This document outlines the 7 stages of a project creation process: prototype, ideate, empathize, define, iterate, test, and fund. It also lists basic user activities for a community social entrepreneurship project including logging in/out, connecting with social networks, creating/editing projects, inviting friends, searching, and posting projects for funding. Each stage of the design process is then described in more detail, focusing on tasks like observing users, brainstorming solutions, building prototypes, testing with users, and refining ideas through iterations.

1. PrototypeIdeateEmpathize FundDefine IterateTest
LOCAL VOCAL
7 STAGES OF PROJECT
CREATION

2. BASIC USER ACTIVITIES
LOGIN, LOGOUT, CONNECT WITH FACEBOOK, CONNECT WITH
LINKEDIN, CREATE A PROJECT, INVITE FRIENDS TO PROJECT, ADD
FRIENDS, SEARCH FRIENDS, SEARCH PROJECTS, POST PROJECT TO
GET FUNDED, TRACK EVOLUTION OF A PROJECT, EDIT PROJECT,
TRACK CHANGES,
7 STEPS OF DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
ONCE A PROJECT HAS MATURED ONLY COLLABORATORS OF THAT
PROJECT CAN SEE ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT.
FOCUS ON ONLY MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES, THAT ARE GEARED TO
THE MAIN AND FOUNDATIONAL USER EXPERIENCE

3. EMPATHIZE
OBSERVE ENGAGE
WATCH &
LISTEN
LOG YOUR OBSERVATIONS, THE THINGS YOU HAVE
LEARNED, ANY INSIGHTS. ANALYZE WHAT HAS BEEN
SEEN, THE PEOPLE, THE PLACE, THE PROBLEM

4. DEFINE
THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
WHO ARE WE
DESIGNING FOR?
USERS
COMBINE ALL THREE ELEMENTS: USERS, NEEDS, INSIGHTS TO CREATE AN ACTIONABLE PROBLEM STATEMENT
WHAT ARE THE NEEDS
NEEDS
WHAT INSIGHTS HAVE WE
GATHERED?
INSIGHTS

5. IDEATE
BRAINSTORMING HOW MIGHT WE…??? SKETCHING
MINDMAPPING USE IMAGINATION IS IT
FEASIBLE/RATIONAL?
SOLUTION 1
SOLUTION 2 SOLUTION 3

6. PROTOTYPE
BRING MULTIPLE IDEAS INTO THE PROTOTYPE PHASE
MOST LIKELY
TO DELIGHT
MOST
RATIONAL
CHOICE
MOST
UNEXPECTED
IDEA
BUILD
WITH THE
USER IN
MIND
MINUTES
AND
CENTS
(COST)
START
BUILDING
vote for
ideas to
prototype
use 2 or 3
ideas to
prototype

7. TEST
DETERMINE WHAT TO TEST HOW WILL YOU TEST IT
SHOW DON’T TELL CREATE EXPERIENCES
ASK USERS TO COMPARE TO OTHER PROTOTYPES

8. ITERATE
REFINE
PROTOTYPES &
SOLUTIONS
WHAT HAVE WE
LEARNED ABOUT THE
USERS
DO WE NEED TO
REFINE OUR POINT OF
VIEW
REPEAT STEPS 1-5 TO IMPROVE PRODUCT

9. FUND
SUBMIT YOUR FINISHED
PROJECT FOR FUNDING

10. DID WE SOLVE THE PROBLEM
THROUGH THE USER EXPERIENCE?