Daily Scrum
A short, daily meeting (separate from Standup) for the development team to sync on progress and plan for the day, part of the Scrum agile framework. Crucial for maintaining team alignment and momentum in agile projects.
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Standup
A brief daily meeting in Agile project management where team members share updates on their progress, plans for the day, and any obstacles they face. Essential for maintaining communication, transparency, and coordination within Agile teams.
Shared Information Bias
A cognitive bias where group members tend to discuss information that everyone already knows rather than sharing unique information, leading to less effective decision-making. Important for understanding group dynamics and improving the quality of collaborative decision-making among designers.
Mind Mapping
A visual tool for organizing information, typically starting with a central concept and branching out to related ideas and details. Essential for brainstorming, planning, and organizing complex information.
Double Diamond
A design process model that outlines four phases: Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver, promoting both divergent and convergent thinking. Crucial for structuring the design process and fostering both creativity and precision.
Adaptive Control of Thought
A cognitive architecture model that explains how humans can learn and adapt to new tasks. Useful for understanding user learning and behavior adaptation, informing better user experience design.
Adaptive AI
AI systems that can dynamically adjust their behavior based on new data or changes in the environment. Important for developing systems that can respond to real-time changes and improve over time.
Worst Possible Idea
A brainstorming technique where participants intentionally suggest bad ideas to spur creative thinking and overcome mental blocks. Important for fostering creativity and out-of-the-box thinking during ideation sessions.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) is a strategic planning tool that is applied to a business or project. Essential for strategic planning and decision-making.
Squad
A small, cross-functional team of 6-12 people focused on delivering a specific product feature or component. Essential for agile development, allowing for rapid iteration and close collaboration among team members.
Pseudocode
A simplified, informal language used to describe the logic and steps of an algorithm or program, without syntax of actual programming languages. Useful for planning and communicating algorithms and program structures before implementation in digital product development.
Chaos Theory
The study of dynamic systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, leading to unpredictable behavior. Important for recognizing and managing unpredictable elements in design and development processes.
Proportionality Bias
The tendency to believe that large or significant events must have large or significant causes. Important for understanding cognitive biases in decision-making and designing systems that present accurate causal relationships.
NIH
Not Invented Here (NIH) syndrome refers to the aversion to using or buying products, research, or knowledge developed outside an organization. This mindset can hinder innovation and collaboration.
Adhocracy
An organizational structure that emphasizes flexibility, employee initiative, and decentralized decision-making. Useful for fostering innovation and rapid response to changes within an organization.