Documenting design work using 'Hypothesis Driven Design'

Hypothesis driven design is a process that generates easy to understand documentation. A log of your design thinking and decisions.

Writing design hypotheses isn't always pleasurable. It can be tough to get them exactly right. But they make you a better designer.

The act of articulating your design choice further refines your design. And your skills as a designer.

By using a hypothesis driven design process you:

• Articulate your thinking
• Provide others with understanding of your thinking
• Create a framework to test your designs against
• Develop a standard way of documenting your work
• Make better stuff

Hypothesis statement format

[Context]

If [some action]

Then [outcome for users]

We’ll know this works/is true when:

[Measurement]