Turning assumptions into testable hypotheses
In thesis class, we learned Eric’s suggested format for specific, testable, and succinct hypothesis:
I believe [________]. I will know this is [true/false] when I see [quantitative and/or qualitative] feedback.
As a class, we workshopped my hypothesis around Gen Z’s financial knowledge. The result:
I…
What do I think I know?
Documenting, categorizing, and analyzing my assumptions related to my thesis exploring how we might help Gen Z parents in 2040 teach their children how to achieve financial well-being while also growing their own confidence around money.
Considering the risk associated with each assumption, along…
A new idea takes the lead…
My goal upon graduation is not to be a designer, but a researcher. Instead of being focused on creating something that is real and useful— because that’s the type of designer I would want to be — I’ve decided to instead focus on what…
Brief man-on-the-street interviews to learn about people’s relationship with money.
Based on a new idea!
Getting acquainted with my new problem area — developing a healthy money mindset — and deciding which audience to focus on.
Storytelling is as old as human history. History is storytelling, after all.
“Humans are creatures of story, so story touches nearly every aspect of our lives. Archaeologists dig up clues in the stones and bones and piece them together into a saga about the past. Historians, too, are storytellers.”
— Jonathan…
A storyboard made with Miro and Blush illustrations to express my idea of a resource to help user researchers become better storytellers.
What are all the different forms an idea can take?
In thesis class last week, we discussed designing a system versus designing a thing. Since designing a thing seemed to be the default thinking, we spent more time exploring what designing a system could look like.
A system can be…
This week’s thesis assignment: “hang out” with our area of interest and see what we can learn through observation. I choose two storytelling events to observe: Photoville, a visual storytelling festival, and a UX research findings presentation at a B2B SaaS company.
Thanks to covid, Photoville’s shipping containers filled with…
