Название: Design Thinking in Software and AI Projects: Proving Ideas Through Rapid Prototyping
Автор: Robert Stackowiak, Tracey Kelly
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2020
Страниц: 157
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 13.2 MB

Learn the fundamentals of Design Thinking and how to apply Design Thinking techniques in defining software development and AI solutions. Design Thinking is an approach to innovation which identifies problems and generates solution ideas that can be rapidly proven through prototyping.

This book provides a brief history of Design Thinking and an overview of the process. It then drills down into more detail regarding methods and tools used in a Design Thinking workshops leading to useful prototypes.

Where software is concerned, Design Thinking is most closely associated with user experience (UX) design of interfaces. However, we have found great value in using the technique to drive a much broader array of software and AI projects in our many client engagements.
As we gathered our own best practices, we researched Design Thinking books and guides that targeted all sorts of design projects. Over time, we’ve adopted a core group of exercises and approaches that we find useful in our workshops that more often (than not) lead to software and AI projects.

This book is primarily focused on these best practices as we describe what Design Thinking is, preparing for a Design Thinking workshop, problem definition, and solution definition in the first four chapters. As we proceed through the workshop content, we apply our favorite methods and tools in a step-by-step fashion. To help you understand the output expected in each exercise, we illustrate sample output we might obtain in defining a supply chain optimization problem and potential solution.

Guidance is provided on:

Preparing for a Design Thinking Workshop
Uncovering potential business problems that might be solved
Prioritizing potential solutions
Identifying and characterizing stakeholders
Choosing the right prototypes for development
Limiting scope and best practices in prototype building

The book concludes with a discussion of best practices in operationalizing successful prototypes, and describes change management techniques critical for successful adoption. You can use the knowledge gained from reading this book to incorporate Design Thinking techniques in your software development and AI projects, and assure timely and successful delivery of solutions.

What You Will Learn

Gain foundational knowledge of what Design Thinking is and when to apply the technique
Discover preparation and facilitation techniques used in workshops
Know how ideas are generated and then validated through prototyping
Understand implementation best practices, including change management considerations

Who This Book Is For

Business decision makers and project stakeholders as well as IT project owners who seek a method leading to fast development of successful software and AI prototypes demonstrating real business value. Also for data scientists, developers, and systems integrators who are interested in facilitating or utilizing Design Thinking workshops to drive momentum behind potential software development and AI projects.