Selecting

Selecting

The category of selecting includes design tools that help you evaluate and select ideas or draft solutions. Some tools are intended for an initial general selection, whereas others offer a somewhat more thorough approach that is suitable for an advanced stage in the design process.

A number of general principles apply to each tool in the category of selecting.

1. You can use most tools on your own, but they work best if you work with your team or even a larger group.
2. The evaluations are estimations, but they do not show the actual performance of an idea or draft solution: that will take an assessment.
3. The evaluations help identify considerations. This leads to well-argued designs and can contribute to fruitful talks with the target group, client or other stakeholders.