What's the relationship between agile, lean, and Design Thinking (DT)?

DT sets team up well for lean and agile environment.

According to Richard Buchanan, what makes designers particularly suited to address wicked problems?

Their capacity to generate and navigate multiple solutions effectively.

What best reflects Herbert A. Simon’s perspective on "designedly" understanding in The Sciences of the Artificial?

DT gives the most satisfying outcomes within constraints.

What product team disciplines should be involved in a Design Thinking exercise?

Team members from as many disciplines as possible

What is the hidden risk of the Test stage?

Assuming positive feedback means no further iterations are needed.

What does Design Thinking help you to achieve?

Measurable understanding of how well the design fixes customer pain points.

Which of the following is not a goal of the Empathize stage?

Finalizing a list of technical specifications.

A prototype fails if...

It doesn’t address the problem statement from the Define stage.

During Ideation, what should you avoid?

Criticizing or filtering ideas too early.

What is a major benefit of Design Thinking?

Shared team understanding of what will be built.

Which statement best describes the relationship between Design Thinking (DT) and planning processes?

DT meshes best with a lean / agile environment.

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1
What's the relationship between agile, lean, and Design Thinking (DT)?
Agile, lean and DT are all different names for the same thing.
There isn't any relationship between them.
DT sets team up well for lean and agile environment.
Lean & agile processes need to be in place before DT exercises.
2
According to Richard Buchanan, what makes designers particularly suited to address wicked problems?
Their capacity to generate and navigate multiple solutions effectively.
Their reliance on predefined, linear processes.
Their training in statistical modeling and technical drawing.
Their ability to apply strict scientific methods.
3
What best reflects Herbert A. Simon’s perspective on "designedly" understanding in The Sciences of the Artificial?
DT is about finding the most aesthetically pleasing solution.
DT gives the most satisfying outcomes within constraints.
DT is primarily an artistic and emotional process unrelated to logic.
Designers should avoid structured thinking to remain creatively free.
4
Who criticised commercial design that ignored planet and society?
Tim Brown
Victor Papanek
Richard Buchanan
Herbert Simon
5
What product team disciplines should be involved in a Design Thinking exercise?
Marketing & Product Planning
Team members from as many disciplines as possible
Developers
Designers
6
What is the hidden risk of the Test stage?
Assuming positive feedback means no further iterations are needed.
Spending too much time collecting feedback.
Testing with too few users.
Using high-fidelity prototypes too early.
7
IDEO advocates for "Innovation integrates with needs of people, technology and requirements of business success".
True
False
8
What does Design Thinking help you to achieve?
More opportunities to meet customers so you can sell ideas.
An opportunity to show the quality of our new interface designs.
Measurable understanding of how well the design fixes customer pain points.
The ability to get all team members to write specific documents together.
9
The Define stage requires teams to narrow down to one perfect solution before moving forward.
False
True
10
Which of the following is not a goal of the Empathize stage?
Listening to personal stories to understand needs.
Conducting interviews to uncover emotional challenges.
Observing users in their natural environment.
Finalizing a list of technical specifications.
11
A prototype fails if...
It’s made of cardboard or paper.
Users don’t immediately love it.
It’s not visually polished during Testing.
It doesn’t address the problem statement from the Define stage.
12
During Ideation, what should you avoid?
Criticizing or filtering ideas too early.
Generating wild, impractical ideas.
Combining concepts from different team members.
Using sketches or mindmaps.
13
What is a major benefit of Design Thinking?
Definition of a clear set of business goals.
A period of time away from the office to focus on something new.
A chance to talk with the reps from other disciplines in the organization.
Shared team understanding of what will be built.
14
Which statement best describes the relationship between Design Thinking (DT) and planning processes?
DT works best in a waterfall environment.
A waterfall environment is a prerequisite for DT.
A lean / agile environment is a prerequisite for DT.
DT meshes best with a lean / agile environment.
15
Buchanan's four orders of design includes: graphic, industrial, system and planet.
False
True

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