Design Thinking – Visualization Tool              V69230

Challenge & Selection

Visualization tool is chosen as my selection. The appropriate situation and chance that

this tool can be utilized is for the process of vehicle function developing. The challenge is

that I have to make sure all of my team member can fully understand how this vehicle

functions in a relatively short time (in this process, Visualization may help as well), but the

point is that – to figure out that under several user context, which function maybe

insufficient from the view point of customers, then the new design can be differentiated

from the existing products. Obviously, this is a complex question that so many situations,

elements, functions are included and must be considered. It would be hard to declutter one’s

mind without any tool being applied. Thus, visualization tool, worked as a graphical

storyteller, we found it the most powerful and suitable tool we can applied to realize

innovative thinking.   Application

The process is started by creating a fishbone diagram to discover main functional

element in detail. Then we got a simple vehicle poster and used square shaped sticky note to

represent all the main components and put it on the proper place. The other critical

components of the system, round shape sticky notes are applied to represent the

environmental circumstances (like heat, rain, dust...) in the whole system. After all these

components are fully developed, we correlated each one which may be affected others with

a functional verb to interpret how it works. Furthermore, the different color pens are used

(eg. Red for deteriorated, green for ameliorated...) to strengthen the properties in order to

improve visualization extent. After the session, the system is clearly detailed on the poster. It

indeed reduced the loading of our thinking, thus vacancy in our brain is generated for

thinking about how to make some innovative ideas.

Insight & Approach

Visualization is not merely a tool for a narrow usage, several approach can be realized

depends on how it used. In this procedure, this tool benefited us through clarifying the

system to all the members and decrease the burden.it is thoroughly different from our

existing thinking approach which is line alike, and broaden it into a more efficient tool and

broaden our thinking as well. The tool we applied this time lead to a cheerful success, next

chance more tool will be merged into the process. Inevitably, during the procedure

numerous challenge will be met. However; the hindrance may stimulate to more innovative

thinking as well.

