IxDiscover a handy guide to 15 interaction design methods you might not have heard of, or used like this before. All 👁 Analysis 🛠 Making ✏️ Evaluation 💡 Ideation 📊 Data Collection Affordances 👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation The theory of perceptual possibilities experienced when interacting with objects Bodystorming 💡 Ideation Embodied brainstorming in small groups to generate new ideas Cultural Probes 💡 Ideation 📊 Data Collection Kits of artefacts that are created to understand users and inspire new designs Hot Air Balloon 💡 Ideation 📊 Data Collection A playful, metaphor-driven approach to breaking down a task or problem Mind Mapping 💡 Ideation Giving visual form to ideas through hierarchy and relationships Octopus Clustering 💡 Ideation 📊 Data Collection An engaging way to organise concepts and make collaborative decisions PACT Analysis 👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation Unpacking and analysing people, activities, contexts and technologies Physical Prototyping 🛠 Making 💡 Ideation Using physical materials to explore and develop design concepts Reflective Practice 👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation Methods to aid in more rigorous, useful and critical reflection on creative work SCAMPER 👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation A simple ideation method that can spark imagination and lead to innovation Sketchnoting 👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation Get the most out of your notes with this simple yet powerful notetaking method Thinkering 🛠 Making 💡 Ideation Thinking while tinkering - a playful prototyping method with technology Video Card Game 👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation Movement becomes a design material in this unconventional card game Video-cued Recall ✏️ Evaluation 📊 Data Collection Produce more accurate and detailed participant recall in data collection Wizard of Oz ✏️ Evaluation 💡 Ideation Test out lo-fi prototypes while crafting an illusion of a fully functional project