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