Prototype and testPrototype and test

Design thinking labDesign thinking lab

Sneha SubramanianSneha Subramanian

PROBLEM STATEMENTPROBLEM STATEMENT

Stakeholder , a very enthusiastic , degree Stakeholder , a very enthusiastic , degree holding professional, needs to first accept holding professional, needs to first accept the working environment and to change the working environment and to change her way of analyzing the challenges in her her way of analyzing the challenges in her day to day work and life. Because she day to day work and life. Because she right now feels insecure and cautious.right now feels insecure and cautious.

IDEASIDEAS

Workplace must have different Workplace must have different themes. People must be allowed to themes. People must be allowed to work anywhere and they shouldn’t work anywhere and they shouldn’t be locked in their cabins.be locked in their cabins.

Many clubs and other sports Many clubs and other sports activities in workplace must be activities in workplace must be encouraged so that people can be encouraged so that people can be more informal and be free to express more informal and be free to express their problems.their problems.

PROTOTYPE 1PROTOTYPE 1

TESTTEST

I made an attempt to get hold of the I made an attempt to get hold of the same stakeholder.same stakeholder.

Explanation given:Explanation given: This is one of the ideas I thought This is one of the ideas I thought

would be helpful for you because you would be helpful for you because you feel it very difficult to get on with the feel it very difficult to get on with the working environment.working environment.

This type of arrangements will help This type of arrangements will help you out.you out.

This type of working environment not This type of working environment not only helps you in get used to work only helps you in get used to work but also helps you to be creative and but also helps you to be creative and much more enthusiastic in work.much more enthusiastic in work.

FEEDBACKFEEDBACK

WHAT WORKED??WHAT WORKED??

The idea of different themes in the work place. The idea of different themes in the work place. The stakeholder was very enthusiastic and The stakeholder was very enthusiastic and accepted that it would have a drastic impact on accepted that it would have a drastic impact on the quantity as well as the quality of work. She the quantity as well as the quality of work. She also felt that this would help them to enjoy also felt that this would help them to enjoy their work.their work.

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED??WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED??

She feels that this would improve her approach She feels that this would improve her approach to work but not help her to get along with her to work but not help her to get along with her peers. She feels that this type of theme peers. She feels that this type of theme arrangement would isolate her. This is because arrangement would isolate her. This is because mostly everywhere people are assigned with mostly everywhere people are assigned with group projects so everyone must be together group projects so everyone must be together and work . and work .

QUESTIONS??QUESTIONS??

She asked me if this was practically possible She asked me if this was practically possible and will this help her to overcome her fear of and will this help her to overcome her fear of work.work.

IDEAS!!!IDEAS!!! She wanted many clubs to be organized which She wanted many clubs to be organized which

would help her to get along with her peers and would help her to get along with her peers and also her higher officials. This reduces the gap also her higher officials. This reduces the gap between the top officials and the freshers and between the top officials and the freshers and they can feel free to express their problems in they can feel free to express their problems in work and sort it out. She feels that this helps work and sort it out. She feels that this helps them overcome loneliness in work and also the them overcome loneliness in work and also the cautious attitude.cautious attitude.

Prototype 2Prototype 2

TESTTEST

Explanation given:Explanation given:

I had no chance to give an I had no chance to give an explanation because this was totally explanation because this was totally her idea when I suggested my first her idea when I suggested my first prototype she had given me this prototype she had given me this idea.idea.

I had already made a prototype for it I had already made a prototype for it and she was extremely happy to see and she was extremely happy to see it.it.

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED??WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED?? Some more changes like no cabins in office. Some more changes like no cabins in office.

All the people under one project must be in All the people under one project must be in one place but not separated by cabins.one place but not separated by cabins.

FEEDBACKFEEDBACK

QUESTIONS??QUESTIONS?? She asked me whether this idea could be easily She asked me whether this idea could be easily

implemented at present along with the implemented at present along with the previous one and would it have appreciable previous one and would it have appreciable outcomes.outcomes.

IDEAS!!IDEAS!!

There were no new ideas which need to be There were no new ideas which need to be incorporated. It is just that a new prototype has incorporated. It is just that a new prototype has to be designed combining the two of them!!to be designed combining the two of them!!

THANK YOU!!!THANK YOU!!!