Cyber SPRINT
Designing a framework for rapid cyber-physical iteration.
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The Cyber-Physical Design SPRINT is an innovative frameworks that gamifies Cyber Physical Design. It uses a combination of story-boarding and innovation cards to help users describe an idea while understanding the complexities of cyber-physical systems.
Using this method, SPRINT participants can create meaningful and intuitive user experiences, while ensuring the seamless integration of physical and digital elements.
The future is Cyber-Physical
The market value of IoT devices and Cyber Physical Devices is projected to grow exponentially. According to reports, the global IoT market is expected to reach USD 1.5 trillion by 2027. However, stakeholders face significant challenges in designing Cyber Physical Products.
These challenges include ensuring data security and privacy, addressing interoperability issues, managing complex systems integration, and maintaining a seamless user experience across physical and digital components. Overcoming these challenges is crucial for successful adoption and advancement in the Cyber Physical Products market.
Storyboards
The foundation of the Cyber SPRINT is storytelling. We created and tested worksheets that allowed stakeholders to succinctly and quickly share ideas through the eyes of their users. However, we left empty “slots” on these storyboards. The empty “slots” represented the biggest blockers and challenges our research had identified : security, technology, and user feedback / experience. We saw these problems as an opportunities to empower participants and continue gamification.
** Not final design.
Cyber-Cards
We created cards to clearly communicate solutions for the biggest challenges to IoT innovation.
Like a traditional deck of cards, our tools are divided into several “suits.” Each “suit” of the cyber cards answers a different challenge : data, systems, components, and even Machine Learning technologies.
Each card describes a specific instance of its parent suit, like Bluetooth Low Energy. It describes the key attributes, capabilities, security, and low-cost prototyping options.
By combining these cards with the storyboard, Cyber SPRINT participants spend their time focusing on the “art of the possible” and less time researching vocab words.
Sharing the method
The Cyber-Physical Design Sprint was successfully tested with participants at IBM, showcasing its effectiveness in aligning business strategy with user needs.
The framework's impact was recognized when it was presented on-stage at the 2020 Control the Room Facilitator Summit, allowing us to open this methodology up for public use and critique.