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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 22 – Cover Story

Envisioning a grand future for your project or organization can help you make it a reality. All you need is Cover Story and some imagination.

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You've conducted user interviews and now must identify problem statements. This activity will help you synthesize feedback.

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This 2x3 activity kickstarts quick prototyping and ideation. It's great as a warmup for more complex solution-building activities.

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The Perfect Morning is a design thinking exercise for understanding how customers complete a process — or what their perfect process might look like.

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"What on your radar?" is a great design thinking icebreaker. You'll gather everyone's general thoughts on a topic and gauge their priorities.

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Brainstorm and explore new ideas by imagining someone else's perspective. Alter Egos is for teams stuck on a problem or generating hum-drum ideas.

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"How might we...?" suggests new approaches to old problems and reminds us that change is possible. It's a simple exercise with big results.

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Asking clients to explain how complex systems work can be daunting. "How to Make Toast" helps you prepare your group for systems thinking.

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It's hard to get positive, constructive feedback. "I Like, I Wish, What If" uses Design Thinking to get useful feedback from a diverse group.

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The "Hopes & Fears" design thinking exercise may feel cheesy. But it can reveal hidden motivations and bring the group together.

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Ever been stuck in a meeting where you can’t gain consensus or get past a team member with a strong opinion? Dot voting is a great approach.

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Speed Boat is a design thinking activity to help frame obstacles holding back your project's success. Inject a bit of fun into your process!