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Universal Methods of Design
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Universal Methods of Design

by Bruce Hanington, Bella Martin
February 2012
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
8h 23m
English
Rockport Publishers
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SYNTHESIS / ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE • RESEARCH DELIVERABLE

55 Mental Model DiagramsImage

People tend to behave in ways consistent with dearly held beliefs.1 The mental model diagram can help you articulate root causes behind behaviors and develop solutions that deeply resonate with people.

A mental model diagram is a rigorous framework for analysis that aligns the behaviors, beliefs, and emotions people have as they set out to accomplish a task (the top half of the diagram) against your features, product, and service offering (the bottom half of the diagram). The goal is to help teams make appropriate product development strategies that align with how people ...

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