[Define with AI] Problem-Solving: Define the Problem Statement Using ChatGPT

We have studied our audience, investigated a problem space in this story, and have a number of insights from analyzing the data from this one. Next, we will turn all of these insights into a problem statement that we hope to resolve, which will be turned into a list of features and user stories. AI can assist us by serving as a conversation partner and sounding board.

As the quality of the input will largely determine the quality of the output, it would be wise to feed it data that has already been cleaned, analyzed, and prioritized. Let’s see how our current exploration and analysis might be reflected in a problem statement.

Based on the insights that GPT has produced this far, we will request GPT to draft a problem statement for us. We will try to be as specific as possible when asking GPT to write a problem statement, also mentioning the goal or even the format that we are looking for.

Based on our discussion and the insights that we get so far, about the comfort of VR in daily use, considering the VR gym application will be used daily by the targeted user, the comfort and immersion that is experienced by the user is one of our goals in developing the VR gym application. Can you consolidate everything into a single problem statement that will serve as the design goal we set to solve? as we continue with the ux process

The result:

This response is fairly good, as we can see, but it is too long. So, we will attempt to make it shorter by giving GPT instructions to do so. You can very quickly ask GPT:

Can you shorten this to make it easier to socialize and grasp by other member of product team?

The result:

As we can see and feel, the problem statement that GPT came up with is fairly generic and broad, so we would need to make significant revisions or even rewrite it entirely. This is where critical thinking comes in. We can not count on it to provide us with useful guidance during the design phase. But so far, the process has been enjoyable, and the goal of this adventure is to comprehend the potential and limitations of AI tools.

We will now formulate how-might-we-use and user stories to investigate how we can transform the problem statement into more concrete design questions and action points. The prompt is pretty simple:

Based on the problem statement, can you generate 5 how might we's?

The result:

For a response produced by AI, these are pretty good answers. These how-might-we questions can be used as a springboard for coming up with ideas for solutions that deal with our future users. Let us take a look at the potential user stories. It can be as simple as instructing GPT to transform these into user stories.

Please transform this into user story

The result:

It appears to be performing pretty well. The next step would be to add these as post-its to a FigJam or Miro board, which would make it simpler to move them around, prioritize them by sentiment or theme, and—above all—socialize within your team and business. Keep in mind that design involves collaboration and discussion. Even if AI can serve as a partner in co-creating design, certainly with real people, the product will fly to the moon 🚀.

Other resources we could try help us in problem solving.

The AI Toolbox for Innovators: Help us to generate how might we

Google Cloud AI: Helps analyze large datasets quickly with SQL-like queries, real-time and batch data processing, and also provides dashboards and visualization tools for decision-making

IBM Watson: Help us to analyzes trends, competitors, and consumer behavior to inform design decisions, extracts insights from large datasets, reports, and customer feedback to help identify pain points and user needs, and Evaluates user emotions from reviews and social media to uncover hidden design opportunities.

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