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Workshop Bible

Here you will find visual plan­ning exer­cises and processes for effec­tive col­lab­o­ra­tive design at the Cen­tre For Dig­i­tal Media, Vancouver.

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    Elevator Pitch

    In the world of dig­i­tal media it is cru­cial to find the best way of get­ting buy-in from a client and even a team­mate by prepar­ing a short but lean ele­va­tor pitch. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Pitching and Presentations

    Prac­tic­ing pitches of your project is the best way to make sure your team is pre­pared to give a strong, con­fi­dent pre­sen­ta­tion to your client. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    We’re Going To Say _ By Doing _

    This exer­cise is absolutely essen­tial in achiev­ing inter­nal align­ment on the core objec­tive of a project, and helps com­mu­ni­cate them clearly and con­cisely to clients and users. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Vision Statement

    An effec­tive Posi­tion­ing or Vision State­ment is cru­cial to defin­ing the spe­cific goals, value propo­si­tion, dif­fer­en­tia­tors, and audi­ence for any project or busi­ness direc­tion. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Overview of Agile

    Below are some videos explain­ing the main con­cepts behind suc­cess­ful Agile man­age­ment, how to set up and run an Agile board on your project, and why it’s impor­tant in help­ing you secure an intern­ship or employment.    

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    SCRUM

    Scrum­ming is an essen­tial part of healthy team com­mu­ni­ca­tion. It clar­i­fies daily team tasks, reveals depen­den­cies, and helps the PM track team progress. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Agile vs. Waterfall

    What is the dif­fer­ence between Water­fall man­age­ment and Agile man­age­ment? Here’s a nice video that breaks it down for you. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    The Production Triangle

    The pro­duc­tion tri­an­gle is com­posed of three fac­tors – Good, Fast and Cheap. Most oftenly, only two can be picked. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Rapid Prototyping

    This exer­cise is just a bit of fun, but at the same time serves a vari­ety of impor­tant func­tions. It helps cre­ate vis­i­ble, playable pro­to­types of your project very quickly. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Creative Iron Chef

    Same as the TV show…instead you make a game with ran­domly picked Char­ac­ter, Action and Set­ting. Go! Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Silent Mind Map

    A silent mind map can be good tool for free-association and lev­el­ing the com­mu­ni­ca­tion play­ing field. It’s a quick and sim­ple exer­cise to gen­er­ate ideas and spark cre­ativ­ity. Con­tinue read­ing →

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    Silent Sort

    The silent sort is a fun exer­cise that can gen­er­ate team align­ment on ideation and other aspects of a cre­ative project. Dif­fer­ent pat­terns are made after the sort­ing that can draw out inter­est­ing find­ings. Con­tinue read­ing →

  • Everything is designed. Few things are designed well.

    — Brian Reed

  • Design is where science and art break even.

    — Robin Mathew

  • Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.

    — Edward Tufte

  • Designing a product is designing a relationship.

    — Steve Rogers

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