창의적 생각도구를 활용한 UX 디자인

Background Root-Bernstein & Root-Bernstein (2007) summarized the 13 thinkingtools of the world's most creative people in science and art as follows: observing,imaging, abstracting, recognizing patterns, forming patterns, analogizing, body thinking,empathizing, dimensional thinking, modeling, playing, transforming and synthesizing. Methods This researcher selected playing, abstracting, and analogizing among the13 thinking tools, which can be directly related with the methods for UX design, andapplied them to a UX design project titled ‘The inconvenient truth of smartphones’. Results Playing is a thinking tool which helps us derive creative ideas in the processof playing with a problem. Bodystorming is a method for UX design which is relatedwith playing. This researcher applied bodystorming to the project and explained how thebodystorming was planned so that the participants could play with and experience thereal problems. Abstracting is a thinking tool which uncovers the invisible core, whichis set apart from the visible elements. Card sorting is a method for UX design which isrelated with abstracting. This article explained the process of uncovering the invisiblecore hidden beneath the surface by showing the process of sorting approximately 600cards obtained from the bodystorming. Analogizing is a thinking tool which helps usfind the functional similarity between two things which are quite different from eachother. Metaphor is a method for UX design which is related with analogizing. This articleexplained how the reasons for the problems the users experienced while they were usinga smartphone were found by using the metaphor of the relationship between a pair oflovers. Conclusion Playing, abstracting, and analogizing are thinking tools which help UXdesigners because it will be helpful for them to know how scientists or artists developedcreative ideas. For further research it will be necessary to study how the remaining 10thinking tools can be applied to UX design.