Step 1

Before you build a prototype, consider the aspects you want to test. Is it a certain feature, the usability of a product, or the value proposition you want to test?
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Step 2

Accordingly, decide on a prototype to build. Is it a low tech prototype or a highly functional one?
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Step 3

After you’ve built a prototype, you’ll need to test it. Have the Experiment Brief ready to ground your experiments; who to test it with, how to test it, what do you want to learn, and what the success metrics are?
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Step 4

Select the experiment that fits the Experiment Brief and test with the real users
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Step 5

Gather feedback from user testing and organize them by bundling similar ones under themes
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Step 6

Analyze the insights and discuss them with the team. Did the tests validate the problem? Did they validate the idea? What should you preserve or iterate?
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Step 7

Prioritize the next steps. Use the Prioritization Template for guidance

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🚀 OUTCOME

• A prototype that you can use to represent your ideas, collect feedback, and test if your ideas solve the problems you aimed to address.

💡TIPS

• Start with a low tech (low fidelity) prototype for speed and flexibility; it allows you to explore the strengths and weaknesses of your idea / solution and gather more feedback (starting with a high fidelity functional prototype could limit the breadth of feedback)
•  If you are seeking to gather feedback on specific areas of a solution following several testing sessions, then you may choose a highly functional (high fidelity) prototype.