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Product sensestretch
Design a voting experience for a city election.
How to approach it
Ask about constraints first: legal rules, accessibility, security and trust. In voting, trust matters more than speed.
How a strong answer opens
“In voting, trust matters more than speed, so I'd start with constraints: election law, accessibility and security. And I'd like to agree on scope: voter information, or casting votes?”
Outline of a strong answer
Try answering out loud for a few minutes before you open this.
- Clarify scope: registration, information, casting, or results
- Pick voter information and turnout as the goal
- Pain points: not knowing deadlines, polling place, or what is on the ballot
- Ideas: reminders, sample ballot, polling place finder, wait-time info
- Keep vote casting out of scope and explain the security reason
- Measure turnout among users and accuracy of information
Where this question usually goes wrong
Proposing online vote casting without discussing security, verification and the public trust that elections depend on.
Learn the method
Clarify the prompt and set the goal in Module 1, Product sense and design.
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