Ideate is the mode in which you generate
radical design alternatives. Ideation is a process of “going wide” in terms of concepts and outcomes—a mode of “flaring” instead of “focus”. The goal of ideation is to explore a wide solution space—both a large quantity and broad diversity of ideas. From this vast repository of ideas, you can build prototypes to test with users.

Bedroom Re-Design

As someone who loves visuals, I find Pinterest to be one of the best tools for ideating. When I wanted to re-do my bedroom, I spent hours scrolling on Pinterest to figure out what I wanted to do.  I like dark, cosy rooms and I really wanted a canopy bed, but didn’t have any other ideas otherwise. Nothing really jumped out at me until I saw this image.

I love this office so much! I knew I wanted something similar in vibe, so I started collecting bedroom photos using keywords like “forest” and “fantasy”. My final inspiration board is here.