Design Your Life
6min2020 AUG 28
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How should you approach the design problem of your life? Because it is a design problem, in the sense of human-centered “design thinking”. You have a set of talents, skills, dreams, and goals. These create many opportunities for you, but which should you pursue?To begin with, says Dave Evans, design thinkers follow their curiosity, and assume that there’s an interesting solution to be found at the end of a series of prototypes. By contrast, many people make the mistake of approaching the landscape, assuming the negative so as not to look foolish. This can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, foreclosing on opportunities before you’ve even begun to explore them.Design Prototyping for Your LifeAn engineering prototype is best for solving tame problems with clear, repeatable solutions.Whereas an engineering prototype starts with a conclusion, a design prototype starts with a curiosity. It’s the empirical, embodied experience of going out and trying things.In life prototyping, you test d...