How Might We

What is "How Might We"?

“How Might We…?” questions are a way of framing a design challenge in a way that encourages possibilities, shows the current solution is unknown, and promotes others to work together in develop potential solutions.

How do we do this?

Set up a meeting with your team to review the project brief.
Start a sentence with How might we __________ (and fill in the blank ) to help to properly frame our targeted solution, but ensure it’s not too specific, providing room for a variety of solutions.
1. How might wecreate a wearable wallet for a cashless society?
2. How might we provide easy access to one’s most frequently used credit card?
3. How might we create a wallet that can be on a person when swimming?
Decide as a team which of the How Might we questions to align your team on a path to complete your goals in the project brief.

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How Might We...?

"How might we..." Those are 3 of the most powerful words in innovation. Learn a turn of language that can transform a complaint into a question that draws fresh ideas and new thinking.