REFLECTION ON MIND MAPPING

CHALLENGE

I am a software engineer at Spanish Red  Cross and we wish to design a new Operating system for the  new ePhone. The main challenged faced by us is that ​Yusudi.​ is already a huge success so how  to make the new operating system unique. So, we started with analysing what was it that  made ​Yusudi.​ such an operating software was. This was the “What is” stage. Then, we started  brainstorming that what new features could make the latest ​Yusudi.​ unique as well as  successful. We then worked on the above given situation by proceeding with this brief.

SELECTION

For the development of this new operating system, we thought mind mapping would be the  best suited tool as helps us get an insight to various ideas and theories, creating a pattern,  when put together. Secondly, Mind Mapping helps us identify insights which bring out more  innovative solutions. The Mind Mapping tool process starts with taking input from qualitative  data, customer stories / diaries, ethnographic interview results or even output from projective  techniques.

APPLICATION

We conducted a small meeting followed by a presentation in which we discussed our design  tool; mind mapping. The meeting commenced by discussing what a mind map was and how  would we create one in a scenario like ours. As input to our Mind Map, we used qualitative  data and customer stories.

We started by meeting in a small office with a whiteboard.  We first talked about the design  challenge and I briefly discussed how we would create the Mind Map. Then we moved on to  analysing what the situation was and everyone put their thoughts on a board. We then  moved on to the “what if” stage which was a brainstorming session. We listed down all the  possible ideas and thoughts we could use for designing the latest operating system. Then,  we grouped all this information in the form of a mind map. Now, what we had was a rough  idea as to what OS would look like.

INSIGHT

By using mind mapping, we identified opportunity areas and designed learning launches to  test our assumptions. We thought that our ideas are great and it will be liked by our users.  We then conducted a survey asking our customers about the features which they’d love to  have in the new OS. The results were quite surprising as about 95% of the people were  happy with the new concept.

APPROACH

As we already completed understanding the users and their needs, creating insights from  those and identify opportunity areas, mind mapping is a great and effective tool. Also,  according to the lectures (The Idea Generation Process), Mind Mapping is essential in  experimenting with ideas and innovating.


REFLECTION ON MIND MAPPING CHALLENGE I am a software engineer at Spanish Red Cross and we wish to design a new Operating system for the new ePhone . The main challenged faced by us is that ​Yusudi.​ is already a huge success so how to make the new operating system unique . So , we started with analysing what was it that made ​Yusudi.​ such an operating software was . This was the “ What is ” stage . Then , we started brainstorming that what new features could make the latest ​Yusudi.​ unique as well as successful . We then worked on the above given situation by proceeding with this brief . SELECTION For the development of this new operating system , we thought mind mapping would be the best suited tool as helps us get an insight to various ideas and theories , creating a pattern , when put together . Secondly , Mind Mapping helps us identify insights which bring out more innovative solutions . The Mind Mapping tool process starts with taking input from qualitative data , customer stories / diaries , ethnographic interview results or even output from projective techniques . APPLICATION We conducted a small meeting followed by a presentation in which we discussed our design tool ; mind mapping . The meeting commenced by discussing what a mind map was and how would we create one in a scenario like ours . As input to our Mind Map , we used qualitative data and customer stories . We started by meeting in a small office with a whiteboard . We first talked about the design challenge and I briefly discussed how we would create the Mind Map . Then we moved on to analysing what the situation was and everyone put their thoughts on a board . We then moved on to the “ what if ” stage which was a brainstorming session . We listed down all the possible ideas and thoughts we could use for designing the latest operating system . Then , we grouped all this information in the form of a mind map . Now , what we had was a rough idea as to what OS would look like . INSIGHT By using mind mapping , we identified opportunity areas and designed learning launches to test our assumptions . We thought that our ideas are great and it will be liked by our users . We then conducted a survey asking our customers about the features which they ’d love to have in the new OS . The results were quite surprising as about 95 % of the people were happy with the new concept . APPROACH As we already completed understanding the users and their needs , creating insights from those and identify opportunity areas , mind mapping is a great and effective tool . Also , according to the lectures ( The Idea Generation Process ) , Mind Mapping is essential in experimenting with ideas and innovating .