Visualizing Problems Through Toast: Lessons from a Simple Exercise
The video by Tom Wujec, Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast, explores a straightforward design exercise that unearths complex problem-solving skills. At first glance, drawing a process as familiar as making toast seems trivial, yet it lays bare profound insights into collaboration and cognitive modeling. The exercise consists of three distinct parts, starting with the order of operations to make toast. Participants draw how to make toast using only illustrations, no words.