PreViz is a powerful movement that is taking place in film & television, product development and architecture. From special FX to business modeling, the practice of ‘Pre Visualizing’ a business’ future is being adopted on a wide scale. Powerfully large projects can rehearse their future to give an insight into how they can build and manifest into responsibly executed businesses.
Web commerce is no different. By re-inventing consulting inside of a company, learn how pre-visualization inside eBay is making an impact for design and the world. In Dane’s talk, you’ll hear about:
· Fundamental problems that starve innovation
· Finding an engagement model that works
· Extraordinary companies using preVIZ today
· Using preVIZ to rehearse your future
2. BUYS
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8. From:
BACK To:
defenseoffense
• Reactive posture
• Proactive posture
• Waiting for requirements
• Leveraging user insights
• Static mock-ups
• Interactive experiences
• ‘The’ Solution
• Test variations
• Grow Revenue
• Increase Promoter scores
9. Circa 2009-2010
VIZkitchen
• 4 days
• 20-40 people
• 4-6 prototypes
• 3 usability sessions
• ‘Lots’ of coffee
Repeat if necessary…
10. Making, iterating & validating…
Trending
concept
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3-4
“Why aren’t we doing that!?!”
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11. VIZkitchen
• Proactive group
• Diverse skills
• Manage ambiguity
• Great environment
• Facilitation
‘tasty bits’…
12.
13. Small wins matter
Small wins pave the way for bigger wins. !
A nudge in the right direction can lead to major
*tipping points when you achieve critical mass.
confidence — the expectation of a positive
outcome that motivates high levels of effort —
is built on one win at a time.
*(per Malcolm Gladwell)
14. How Might We…!
Extend the ‘Viz Kitchen’
workshop format into a
formal practice for eBay?
16. Pre-visualize - is a function to visualize
complex scenes in movie before filming.…
it allows directors to experiment with
different staging and art direction options –
such as lighting, camera placement and
movement, stage direction and editing -
without having to incur the costs of actual
production.
-wikipedia
17. Pre-visualize - is a function to visualize
complex scenes in movie before filming.…
it allows directors to experiment with
different staging and art direction options –
such as lighting, camera placement and
movement, stage direction and editing -
without having to incur the costs of actual
production.
-wikipedia
28. Lessons learned (thus far)
1. Collaborative engagements critical to
2. There is a massive appetite for design thinking.!
3. Video is a powerful tool to tell stories.
4. Facilitation requires specific skills, capabilities and
a unique process.
5. Every engagement is different. Design to adapt.
6. Extraordinary Time for change