Overview
N.I.C.E. Design Process Slides
Introduce the full cycle, connect each stage, and guide students from a real situation through feedback and the next iteration.
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A complete design-process resource collection
Slides, a design log and phrase bank, student worksheets, print and online options, feedback tools, planning materials, evaluation, and completed examples for the N.I.C.E. Design Process.
Needs · Inquiry · Communicate · Evaluate
Start with the real situation and what people need. Investigate what already exists. Communicate a clear idea, gather useful feedback, build a workable plan, and evaluate what should change next.
Use in sequence
Slides and student materials
The Design Log is a reusable companion for the full process. The numbered files match the source sequence. Choose the online or print Communicate format that fits the activity, then continue through feedback, planning, and evaluation.
Companion · Design Log
N.I.C.E. Design Log: Cover, Mantras and Phrase Bank
A reusable design-log cover and phrase bank for goal setting, sketches, worksheets, reflections, classroom mantras, personal intentions, and the full N.I.C.E. cycle.
Open design logNeeds
N.I.C.E. Needs Worksheet
Define the situation, user, facts, questions, requirements, restrictions, necessities, priorities, and a clear need statement before choosing a solution.
Open worksheetInquiry
N.I.C.E. Inquiry Worksheet
Ask useful questions, brainstorm freely, compare existing solutions, and decide what to borrow, combine, improve, or adapt.
Open worksheetCommunicate · Online
N.I.C.E. Communicate Worksheet Online
Write a three-line pitch and add a drawing, picture, labels, or ordered steps so the idea is clear, believable, and memorable.
Open online worksheetCommunicate · Print
N.I.C.E. Pitch and Show Your Idea Print
Use a print-friendly pitch sheet to confirm the situation and need, show the idea, and route the conversation into the feedback package.
Open print worksheetCommunicate · Feedback
N.I.C.E. Feedback Package
Tally whether people recognize the problem, record alternative situations and needs, capture what works or is unclear, and choose the next change.
Open feedback packageCommunicate · Plan
N.I.C.E. Plan and Plan Feedback
Build the plan, identify resources and roles, lay out the steps, test whether the plan could work, and revise what is unclear or missing.
Open planning packageEvaluate
N.I.C.E. Evaluate Worksheet
Look for patterns in user feedback, re-question the design problem, decide what to keep or change, and name the first next-version test.
Open evaluation worksheetCompleted examples
Music at the Party
A complete worked example folder showing the same sequence filled out from Needs through Evaluate. Use it to model the process, compare student work, or demonstrate what a finished package can look like.
Includes examples for 01 Needs, 02 Inquiry, 03 Communicate Online, 04 Pitch and Show, 05 Feedback, 07 Plan and Plan Feedback, and 08 Evaluate.