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08Reflection stage

Reflection

Reflect and evaluate — design does not end when it is finished

It continues through its impact, its lifespan, and the lessons it leaves behind. Reflection turns experience into growth.

Evaluate · Reflect · Grow
  1. 01

    Define success

    If you didn't define what success looked like before you started, you'll just decide whatever you made was the goal.

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  2. 02

    Evaluate impact

    Your design will affect people beyond the ones you designed for. Have you thought about who else is in the room?

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  3. 03

    Consider lifespan

    You designed it. Now where does it go? And after that?

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  4. 04

    Design ethics

    Every design decision is also an ethical decision. Neutral doesn't exist.

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  5. 05

    Reflect on process

    Describing what you made is not the same as understanding how you made it. One of those is actually useful.

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  6. 06

    Learn and adapt

    Every project is either practice for the next one or a mistake you'll make again.

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