Complete Your "HCDT Stage: Prototype & Test" Reflection

After completing the "HCDT Stage: Prototype & Test" module in the #CTN Community Network, answer a short reflection question on your experience.

🤔 Reflection question

How might the prototype & test stage help you with overcoming a fear of failure or challenging your assumptions about what is ‘right’?

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  • Profile picture for Gurjot Singh
    Dec 18, 2022

    You can overcome your fear by prototyping and testing since they demonstrate that it is acceptable to fail and try again. It's acceptable to attempt several times and to fail if you feel like you are struggling or that anything is challenging you.

  • Profile picture for Naz Bell
    Dec 14, 2022

    The prototype and test stage help us to overcome fear of failure by acknowledging when an idea isn’t feasible and moving on to a new idea. By not being married to one idea we aren’t let down when it doesn’t carry through.

  • Profile picture for Basil Avarachan
    Dec 13, 2022

    When it is necessary to test an idea before putting it into action, prototyping is the method that is used. As a consequence of the testing, we are aware of their success factors, their bottlenecks, and the ways in which we might get over them to effectively execute a certain concept. During the prototype stage, we were able to test potential ideas inside a fictitious framework and come up with additional potential answers that we had not considered at the outset.

  • Profile picture for Amirpouya Ghasemi
    Dec 12, 2022

    The prototype stage allowed us to test solutions in an imaginary framework and come up with solutions we didnt think of at the start

  • Profile picture for Jermy Mariya Rajan
    Dec 12, 2022

    Prototyping is required when a notion has to be tested before being put into practise. As a result of the testing, we are aware of their success factors, their roadblocks, and how we could get beyond them to successfully implement a certain idea. The urgency of this issue was further heightened by the current circumstances and the diversity of viewpoints.

  • Profile picture for Wing Yi Chan
    Dec 10, 2022

    this stage is very important to our project, we made a prototype, and we test it over and over agin. Testing it help us to discover the product weakness and help us to create a better product.

  • Profile picture for Dakshina Khulal Basnet
    Dec 9, 2022

    As prototype is a way of answering the question we have about our idea or the elements of the idea. It help us to generate the idea on the project we are working on. we got to know more about the stakeholder's problem. we generate this idea on the basis of the real life experience of the stakeholder we have seen yet. this prototype and test stage help us to know that there are possibility to overcome our problems and also there is a solution to our problems.

  • Profile picture for Basilona Eldho
    Dec 6, 2022

    The necessity to test a concept before implementing it necessitates the use of prototyping. As a consequence of the testing, we are aware of their strategies for success, the challenges they experienced, and how we might overcome them in order to effectively execute a certain idea. Given the current situation and the many points of view, this problem was immensely critical.

  • Profile picture for Albin Jomon
    Dec 5, 2022

    We gain a better understanding of the risks associated with the idea and the ways in which it can be further improved to meet the needs and expectations of stakeholders by prototyping and testing it.We discovered that an idea cannot be perfect without being prototyped and tested numerous times to eliminate flaws.It taught us to persevere with a task until the desired outcome was achieved, which helped us overcome our fear of failure.

  • Profile picture for Jithin John Paul
    Dec 5, 2022

    The need to test an idea before implementing it makes prototyping essential. As a result of the testing, we are aware of their methods for success, the difficulties they encountered, and the ways in which we can overcome them to implement a particular idea successfully. Given that we are aware of the current circumstances and various points of view, this challenge was extremely significant.

  • Profile picture for Jennifer Carter
    Nov 29, 2022

    We used REAL life experiences and resourced materials to make prototypes. This gave us opportunities to give constructive criticism within the group, further preparing us for outside critism when presenting later.

  • Profile picture for shinto Anto
    Nov 29, 2022

    Prototyping, as I knew it, is the process of building a model of the actual thing that needs to be made. As a result, we will be thrown into a realistic situation and forced to confront, evaluate, and manage its consequences. This will stronger in our success as we learn how to handle such circumstances. As we shall learn everything by really encountering it, the fear of failure can be successfully controlled. A vital element in the design thinking process, prototyping allows for immediate and low-risk user input. A prototype is an early sample or model of a product created to test a concept or method.

  • Profile picture for Sarath T Dominic
    Nov 28, 2022

    The prototyping and testing stages can help you overcome fear by demonstrating that it is acceptable to fail and try again. If you feel like you're failing or that something is challenging you, it's okay to try again and again.

  • Profile picture for Andrea Cox
    Nov 25, 2022

    The prototype stage allows you to be fearless while you work through different possible scenarios and challenges to come up with a viable solution. I love knowing and understanding that I may not get it right the first time or the 1oth time, it's knowing that I am starting each time with a little bit more experience and knowledge, and with every attempt, I am getting a little closer to the result. Embrace fear and your mistakes and failures and see them as stepping stones, not roadblocks. When we are able to do all of these things is when we will be able to get to the "right" solution.

  • Profile picture for Victoria Correia
    Nov 24, 2022

    Prototyping and testing stage can help you over come fear as it shows it is okay to fail and try again. If you feel like you are failing or something is challenging you then it is okay to try multiple times and it is okay to fail.

  • Profile picture for Sachu Joseph
    Nov 24, 2022

    Because some ideas are imperfect, prototyping and testing are essential. So, before we apply it, we must double-check. It is part of the learning process and does not imply that the idea is a failure.

  • Profile picture for Jeen simon
    Nov 18, 2022

    Prototyping is critical because it is necessary to test an idea before implementing it. As a result of the testing, we know how they succeeded, and we know what problems and challenges they face, as well as how we solve those issues and become successful during the implementation of a specific idea. This challenge was really important because we are aware of the current situation and different points of view.

  • Profile picture for Shantel Williams
    Nov 18, 2022

    Failing is apart of everyday life. Failing doesn't mean we can't achieve our goal, it means we are learning. experience by experience. Testing should lead to one or two, or maybe even 5 failed attempts.

  • Profile picture for Destiney Colyer
    Nov 18, 2022

    In this stage it helps us understand the risks and the successes that can come out of this idea. Our team learned that even with the Prototype and Testing stage our idea will not be perfect even after testing it over and over.

  • Profile picture for Nikhil Sharma
    Aug 27, 2022

    prototyping and testing the idea helps us in understanding the risks associated with the idea and the ways in which the idea can be improved further to meet the stakeholders' expectations and needs. We learned that an idea cannot be perfect without prototyping and testing it again and again to remove imperfections. It helped us to overcome the fear of failure by teaching us to continue working on a task until the required result is attained.