Day 24: Whiteboard Challenge | Part 4

Similar to days 11, 12, and 23. Using today's resource, I learned how to approach a whiteboard challenge by managing my time and space. The challenge was a dog-walking app, and this flexible process was followed: Empathize > Define > Ideation > Wireframe.
For more context:

• Empathize (context, user research, constraints)

• Define (current solution, persona, problem statement)

• Ideation (key features, critical user flow for first-time users)

• Wireframe (Lo-fi)

• A follow-up question (optional)

These challenges are less about my final designs and more about my process.

1. Can I think through problems logically and critically?

2. Do I design with the user in mind?

3. Do I go beyond the user interface in my analysis and design?

4. Do I collaborate with team members?

Steps for approaching the challenge

1. Clarify the challenge

2. Outline the user story

3. Generate solution ideas

4. Sketch the critical screens

5. Summarize your solution

Questions an interviewer might ask themselves during a whiteboard interview

1. Can you work well on a team?

2. Do you address the core problem of the exercise?

3. What questions did you ask before starting?

4. Do you know the user we are designing for?

Key learnings

I understand how to approach a whiteboard challenge. My next task would be to take on prompts and share them on this blog.

References

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oujsls1BXjs&t=119s

• "How to Prepare for the Whiteboard Design Challenge: A Guide."

  https://www.coursera.org/articles/preparing-for-the-whiteboard-design-challenge.