Design thinking
Design thinking is a methodology that emerged in the 1970s and gained momentum in the 1980s with applications across various sectors, including e-commerce. This production approach focuses on UX (user experience) as the foundation for innovation. The idea is to get as close as possible to the consumer to meet their needs by placing the user at the heart of the creation and development process for products or services, with a creative approach.
Foundations and Principles of the Concept
Today, nearly all companies worldwide apply design thinking, regardless of their services or organizational model, as it allows them to adapt to technological changes. It is both a philosophy and a set of tools that enables problem-solving in a creative way. This human-centered innovation puts user needs first to offer truly tailored solutions. By understanding users’ needs, aspirations, and challenges, companies can respond with more relevant products or services.
Design thinking relies on five key stages that are adaptable and iterative. This approach enables companies to challenge preconceptions through multidisciplinary collaboration, aiming to understand users holistically and place them at the center of the focus.
Empathy 🔍
The empathy stage is the first in the process. This step involves immersing oneself in the daily life of the target user to understand their needs, motivations, and barriers. The goal is to see the world from their point of view and put ourselves in their shoes to gain a clear and nuanced vision of their problems and expectations. In the context of e-commerce, this might involve interviews, observations, or surveys to capture buying behaviors and consumer needs.
Defining the problem 🤔
Based on the information gathered, the second step is to formulate a clear and concise definition of the problem to address, focusing on user needs rather than organizational goals. In e-commerce, this might mean identifying pain points in the customer journey or unmet needs regarding services offered.
Ideation đź’ˇ
The third step is ideation, a creativity phase in which the team generates many ideas without immediate concern for feasibility. This brainstorming stage allows sharing of all ideas emerging from the first two steps. The aim is to encourage multidisciplinary collaboration among professionals from various fields to stimulate collective intelligence.
Prototyping ⚙️
Prototyping involves materializing ideas into simple models or prototypes to make them tangible and testable. In e-commerce, this could mean creating an initial version of a user interface or specific functionalities. The goal is to minimize development costs and time by avoiding direct deployment of final solutions without prior customer validation.
Testing âś…
The final step, and an essential one, is the testing phase. This step involves presenting prototypes to end-users to collect feedback and refine solutions accordingly. This process is iterative; based on the feedback, the team can revisit earlier stages to improve the prototype and test it again. The goal is to ensure that the solution developed truly meets user needs before an official launch.
Design thinking is a cyclical rather than a linear process. Unlike traditional methods, it is not limited to a simple succession of stages but encourages constant reflection on previous stages based on feedback. The five stages form iterative cycles, allowing for flexibility and adaptation to evolving user needs or market demands.
The philosophy of design thinking
The philosophy of design thinking is based on the idea that design is not only about appearance but also about functionality and experience. The goal is to create products and services that attract users while intuitively and practically meeting their needs, including those they may not have explicitly expressed. Hence, an idea that remains theoretical loses its value; only execution counts.
In e-commerce, this means going beyond creating an attractive website and instead designing a shopping journey that simplifies and enhances the user experience from start to finish. This is why design thinking has become an essential tool for innovation in this field.
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