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Scenario Building

Testing an idea against the different situations people might be in, not just the ideal one.

What is Scenario Building?

Testing an idea against the different situations people might be in, not just the ideal one.

What you learn

Test ideas against changing situations, not one ideal case.

When it helps

a design works in the demo, and you need to know where it breaks.

Use it at work

  1. Write the normal situation.
  2. Add situations that are rushed, interrupted or change halfway.
  3. Walk the design through each one.
  4. Fix the steps that break.

Your output

For your current design, write three situations: normal, rushed and interrupted. Walk the design through each.

Watch for

Designing for one ideal situation.

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