Visualization

Challenge

For an innovation challenge within the company, I had a product idea and wanted to form a team to  develop the idea as a full product solution. The product was a hardware and user interface using a mobile  app. While explaining the product idea it wasn’t easy for me to have the buy in from potential team  members. So, I realized that in initial stage if I couldn’t communicate the idea well, when a team is formed  it is going to be a time consuming to have alignment within us. And considering the strict timeline for the  final submissions, it is not practical to consume too much time for just idea sharing align with the team so  that they can further improvise on the same if needed.

Selection

Keeping the challenge of communicating to team and stakeholders in mind, I was thinking about a better  way out. Soon realized that picture speak for itself as in the idiom “A picture worth thousand words”.  Visualization is the technique I have used. This method could be adopted for communicating the idea,  explaining functional logic, market requirement, final presentation to the panel.

Application

Visualization as a tool is applied in different forms like Block diagram, Flow chart, User interface flow etc.  across the project based on the need. To begin with, the idea had to be communicated to the team  members, so in a group discussion I could present the basic idea in the form of a block diagram with some  images of components used. With this approach, the team could easily understand the requirement and  some could even give suggestions there itself. Once the idea is communicated each person could start on  their activity with the detailed visualization of their respective work package (like SW logic development,  User interface development etc). After freezing the requirements and completing the design various visual  models were included in the report for final submission. The user interface flow was used to explain the  panel members during final presentation. The experience for panel members was so enriching that they  could easily understand and relate to the product functionality as an end user would do. To generate a  complete solution, product designs of the final product is also developed with use case conditions so ever  one could relate how the product will look like and how to use it.

Insight

Visualization is a very effective tool which can be applied at multiple levels. With appropriate amount of  details involved it is much easy to communicate your thoughts, Ideas, Product performance, Field issues  etc. According to me the major advantage is in presenting, even if you are not an exceptional story teller,  people an easily relate to the visuals and then connect the dots when you speak the main points.

Approach

Though visualization is a powerful tool, I cannot claim that I am going to follow this every time, as the  requirements may be different. But for a similar problem in front of me I am going to look no further.  Combination of visuals + Animation can be used for complex problems where one need to communicate  and get help.


Visualization Challenge For an innovation challenge within the company , I had a product idea and wanted to form a team to develop the idea as a full product solution . The product was a hardware and user interface using a mobile app . While explaining the product idea it was n’t easy for me to have the buy in from potential team members . So , I realized that in initial stage if I could n’t communicate the idea well , when a team is formed it is going to be a time consuming to have alignment within us . And considering the strict timeline for the final submissions , it is not practical to consume too much time for just idea sharing align with the team so that they can further improvise on the same if needed . Selection Keeping the challenge of communicating to team and stakeholders in mind , I was thinking about a better way out . Soon realized that picture speak for itself as in the idiom “ A picture worth thousand words ” . Visualization is the technique I have used . This method could be adopted for communicating the idea , explaining functional logic , market requirement , final presentation to the panel . Application Visualization as a tool is applied in different forms like Block diagram , Flow chart , User interface flow etc . across the project based on the need . To begin with , the idea had to be communicated to the team members , so in a group discussion I could present the basic idea in the form of a block diagram with some images of components used . With this approach , the team could easily understand the requirement and some could even give suggestions there itself . Once the idea is communicated each person could start on their activity with the detailed visualization of their respective work package ( like SW logic development , User interface development etc ) . After freezing the requirements and completing the design various visual models were included in the report for final submission . The user interface flow was used to explain the panel members during final presentation . The experience for panel members was so enriching that they could easily understand and relate to the product functionality as an end user would do . To generate a complete solution , product designs of the final product is also developed with use case conditions so ever one could relate how the product will look like and how to use it . Insight Visualization is a very effective tool which can be applied at multiple levels . With appropriate amount of details involved it is much easy to communicate your thoughts , Ideas , Product performance , Field issues etc . According to me the major advantage is in presenting , even if you are not an exceptional story teller , people an easily relate to the visuals and then connect the dots when you speak the main points . Approach Though visualization is a powerful tool , I can not claim that I am going to follow this every time , as the requirements may be different . But for a similar problem in front of me I am going to look no further . Combination of visuals + Animation can be used for complex problems where one need to communicate and get help .