DTMethod in 59 Minutes

Introduction: What is Design Thinking? (02:54) 

Main characteristics of Design Thinking

Design Thinking is an approach focused on developing creative and practical ideas to aid business growth. It can be used in areas like project management, program management and change management. It's a great way to improve effectiveness, benefits definition and benefits management. The best fit is when Design Thinking is used at the pre-project phase or during the development of the change vision. 

DTMethod is the methodology of Design Thinking: the recipe assisting the implementation of Design Thinking within an organisation. It has ground rules and roles and introduces specific tools to help conduct the Design Thinking process in a simple yet effective way. 

DTMethod: Overview (02:26)

What are the phases of the DTModel? How do they work? How do they connect in the process? 

DTModel: Creative Phase (02:42)

Deeper understanding of the Creative Phase; what makes people more creative? 

DTRules & Roles: Overview (04:13)

What are the DTRules and DTRoles: who are they for? 

DTRules: Team involvement, evidence-based approach (03:40)

What are these principles and how do they work? 

DTRules: Learning approach (02:18)

What is this principle and how does it work?  

DTRoles: Supportive Roles (02:52)

Who, when and how to engage

DTTools: Exploration phase, PT. 2 (03:03)

Observations, User Stories and Matrix of Needs

DTTools: Creative phase, PT. 2 (03:02)

Selection of ideas: Now-How-Wow Matrix, Dot Voting, RIG Matrix

DTTools: Construction phase, PT. 2 (03:15)

Testing: types of tests and their purpose, rules of testing.

Proposed tools: Feedback Matrix, Interviews, Observation and Questionnaires as testing methods