Impact
Defined a direction - In such a large organization as Windows, this was no easy feat.
De-risked the strategy - We learned what potentially promising directions we would not invest in.
Influenced what’s shipping - The next generation of search in Windows will be lightweight and “do” rather than just find.
Takeaways
Create enough structure to make good decisions.
Anticipate audience reactions before the share out.
Ask like seriously so many questions.
Skills
Design envisioning
Conceptualization
Design strategy
Team
3 designers
1 user researcher