Rapid Prototyping

What is rapid prototyping?

Rapid prototyping helps to concretise ideas and concepts and thus to create a better basis for decision-making. Concepts become tangible and can be tested with the target groups or serve as illustrations for the management. There are many ways to develop prototypes: Wire-frames, storyboard, film, role-play, MVP, mockup and many more. The choice depends on the idea and how it can best be seen in reality.

What does rapid prototyping involve?

Rapid prototyping first helps to create a common understanding and a concrete basis for discussion by concretising the idea. In the process, the idea is checked or specifically improved in the context of application and use. On the one hand, the prototype serves as an artefact to check whether the value proposition of the idea can be fulfilled. On the other hand, the prototype is also suitable as a demonstration of the idea to the management.

What are the advantages of rapid prototyping?

Participants learn about and develop different types of prototypes based on the jointly developed idea. Furthermore, after the training you will be able to make concepts more concretely “tangible” and thus testable and optimisable. Prototypes bring the idea “to life” and make verification, implementation capability and acceptance testing possible. They also provide diagnostic information for the improvement and development of an idea until it is ready for the market. In summary, prototypes have the following advantages:

• Concretisation of ideas and concepts
• Illustration of functions and benefits
• Acceptance testing of concepts with customers and target groups
• Generation of concrete feedback and improvements