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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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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!

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An affinity diagram/map is an easy-to-make physical, tactile, and editable tool that can help you see trends and areas of opportunity.

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Rose, Bud, Thorn is a useful representation of a day-in-a-life. We've used it to annotate breakpoints, improvement opportunities, and more.

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The Difficulty & Importance Matrix is a favorite Design Thinking method. Prioritize a list of items and note their relevance to your project.

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The Competitors/Complementors Map is an excellent way to visualize a company or product’s place in their industry’s competitive landscape.