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6. Test & learn
Design Thinking · 36 pages source format
Watch users try the prototype. Tasks over tours. Note behaviors and quotes. Decide: persevere, pivot, or park.
What you'll learn
- Task-based tests
- Note-taking
- Synthesis
Three tests
Same tasks each time. Don’t demo — observe.
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Run 3 tests. Capture: completed? struggled where? surprise?
Clear?
Synthesize
Patterns > outliers. Update POV if reality disagrees.
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Half-page learning: what we’ll build / change / drop.
Clear?