It’s time to ideate, so bust out some paper, put your origami skills to use, and get your brain to run wild with Crazy 8s! Primary Goal To ideate/create multiple ideas or solutions When to Use As a jump start for ideation Time Required 20-40 minutes Number of Participants 1-10+ Who Should Participate? Any members […]

It’s time to think big and envision a grand future for your project or organization. Cover Story asks participants to suspend reality and dream up a story worthy of the cover of a major publication. Primary Goal To dream big about future goals When to Use As a jump start for ideation Time Required 20-40 […]

Using Acrobat to create an interactive PDF or a quick clickable prototype is my go-to when I want to keep things simple. Acrobat can, however, change the zoom level of the page you’re linking to, making the page smaller and smaller as you click through your deck. Here is a quick overview of how to […]

You’ve conducted user interviews and now need to identify problem statements or areas of opportunity. This activity will give you a quick structure to begin synthesizing feedback and framing your thoughts. This is part of our series on Design Thinking Methods and Activities. You’ll find a full list of posts in this series at the […]

Design thrives on rules and limitations. It’s within these boundaries that we can flex our creative problem-solving skills and come up with great solutions. Sometimes, however, a project’s limitations can feel like an absolute brick wall that we can’t see beyond. It can be incredibly draining. How do we get beyond this rut? I want […]

In an ideal world, the development team would build a component and pattern library around the designs identified by designers’ knowledge, industry standards, and research. Often, however, we see clients leverage Google’s Material Design, Bootstrap, or the like to expedite the process. There are often hidden costs to this route, which mainly surface as communication […]