Design Thinking Toolkit
Design Thinking Toolkit
Tools & Templates

Tools & Templates

Mural templates

Here are some Mural templates we’ve hand-picked for you to run your own collaborative online workshop!

And you can find hundreds more in Mural’s public template library.

Content

Cheat Sheet: Getting started with MuralCheat Sheet: Getting started with Mural
Cheat Sheet: Getting started with Mural

A quick-start reference guide to help you use Mural to collaborate with your team and others

Mural Tutorial: Advanced Tips & TricksMural Tutorial: Advanced Tips & Tricks
Mural Tutorial: Advanced Tips & Tricks

A learning board jam-packed with power tips and shortcuts to help you use Mural like an expert!

Mural Template: 30-min decision-making Mural Template: 30-min decision-making
Mural Template: 30-min decision-making

A simple activity to help a group quickly align and make a decision together

Mural template: Classic Ice-breakersMural template: Classic Ice-breakers
Mural template: Classic Ice-breakers

A set of 12 pre-prepared activities energize a group before any meeting or workshop

Mural Template: LDJ (Lightning Decision Jam) Mural Template: LDJ (Lightning Decision Jam)
Mural Template: LDJ (Lightning Decision Jam)

A 1-2 hour workshop to solve problems & reach concrete decisions

Mural Template: Design Sprint recipeMural Template: Design Sprint recipe
Mural Template: Design Sprint recipe

The complete Mural board you need to run your very own 1-week Design Sprint like a pro!

Mural Template: Self-Guided Design Sprint Mural Template: Self-Guided Design Sprint
Mural Template: Self-Guided Design Sprint

A twist on the classic 1-week Design Sprint - When it's tricky to schedule multiple team members

More recommended tools

Digital collaboration whiteboards

In a virtual world digital tools are essential for effective virtual collaboration. These are some of our favourite tools you can start using today:

  • Mural (recommended for Koch employees)
    • Guide to purchasing Mural (for internal Koch employees only)
    • Cheat-sheet: Getting started with Mural
  • Miro
  • Whiteboard in Microsoft Teams

Learn by watching:

Welcome to MURAL. What, why, and how to use it [4 min]
A Guide to Digital Collaboration: Whiteboard Alternatives & Use Cases [1h20m]
"Advanced Mural Training" with Meagan Dobson from Mural [20 min]

Prototyping tools

Prototyping is a great way to test out new ideas quickly. Read Prototyping 101 for more info.

  • Figma
  • Adobe XD
  • Powerpoint
    • Powerpoint can be a great way to create a quick & easy prototype that showcases ideas without learning a new design tool.
    • Here's a walkthrough of one example of PowerPoint as a prototyping tool.
  • InVision
  • Marvel

Customer empathy / interview tools

Understanding your customers can help inform a more successful strategy for any initiative. Read Customer Empathy for more info.

  • Surveys and forms (useful for collecting info from wider groups of people)
    • Google Forms
    • Typeform
  • Loom - for screen recording online customer interviews
  • Reduct - transcribes video recordings into searchable text

Learn

What is Design Thinking? Why is it valuable? When should I apply it?

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Everyday methods Workshops Tool & Templates

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