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Design Brief Template for Social Informatics

Spring 2022

Name:

Replace the text in the right column with your answers.

Problem Statement

Provide a 1-2 paragraph description of the problem your technology is supposed to solve.

Description of the technology

Provide 1-2 paragraphs describing what you’re proposing as a solution to the problem statement below.

Design Statement

What expectation(s) does the design have to meet before it would be considered a successful solution to the problem? In other words, what does the solution have to do to satisfy the needs of the populations who are its intended users?

Client / Users Description

Tell us more about who are the users of this technology? How might they be convinced to use the technology when it’s ready for adoption? Who are the people paying for this technology?

Criteria and Constraints

What limitations of cost, time, materials, etc. need to be considered in producing a successful solution? How might these constraints shape the final product being developed?