The Stage-Gate Process helps teams manage new product development through structured stages, from idea generation to launch. Each stage is separated by gates where progress is reviewed, risks are assessed, and decisions are made to continue, revise, pause, or stop the project. Its main advantages include scalability, flexibility, customer focus, and integration with agile and lean practices. However, it can be criticised for being too linear and restrictive, which may limit creativity, prototyping, and deeper iteration.

SummaryUX Dark patterns (also known as deceptive patterns) in the digital world are design strategies that manipulate user behaviour and desires to encourage users to interact with the system in ways that prioritise business interests over the user's best interests. Deceptive patterns lead to digital excess usage and addiction (e.g. in online shopping, games and […]