"Mind Mapping"

Challenge  We are working in a team that have been making sustainable products. The team works remotely  because we are in different locations due to the covid context. For this reason, tools began to be  used to share information and keep it updated and available. The project fully conforms to the  Design Thinking theme, since product proposals are focused on users, and above all with the  objective of environmental impact and cost as it is of social application. The team is made up of 6  professionals from different disciplines. It is established how the meetings and durations will be,  who participates, what digital tools are used for the meetings and the development of the different  activities. The project and dashboard software and platforms for sharing folders and editing them  remotely.

Selection

"Mind Mapping" is selected as one of the Design Thinking tools. This tool can be used for  collaborative remote work. It facilitates the search for patterns and themes for which it is  appropriate to incorporate.

Application

Surveys are carried out on a defined ethnographic group, with closed and open questions,  people are mapped according to this ethnographic group. 20 people were selected for one  of the projects to be executed. The survey was sent via email and by an armed group  through social networks for this purpose. Everything is completed online, and the results  are automatically received for treatment. In addition, online interviews were conducted,  and a board (such as a mural or miro) was used to create a more dynamic form where the  interviewees could write on sticky notes or paste images and photos to generate their  answers. Then the maps were assembled. People are assembled through one of the shared  applications, where all team members can edit, add information.

With these input data, we proceed to the next step, which is the creation of the "people"  according to the classification of patterns and similar characteristics.

Insight

The challenge was doubly satisfactory, that the first challenge was to carry out the activities virtually,  the second to apply a new tool for the work team.

What I mean, banish the working paradigm known so far, and discover how people are interested  in participating and responding and contributing. It was more enriching, strengthened the work  team and managed to get out of the comfort zones.

Approach

What to do differently next time, review how to put together the survey in terms of closed  questions, the objectivity in the answers of options to the questions should be the least prejudiced  and vitiated by limiting beliefs of the team that writes and assembles the survey. It is a process of  team work, and of growth for improvement.

Being able to replicate the activities in person, when sanitary conditions allow it. Being able to  interact in a better way with people and see what results are obtained compared to the option  developed, virtuality.


" Mind Mapping " Challenge We are working in a team that have been making sustainable products . The team works remotely because we are in different locations due to the covid context . For this reason , tools began to be used to share information and keep it updated and available . The project fully conforms to the Design Thinking theme , since product proposals are focused on users , and above all with the objective of environmental impact and cost as it is of social application . The team is made up of 6 professionals from different disciplines . It is established how the meetings and durations will be , who participates , what digital tools are used for the meetings and the development of the different activities . The project and dashboard software and platforms for sharing folders and editing them remotely . Selection " Mind Mapping " is selected as one of the Design Thinking tools . This tool can be used for collaborative remote work . It facilitates the search for patterns and themes for which it is appropriate to incorporate . Application Surveys are carried out on a defined ethnographic group , with closed and open questions , people are mapped according to this ethnographic group . 20 people were selected for one of the projects to be executed . The survey was sent via email and by an armed group through social networks for this purpose . Everything is completed online , and the results are automatically received for treatment . In addition , online interviews were conducted , and a board ( such as a mural or miro ) was used to create a more dynamic form where the interviewees could write on sticky notes or paste images and photos to generate their answers . Then the maps were assembled . People are assembled through one of the shared applications , where all team members can edit , add information . With these input data , we proceed to the next step , which is the creation of the " people " according to the classification of patterns and similar characteristics . Insight The challenge was doubly satisfactory , that the first challenge was to carry out the activities virtually , the second to apply a new tool for the work team . What I mean , banish the working paradigm known so far , and discover how people are interested in participating and responding and contributing . It was more enriching , strengthened the work team and managed to get out of the comfort zones . Approach What to do differently next time , review how to put together the survey in terms of closed questions , the objectivity in the answers of options to the questions should be the least prejudiced and vitiated by limiting beliefs of the team that writes and assembles the survey . It is a process of team work , and of growth for improvement . Being able to replicate the activities in person , when sanitary conditions allow it . Being able to interact in a better way with people and see what results are obtained compared to the option developed , virtuality .