The 6-8-5 Method can be used in a number of ways to help with ideation and brainstorming, but also for fine tuning your designs and ideas. This session will focus on generating ideas in the form of rapid sketches around a set of requirements, then validating and fine-tuning them through structured pitching and critiquing. You don't need to be an artist or a designer, and you won’t need a laptop—just bring your favorite pencil and get ready to sketch!

1. Live! with 6-8-5
Rapid Sketching for Better Design
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2. “
I do a bale of sketches,
one eye,
a piece of hair.
A pound of observation,
Then an ounce of painting.
Gardner Cox
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3. THIS IS A PRESENTATION ABOUT SKETCHING.
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4. Not This Kind...
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5. This Kind.
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6. Digital tools make everything easier, right?
WHY BOTHER SKETCHING?
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7. A Few Reasons:
• Great for Communicating Ideas
• Allows Us to Record What We See & Hear
• Helps Us Work Through Thinking / Ideas
• Helps Us Reflect What We’re Hearing
• Documentation
Source: UIE Brain Sparks Blog: http://www.uie.com/articles/why_sketching/
Russ Unger | @russu | GE Capital Americas

8. A Few Reasons:
• Great for Communicating Ideas
• Allows Us to Record What We See & Hear
• Helps Us Work Through Thinking / Ideas
• Helps Us Reflect What We’re Hearing
• Documentation
Source: UIE Brain Sparks Blog: http://www.uie.com/articles/why_sketching/
Russ Unger | @russu | GE Capital Americas

9. Working Through Ideas
Source: Sketching User Experiences - The Workbook by Bill Buxton
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10. MVE
Minimum Viable Experience?
• Multiple Lo-Fi Design Concepts
• Iterative Evaluation
• Some User/Customer Insight (ish)
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11. Sketching
>
Talking
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12. Our design isn’t the only design.
SKETCHING EXAMPLES
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13. The Work We Do (By Ourselves-ish)
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14. Collaborative Design (with Clients & Users)
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15. Other Uses...
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16. ...And Other People Do It, Too...
Adam Savage
Mythbusters
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17. ...And Other People Do It, Too...
Jim Henson
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18. Sketching is Kinda Everywhere.
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19. THE 6-8-5
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21. The goal is to generate 6-8 sketches
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QUANTITY over QUALITY.
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22. Design a Conference App for Smart Phones
LET’S DO IT!
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24. WHAT NEXT?
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25. Now What?
• Critique
• Further the Design
• Usability Testing
• Etc.
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26. Further the Design
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27. Rules of Critique*
Courtesy of Bennett King
@skunkwUrX
• Do treat each other with respect – remember your idea is next
• Do encourage and embrace the craziness
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• Do keep on track – time is limited
• Do get new ideas on paper – write, draw, scribble
• Do build on the ideas of others
• Do question the design
• Don’t judge or shoot down ideas based on your preferences
• Don’t talk over each other – everyone has a voice
• Don’t be a jackass!
*applied to real-life engineers - results may vary
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28. Further the Design
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29. Usability Testing
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30. SO WHAT?
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31. Constraints-Based (6-8-5) Sketching Provides:
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Rapid Ideation
Iterative Design Exploration
Validation Against Requirements
Group/Team Collaboration
Russ Unger | @russu | GE Capital Americas

32. “
I do a bale of sketches,
one eye,
a piece of hair.
A pound of observation,
Then an ounce of painting.
Gardner Cox
Russ Unger | @russu | GE Capital Americas

33. Thank You!
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