Description
Prototypes are mock ups or models used to test our thinking and explore possibilities. They raise questions around feasibility and allow us to explore unknowns. They enable us to understand a core set of scenarios in more detail and form the framework of future prototyping activities.
Value
- Prototyping enables exploration of potential implementation approaches before investing in them
- The process exposes the potential risks in assumptions made up to this point in the project
- They provide low-cost, low-fi techniques to reveal potential limitations and constraints before work is planned or further designed
- They help us to think with our hands and get out of our heads
