[Weekly Retro] Problematize

# 10 - Aug.2023

Happy Friday!

Here is a quick idea before you head off for the weekend:

We tend to focus our energy in solutioning. But problematizing is also part of the journey of designing great products & services.

You problematize by indicating a gap or establishing a hypothesis. You raise questions. You become curious to know what's beneath the common knowledge. You challenge your own mental models.

This helps create the frame of your problem. This is critical for an effective execution.

Don't anticipate a solution to a problem you don't yet understand.

Interesting links I found during this week:

• What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
• To draw or not to draw: is traditional sketching still relevant in the digital design era?
• Immersive Design: The Next 10 Years of Interfaces

Quote from the week:

"I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.” — Richard P. Feynman