Design Thinking Vocabulary

Constraints

• Limitations or obstacles in your challenge.

• When you identify your materials, constraints, and how you will be successful.

• A process for creative problem solving that is human-centered.

• When you self-reflect on your experiences with the problem or challenge.

Define

• When you brainstorm ideas, get feedback, create an initial design, share the design, and iterate.

• When you identify your materials, constraints, and how you will be successful.

• To rapidly change.

• When you create a 3-D model of your design.

Design Thinking

• A process for creative problem solving that is human-centered.

• The process for creating and sharing ideas where yo use images and sketches instead of words to describe your idea.

• When you put the prototype into action, get feedback, identify successes, and iterate.

• Limitations or obstacles in your challenge.

Empathize

• When you identify your materials, constraints, and how you will be successful.

• A process for creative problem solving that is human-centered.

• When you self-reflect on your experiences with the problem or challenge.

• When you brainstorm ideas, get feedback, create an initial design, share the design, and iterate.

Ideate

• To rapidly change.

• When you create a 3D model of your design.

• The process for creating and sharing ideas where you use images and sketches instead of words to describe your idea.

• When you brainstorm ideas, get feedback, create an initial design, share the design, and iterate.

Iterate

• To rapidly change.

• When you brainstorm ideas, get feedback, create an initial design, share the design, and iterate.

• The process for creating and sharing ideas where you use images and sketches instead of words to describe your idea.

• When you brainstorm ideas, get feedback, create an initial design, share the design, and iterate.

Prototype

• Limitations or obstacles in your challenge.

• A process for creative problem solving that ishuman-centered.

• When you create a 3D model of your design.

• When you put your prototype into action, get feedback, identify successes, and iterate.

Show Don't Tell

• When you identify materials, constraints, and how you will be successful.

• A process for creative problem solving that is human-centered.

• When you create a 3D model of your design.

• The process for creating and sharing ideas where you use images and sketches instead of words to describe your idea.

Test

• When your put your prototype into action, get feedback, identify successes, and iterate.

• Limitations or obstacles in your challenge.

• When you create a 3D model of your design.

• The process for creating and sharing ideas where you use images and sketches instead of words to describe your idea.

A process for creative problem solving that is human-centered.

• Prototype

• Test

• Design Thinking

• Ideate