{"id":442,"date":"2018-07-08T14:31:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T21:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0023\/?p=442"},"modified":"2018-07-08T14:31:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T21:31:46","slug":"lrnt527-u1-activity-4-the-define-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0023\/lrnt527-u1-activity-4-the-define-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"LRNT527 U1 Activity 4 &#8211; The Define Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The human-centred needs assessment method selected was what the the Stanford University Institute of Design <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bootcamp Bootleg<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (2016) refers to as the \u201cinterview for empathy\u201d (p. 10). This method will allow a deeper understanding of the thoughts, emotions, and motivations of the users, allowing the identification of their needs and the creation of a design that meets those needs (Stanford University Institute of Design, 2016). According to IDEO (2015), \u201cthere\u2019s no better way to understand the hopes, desires, and aspirations of those you\u2019re designing for than by talking with them directly\u201d (p. 1), while Kouprie and Visser (2009) also recommend direct contact with users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main issue I reflect on for this assignment is that the end product that we create in assignment 2 is very specific, so the whole process needs to be coaxed in that direction. The end product is a digital learning resource that, according to the rubric, must include assessment and student\/student and instructor\/student interaction. Does this make the process feel very non-authentic for others? Even in our Flipgrid videos, most of us (all of us?) were already talking about our solutions before even having started the process. How can we have an authentic phase of empathy and discovery when we already know where we are going? At best we can tweak the end result to better suit users&#8217; needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>References<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IDEO. (2015). <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.designkit.org\/methods\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Design Kit \u2013 Interview<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kouprie, M., &amp; Visser, F. S. (2009). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiolab.io.tudelft.nl\/manila\/gems\/sleeswijkvisser\/koupriesleeswijkemp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A framework for empathy in design: Stepping into and out of the user&#8217;s life<\/a>. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journal of Engineering Design, 20<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(5), 437-448.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stanford University Institute of Design. (2016). <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dschool-old.stanford.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/METHODCARDS-v3-slim.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bootcamp Bootleg<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The human-centred needs assessment method selected was what the the Stanford University Institute of Design Bootcamp Bootleg (2016) refers to as the \u201cinterview for empathy\u201d (p. 10). 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