18F
18F-Design Principles
Design principles guide product development decisions. In this 2-hour exercise, teams create memorable, actionable statements like "Earn people's trust." Good principles guide choices but apply broadly. Teams create principles, test them against scenarios, and prioritize them. They review drafts against past decisions to ensure alignment. The result? A decision-making framework that boosts consistency and speeds up alignment.
Duration
2 hours
Group Size
4-8
Category
18F
Difficulty
Easy
Give the team a shared reference for making decisions. Design principles should be project-specific, not general truths. They help teams decline proposals or generate new ideas.
- Defined design principles.
- Guiding criteria for decisions.
- Consistent design approach.
For inspiration, review the 18F Design Principles Guide. Consider how principles might conflict and how to resolve those conflicts. Be prepared for teams to struggle with writing actionable principles; provide examples and iterate. Government considerations: No PRA implications; no information collected from the public.
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