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3. Define: point of view

Design Thinking · 36 pages source format

Turn research into a POV: user + need + insight. A good problem statement focuses the team; a bad one is a solution in disguise.

What you'll learn

  • POV statements
  • HMWs
  • Problem vs solution

POV + HMW

[User] needs [need] because [insight]. Then: How Might We …?

POV: On-call engineers need a faster way to find the last known-good config
because they waste critical minutes grepping Slack during incidents.

HMW: How might we surface last-known-good config at the moment of triage?

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Write 1 POV and 5 HMW questions. Vote the top 2 HMWs.

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