thinking - DAN ROAM

“Visual thinking is the future of business problem solving. Using our innate ability to see—both with our eyes and our mind’s eye—gives us entirely new ways to discover hidden ideas, develop those ideas intuitively, and then share those ideas with other people in a way they are simply going to ‘get.’” Dan Roam

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via changethis

EXPLORATREE - THINKING GUIDES

Exploratree is a free web resource where you can access a library of ready-made interactive thinking guides, print them, edit them or make your own. You can share them and work on them in groups too.

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www.innowiz.be

the Design & Emotion society

the Design & Emotion society raises issues and facilitates dialogue among practitioners, researchers, and industry, in order to integrate salient themes of emotional experience into the design profession. Do vistit the tools & methods section!

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BRAND MAPPING TOOL - BRANDZEAL

MADE TO STICK - CHIP & DAN HEATH

Six Principles of Sticky Ideas
According to Chip and Dan, there’s six principles that help you craft a sticky message:

* Principle 1. Simplicity
* Principle 2. Unexpectedness
* Principle 3. Concreteness
* Principle 4. Credibility
* Principle 5. Emotions
* Principle 6. Stories

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IDEO METHOD CARDS

Interactive TRIZ Matrix & 40 Principles

The TRIZ Matrix is a database of KNOWN SOLUTIONS (principles) able to OVERCOME CONTRADICTIONS.
I.e, You need a static object to be longer without becoming heavier. This is a contradiction. The improving feature is ' #4, length of stationary object ' and the worsening factor is ' #2, weight of stationary object '. Use the matrix to discover possible ways of solutions, the PRINCIPLES.

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Designing with your users

Human Centered Design

7 ideas: convergentietoolbox

"Honderden ideeën na een brainstorm. Maar hoe zoek je de pareltjes of het meest veelbelovende idee. Vaak gaat alle aandacht (en fun) naar de divergerende fase. Maar slim convergeren maakt vaak het verschil. In deze 7 ideas een toolbox om ideeën te selecteren. Zowel convergentie-technieken als algemene criteria om een idee op te beoordelen.

Enjoy,

Marc Heleven"

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