What are the components of the I2A2 design methodology?

Question

Options

• AInputs, Interactions, Actions, Apps
• BInputs, Interactions, Actions, Artifacts
• CInputs, Interactions, Apps, Artifacts
• DInputs, Interactions, Actions, Assets

• B
  92% (24)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because I2A2 stands for Inputs, Interactions, Actions, and Artifacts - four distinct phases representing how a system or design process receives information, facilitates engagement, performs operations, and produces tangible outputs.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A replaces Artifacts with Apps - "Apps" is too narrow and implementation-specific; Artifacts encompasses any deliverable or output, not just applications.
• C replaces Actions with Apps - this drops the behavioral/operational layer entirely, which is central to the framework.
• D replaces Artifacts with Assets - while similar-sounding, Assets implies pre-existing resources brought in, whereas Artifacts are what the process produces.

Memory tip: Think of the lifecycle of a creative project - you start with raw Inputs, people have Interactions with the work, Actions are taken to transform it, and the result is an Artifact you can hold or deliver. The key word to anchor is Artifact (not Asset, not App), since it uniquely captures "something created as an output."

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