Here's how you can harness the power of diverse perspectives in collaborative product design.

I would say both are proportional to some extent if you make a culture where the voice or opinion of each and every member of the team are being heard and considered for inclusion per say than you are injecting the seeds of empathy into your team culture and to encourage empathy as part of your team culture you need to give importance to each member regardless of their roles and in that process you are pumping empathy factor into the team culture circumference.

Empathy is step 0. it's important to translate it to the entire team and get buy-in. As designers, we're often the ones speaking to users and end stakeholders for product research, but it's also equally important to translate it effectively to the team through user stories

Understanding people’s personality type is quite important. Some people thrive in competition some in collaboration. Some are creative but not organised some are hyper organised but not so creative. This personality type is not constant for an individual, it varies with time. However the key is in playing to the strengths of your team mates just like cricket, how you set your field and manage your bowlers likewise you manage your talent as per projects. Play to their strengths, give them stage to shine while pairing them with peers with complementary skills to help each other cover their weaknesses. Tactically, the best tool to know your team is regular 1:1s and group calls. Goal: Be elder sibling instead of a school headmaster.

For any (product design) team or organisation to truly harness the power of diversity, I think, first they need to appreciate the culture of the team/organisation that supports it. Because without genuine appreciation for what we have already, any positive change might not last for a long time. So, before even empathizing it's important to acknowledge, appreciate and value what we have. This will set the solid foundation for inclusion, selection of user centred yet business focused suggestions and appreciation of diverse perspectives to create/ improve a product especially during the design phase.

Empathy is a fundamental skill for designers to design for the 'other', with real context and validated by real need. Best way to do this? Work with experience experts - and that means the people who live with and overcome problems every day; their co-development will enable outcomes to be real, to be practical, aspirational and far reaching. And importantly, the results won't be vanity projects, they will have real meaning.

Cada una de las ideas se crean inicialmente en una sola mente, siendo ayudada por situaciones sociales que lo hacen una idea empujada por otros. Luego de esto necesitamos tener equipos de trabajo que son los que hacen que la idea sea realidad, en cualquier ámbito siempre para llevar a cabo cualquier idea una realidad necesitamos al menos 2 (emisor y receptor) y un idioma común, lo que hace de la comunicación la parte mas importante de cualquier situación como lo es el trabajo en equipo

It is also important to understand each diverse perspective, especially if different culture. Sometimes communication challenges come in between, pre-judgement of one side over the other, or the lack of ability to express and share ideas by some team members. It is crucial to let each speak freely to reflect their ideas and input, and listen while asking the right questions to get their view. I have seen team members with great input, but shy or have a language barrier to express, and have seen some great ideas bypassed by managers or team members who lack the understanding.

Intentionally build a team with members from different backgrounds, cultures, ages, genders, and areas of expertise. Diversity in perspectives, experiences, and problem-solving approaches can lead to more creative and inclusive solutions.

Diversity is as to great design, as spice is to delicious food. — This is true for almost anything in life. In high school, I saw this firsthand. When group work required forming teams, students from a similar background flustered quickly together, leaving the outliers and misfits. But often it was this diverse background-ers who produced the best work. Great design is birthed from diversity.

Building diverse teams is important for leveraging different perspectives in product design. Include individuals with varied professional experiences, cultural backgrounds, and cognitive styles. This diversity mirrors your user base, providing insights into a wider range of needs and preferences. Foster inclusivity by actively recruiting from diverse talent pools and ensuring equitable opportunities for all team members. Encourage collaboration and open communication to blend these perspectives into innovative solutions. Regularly assess team diversity and make adjustments as needed. A diverse team leads to more creative, effective designs that resonate with a broader audience.

Make sure to be present in an open environment where you have a voice regardless of your experience or role. A team which lets you open up and speak fearlessly is where you will thrive. If you make mistakes, it's a great way to learn what's possible and what's not. You must also allow others to voice their opinion and give the same importance to everyone and explain to them why their idea might or might not work.

Incentive os membros da equipe a compartilhar seus pensamentos livremente sem medo de julgamento. Isso significa criar um espa?o seguro onde todas as ideias sejam bem-vindas e consideradas por seu mérito. Quando os membros da equipe sentem que sua contribui??o é valorizada, é mais provável que contribuam com insights exclusivos que podem ser a chave para desbloquear solu??es de design inovadoras. A comunica??o aberta também ajuda a identificar possíveis problemas desde o início, permitindo um processo de design mais eficiente. Ser franco sobre o que se sabe e o que n?o se sabe também é importante, pois isso ajuda a construir confian?a e a evitar mal-entendidos que possam surgir durante o processo de design colaborativo.

El co-dise?o es fundamental, especialmente con equipos multidisciplinarios, asi como en conjunto con los clientes, usuarios u otros stakeholders. Todas las voces, historias, necesidades expuestas deben co-resolverse.

Product design is heavily rely on dialogues, discussions and brainstorming. That’s the critical aspect of the entire process if not the most critical. One need to promote and inculcate a environment which promotes individuals opinions being shared exclusively without any barriers or reasons of being judged than only the ultimate goal will be close to the one you are looking for which can satisfy all the stakeholders involved and the make the entire journey pushed towards two of the most critical elements of product design that is innovation and creativity.

Open dialogue is only possible when we leave the idea of “design is a job of designers”mentality, which is unfortunately the case most of the times.

Diversity is important, but without cohesion, it generates more entropy than tangible results. Whoever manages the process must ensure everyone speaks the same language and the drivers from different areas are well understood.

Iterating together is vital in design as it allows teams to refine and improve their work collaboratively. By continuously revisiting and refining designs based on feedback and testing, teams can identify and address issues more effectively. This iterative process fosters creativity and innovation as it encourages experimentation and exploration of various solutions. Additionally, iterating together promotes team cohesion and a shared sense of ownership over the final product, leading to better outcomes and more satisfied users.

Junto con tu equipo, céntrense en lo que su público hace, más que en lo que dice. Pueden abandonar tu producto/servicio, y en la encuesta de salida pueden decir que todo estuvo bien. ?Porqué se fue si dice que todo estuvo bien? Las personas no siempre hacen lo que dicen que hicieron o que van a hacer.

Personally, I’ve seen how bringing together diverse voices, from different cultural backgrounds, industries, and skill sets, can spark creativity esp in the iteration stage. For example, one time when developing a mobile app aimed at improving access to healthcare in rural communities, collaborating with healthcare workers, technologists, and students in the area led to a more user-centered and culturally relevant design. You won’t lose anything by collaborating!

Allowing others to contribute in the ways they are good at and opening new ways of thinking as well as perspectives amongst a community in a company. For example, just allowing others to prepare things 2 weeks before of the meeting or allowing the curation of opinions freely.

Don't be afraid of feedback, even the critical kind. Its a Fuel of your product's success.?? Establish continuous feedback loops to gather insights from diverse stakeholders. Regularly seek feedback from users, clients, and team members to understand different viewpoints. This ongoing feedback can help you identify areas for improvement and ensure the product evolves to meet diverse user needs.

Engage with a diverse group of stakeholders, including potential users, subject matter experts, and industry professionals, to gather feedback and insights throughout the design process. This can help validate or challenge your assumptions and ensure that the product meets the needs of a broader audience.

Regular feedback loops from both team members and users are essential. Constructive criticism helps in refining the product and ensures it is meeting the needs of its intended audience.

Incentivar feedbacks é como regar todos os dias uma planta. As vezes, devido fatores externos como o sol estressante ou o frio de uma distancia, pode n?o ser muito bem recebido. Mas, inevitável a longo prazo essa água irá nutrir a planta fazendo com que ela se desenvolva. E da mesma forma também vale lembrar que as vezes, tudo que a planta precisa é água. N?o é fertilizante, nem um vaso novo. Talvez n?o se trata de uma grande modifica??o no projeto ou uma nova aquisi??o. As vezes tudo que um é necessário é um Feedback sincero, despertando o olhar para detalhes antes n?o vistos.

Do the fix in-house rather than waiting for customers to sign up for your competitors. Losing the customer is hard and getting the feedback is easy.

Il ne faut pas négliger les testeurs na?fs, perte de temps le diriez vous ? 1. Le test par des utilisateurs na?fs permet de découvrir des problèmes que les développeurs et les testeurs expérimentés pourraient ne pas remarquer, car ils sont trop familiers avec le produit. 2. Les utilisateurs na?fs offrent une perspective fra?che et non biaisée, ce qui est essentiel pour évaluer la véritable convivialité d'un produit. 3. Les retours des utilisateurs na?fs aident à identifier les points de confusion ou d'incompréhension dans IU, assurant ainsi une meilleure expérience utilisateur. 4. Ces tests révèlent si le produit est intuitif et facile à utiliser pour les nouveaux utilisateurs, ce qui est crucial pour l’adoption du produit.

Establishing feedback loops is essential for maintaining an effective design process. Regularly gather feedback from all stakeholders and use it to inform your design decisions. This iterative feedback process ensures that the product evolves to meet the needs of all users and stakeholders, leading to a more successful and user-centered design.

For this, The product manager should schedule and gather a meeting in which he/she asks for the feedback on user testing with all the employees and take their feedback on how they liked it and what better can be made about the product.

Testing your product with a diverse group of users can reveal insights that homogeneous testing might miss. This can include usability testing with people of different abilities, backgrounds, and contexts of use.

De fato, a parte dos testes acaba sendo mais trabalhosa do que o próprio desenvolvimento. é neste momento em que passamos a receber diversos pontos de vista n?o notados anteriormente e por isso uma mente aberta e madura é necessária para o aproveitamento deste período. é como um GPS que precisará recalcular rotas mas sem esquecer do seu destino final. Mantenha-se firme no propósito mas seja flexível quanto aos caminhos. Muitas vezes é na fase de testes inclusivos que nascem as melhores obras.

There is nothing called 'Diverse perspectives'. As long as we think something is different from us, there is bound to be conflict in our minds. In that conflicting mind, based on our programming, we will be either tolerant, empathetic, inclusive, reactionary, or confrontational. All these choices are not examples of good leadership or innovative thinking in product design or any other profession. Why should someone be different from us? Why can't we see everything as one? A rose plant has flowers, thorns, leaves, and roots. Everything, including thorns, makes the rose plant. None of these individually can survive on their own. It's the unified whole that is needed. Likewise, we are all one. Think about it!

I have found that true collaboration is not just sharing information or even inclusion of diverse ideas but effective collaboration is investing in the success of each team member. This requires a humble attitude and willingness to pull together. If each member is committed to making all the other team members successful then every team member is successful and the project is more than successful. The illustration of the two oxen yoked together applies. One oxen can pull 5000 pounds but two oxen yoked together can pull 15000 pounds. It is a mystery but investing in the success of each other multiplies the outcome.

Periodically rotate roles and responsibilities within the team to expose members to different perspectives and responsibilities. This can broaden their understanding of the product and its users, and foster greater empathy.

When people from different backgrounds work together, they bring fresh ideas that can lead to creative solutions that appeal to a wide range of people. Embracing different points of view helps teams come up with inclusive, innovative, and meaningful solutions, and it helps create a culture of creativity and understanding within the design team.

A couple of pointers to keep in mind: 1) Diverse perspectives mean nothing if people are rewarded for agreeing with the boss or can be criticized for "bad" ideas. 2) Timelines that are too short to consider alternative concepts will bias a project team to "do things the way they've always been done", negating most of the value of a diverse team. 3) Leverage your requirements as anchors to your team's ideas. Ensure that once everyone has provided their input that the concepts and ideas are tied back to the product requirements. Tying back to the requirements will allow even the wildest idea to be explored and still have the product hit the mark.