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Design Thinking for Data-Driven App Development · Quiz 2 · 3 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term

Question 18: Why are “How Might We” (HMW) questions considered powerf…

Question 18

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Why are “How Might We” (HMW) questions considered powerful tools in the Design Thinking process?

  1. A

    They help designers avoid complex or ambiguous user problems

  2. B

    They reframe negative problem statements into open-ended opportunities for creative solutions

  3. C

    They translate user feedback into measurable KPIs to track design progress

  4. D

    They enable the transformation of pain points into broad design challenges that promote exploration

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  • B

    They reframe negative problem statements into open-ended opportunities for creative solutions

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Question 18 of 25 in the IIT Madras BS Design Thinking for Data-Driven App Development (Design Thinking) Quiz 2 paper sat on 3 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT AN EXAM QIM2 03 Aug 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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