ABOUT THIS COURSE

This workshop focuses on the value of prototyping quickly and often, regardless of previous design experience. It introduces different prototype fidelities, tips and tricks, and processes for planning and measuring the success of a prototype. We'll demonstrate how to prototype at different scales, from interfaces, to products, to entire services.

Join us for an immersive learning experience that will help you go from idea to impact in record time.

Prerequisites

This course is foundational and ideal for people with little or no previous experience but a strong desire to learn and experiment with hands on techniques.

How Will You Learn?

Each day a new prototyping technique will be introduced through hands-on learning, building on previous techniques. Participants will explore the pros and cons of different techniques and learn when and how to apply different prototyping processes to different stages of a project.

Working in teams, participants will quickly learn to think and communicate through prototypes, deconstruct problems, and create and test new ideas. We will prototype to increase curiosity, engagement and participation across a team, learn directly from our target audience, identify possible friction-points early on, and easily communicate a design vision.

What will I learn?

• Why we prototype and the value of different prototyping techniques
• A framework to understand the prototyping process
• Understand what level of fidelity (low, mid, high) is appropriate for different project phases.
• Paper-prototyping for early-stage discovery and idea-generation
• How to use Figma to rapidly create interactive prototypes
• How to use role-playing and video storytelling techniques to build empathy and communicate your idea.
• How to gather user feedback on prototypes.

What should I bring?

• You only need to bring yourself, a computer, a mobile phone and an open mind!