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Rapid Prototyping Techniques

A collection of methods to quickly validate ideas and iterate on designs.

Crazy 8s

A fast sketching exercise that challenges people to sketch eight distinct ideas in eight minutes. The goal is to push beyond your first idea, often the least innovative, and to generate a wide variety of solutions.

Ideation Low-Fidelity 8 Mins

Paper Prototyping

Sketching interfaces on paper to quickly visualize and test layouts. It allows for rapid changes—you can literally tear up a design and start over. Great for testing user flows without getting bogged down in pixels.

Validation Low-Fidelity Interactive

Wizard of Oz

A method where a human operator simulates the response of a system behind the scenes. This allows you to test complex functionality (like AI or voice recognition) before writing a single line of code.

Simulation Testing High-Effort

Storyboarding

A sequence of drawings that represent how a user would interact with your product in a specific context. It helps visualize the user journey and identify gaps in the experience.

Narrative Context Visual