Tom Chi - Rapid Prototyping at Google X - MindTheProduct 2012

Rapid Prototyping X Tom Chi

How would you prototype this experience?

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Another Example

How would you prototype this?

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Last Example

How would you figure the general shape/size of the product?

modeling wire clay paper scale

So what justhappened there?

Rate-BasedGoals By the time you try 20 things,Say the thingsyou try have a  64% chance of success5% chance ofsuccess… By the time you try 50 things,  92% chance of success

So to maximize therate of learning,we dramaticallyminimize thetime to try things

Don’t Guess.Learn.

Don’t “Fail.”Learn.

How would we prototype… a Business Model? What Conversations Need to Happen?  Act them out! What Processes Need to Work?  Prototype their operation!

How would we prototype… a Software System? What screens would people see?  Sketch them and use immediately! What function does it need to provide?  Simulate it!

How would we prototype… a Machine / Device? What is it’s physical form?  Simulate it! What is it’s function?  Try it the cheapest way you can

How would we prototype… a Marketing Campaign? What will people need to know/feel?  Draw, present to strangers, listen… What thinking factors into the sale?  Let people know their role / motivation…

How do you find a path… from the unknown to a high-quality outcome? the Possible Unknown Outcomes t

Research Development maximize rate of learning  drive efficiency/quality1. Branch intobroad & fastexploration 3. Constellate 4. Build your results 2. Extend / prune

Benefits of Rates1. Simple way to measure progress2. Immediately actionable – no more waiting3. Allows you evaluate experiments faster4. When you can evaluate faster, you can experiment faster

Try fast, learn fast, revise fast (~15 prototypes / week)

Thanks!@thegoodtomchi

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