outcome-focused design
nounUK /ˈaʊt.kʌm ˈfəʊ.kəst dɪˈzaɪn/
US /ˈaʊt.kʌm ˈfoʊ.kəst dɪˈzaɪn/
A way of making things that starts by thinking about what result you want.
The team used outcome-focused design to build a playground that kids would actually play on.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A design method that measures success by real-world results rather than by features or looks.
Outcome-focused design helped the school pick a reading app that truly improved test scores.
3. Planning a product by first naming the change it should create for people.
With outcome-focused design, the app makers asked what users should be able to do, not what buttons to add.
4. A teamwork habit of checking whether a design actually solved the problem.
Their outcome-focused design review asked one question: did the new bus map help riders find their stops faster?