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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 25 – Empathy Map

In part 25 of this Design Thinking Toolkit series, an empathy map will have you walking, talking, and thinking like your research subjects.

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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 24 – Abstraction Ladder

Let's ascend to new levels of thinking with Abstraction Ladder, a Design Thinking method that will help you find the true potential of a concept or the root cause of a problem.

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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 23 – Crazy 8s

Need a design thinking activity to get your creative vibes flowing? Create many ideas quickly with Crazy 8s. Get your thoughts on paper fast!

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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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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 21 – How Can I Help…?

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

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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 20 – 2×3

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

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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 19 – The Perfect Morning

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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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 18 – What’s On Your Radar?

"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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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 17 – Alter Egos

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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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 16 – How Might We…?

"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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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 15 – How to Make Toast

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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Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 14 – I Like, I Wish, What If

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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