FORM
Explore scale, proportion and the first impression.
WORKSHOP
Serious ideas.
Playful tools.
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Playful tools.
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PLAY TO LEARN
WHY MAKE IT
TANGIBLE?
A small physical model gives a team something specific to point at, change and question. It helps make differences in understanding visible before the idea becomes expensive to change.
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OUR TOOLKIT
STRUCTURE
Make relationships and constraints easier to see.
INTERACTION
Try the movement, sequence or gesture that matters.
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OUR
PILOT.
A proposed pilot focuses attention on one decision.
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Decision to explore
Keep the question specific.
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Possible variations
Make the differences visible.
WHAT DID WE NOTICE?
Record what people tried, where they hesitated, and what changed when the model changed.
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PROGRESS THROUGH
ITERATIONS
A sequence of small revisions can explain more than a polished first impression.
A rough first version
Make the idea visible with the least effort.
A useful variation
Change one feature to explore a different possibility.
A clearer next question
Decide what remains uncertain and worth testing.
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BOLD QUESTIONS
NEED ROOM
TO PLAY.
Unexpected materials can help a team see familiar problems from a fresh angle.
Make something simple enough that nobody is afraid to change it.
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USEFUL QUESTION
What would we change if we had to build the idea with what is already on this table?
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THREE ROLES. ONE TEAM.
THE FACILITATOR
Keeps the question clear
THE MAKER
Turns ideas into things
THE OBSERVER
Notices what changes
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THREE POSSIBLE
STARTING POINTS.
Original concept studies for a space, an interaction and a physical product.
A PLACE TO PAUSE
Explore how a small space invites people to stop.
A CLEARER CONTROL
Try a sequence with hands before polishing a screen.
A LIGHTER ASSEMBLY
Investigate how parts connect and come apart.
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LEARN AROUND
THE SAME TABLE.
Make it visible
Put the idea where everyone can point to the same thing.
Change one thing
Try a variation and notice what it changes in the discussion.
Carry a question
Leave with a specific uncertainty to explore next.
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BRING A
QUESTION.
MAKE A START.
One decision. Simple materials.
A useful next conversation.
LET'S MAKE IT TANGIBLE.