IxDiscover

a handy guide to 15 interaction design methods you might not have heard of, or used like this before.

Affordances

Affordances

👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation
The theory of perceptual possibilities experienced when interacting with objects
Bodystorming

Bodystorming

💡 Ideation
Embodied brainstorming in small groups to generate new ideas
Cultural Probes

Cultural Probes

💡 Ideation 📊 Data Collection
Kits of artefacts that are created to understand users and inspire new designs
Hot Air Balloon

Hot Air Balloon

💡 Ideation 📊 Data Collection
A playful, metaphor-driven approach to breaking down a task or problem
Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping

💡 Ideation
Giving visual form to ideas through hierarchy and relationships
Octopus Clustering

Octopus Clustering

💡 Ideation 📊 Data Collection
An engaging way to organise concepts and make collaborative decisions
PACT Analysis

PACT Analysis

👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation
Unpacking and analysing people, activities, contexts and technologies
Physical Prototyping

Physical Prototyping

🛠 Making 💡 Ideation
Using physical materials to explore and develop design concepts
Reflective Practice

Reflective Practice

👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation
Methods to aid in more rigorous, useful and critical reflection on creative work
SCAMPER

SCAMPER

👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation
A simple ideation method that can spark imagination and lead to innovation
Sketchnoting

Sketchnoting

👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation
Get the most out of your notes with this simple yet powerful notetaking method
Thinkering

Thinkering

🛠 Making 💡 Ideation
Thinking while tinkering - a playful prototyping method with technology
Video Card Game

Video Card Game

👁 Analysis 💡 Ideation
Movement becomes a design material in this unconventional card game
Video-cued Recall

Video-cued Recall

✏️ Evaluation 📊 Data Collection
Produce more accurate and detailed participant recall in data collection
Wizard of Oz

Wizard of Oz

✏️ Evaluation 💡 Ideation
Test out lo-fi prototypes while crafting an illusion of a fully functional project