Design Thinking Toolkit
Design Thinking Toolkit
Workshops & Recipes

Workshops & Recipes

Recipes

A "Recipe" is a curated set of workshop activities packaged together to achieve a larger goal. A Recipe can take a few hours or a few days.

Content

Recipe: Lightning Decision Jam (LDJ)Recipe: Lightning Decision Jam (LDJ)
Recipe: Lightning Decision Jam (LDJ)

1-2 hours

A rapid decision making & problem solving workshop

Recipe: Design SprintRecipe: Design Sprint
Recipe: Design Sprint

1 week

A 1-week process to solve big innovation challenges

Workshop activities

Workshops are individual activities that can be done with a group in around 1 hour or less.

Content

30-min decision-making30-min decision-making
30-min decision-making

Reach fast decisions collaboratively

Vision SettingVision Setting
Vision Setting

Focus creative solutions on an aligned vision

Level of AmbitionLevel of Ambition
Level of Ambition

Ensure the team has a shared understanding of the scope and degree of innovation desired.

How Might We (HMW)How Might We (HMW)
How Might We (HMW)

A 30-min activity to narrow multiple challenges

Windward & LeeWindward & Lee
Windward & Lee

What is propelling us forward? What's holding us back?

Impact, Effort, ActionImpact, Effort, Action
Impact, Effort, Action

Evaluate alternatives and quickly align on action steps

Ways to test (AKA "3 months, 3 days, 3 hours")Ways to test (AKA "3 months, 3 days, 3 hours")
Ways to test (AKA "3 months, 3 days, 3 hours")

A great activity to do before prototyping

"Sketching" ideas"Sketching" ideas
"Sketching" ideas

Quickly turn thoughts into tangible ideas that communicate clearly with visuals

Related WorldsRelated Worlds
Related Worlds

Get inspiration for great ideas by looking at the worlds best examples

Stakeholder MapStakeholder Map
Stakeholder Map

Identify business and customers critical to success

Lightning Demos (AKA Related Worlds)Lightning Demos (AKA Related Worlds)
Lightning Demos (AKA Related Worlds)

Borrow inspiration from other related worlds

Recipe: Design Sprint

Day 2, Activity 1

4-Step Concept Sketch4-Step Concept Sketch
4-Step Concept Sketch

Sketch clear recommendations for solutions

Recipe: Design Sprint

Day 2, Activity 3

Ask the Experts & HMWsAsk the Experts & HMWs
Ask the Experts & HMWs

Aligning on the problem worth solving

Recipe: Design Sprint

Day 1, Activity 4

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

StoryboardStoryboard
Storyboard

Draw key moments of the test flow (comic-book style)

Recipe: Design Sprint

Day 3, Activity 4

Map (Customer Journey)Map (Customer Journey)
Map (Customer Journey)

Visualizing the path of the customer

Recipe: Design Sprint

Day 1, Activity 3

Long Term GoalLong Term Goal
Long Term Goal

Create a shared team vision

Recipe: Design Sprint

Day 1, Activity 1

Note & VoteNote & Vote
Note & Vote

A no-brainer activity to improve any meeting & make fast decisions

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