Design
Toolkit

We leverage tools from design, coaching, and the social sciences to deliver insights and catalyze innovation.

RESEARCH METHODS

Discover

Goals

Learn & Empathize

Identify, understand, and quantify unmet needs. Explore the context of use and identify critical pathways.

Tools

Qualitative:

Ethnography, Contextual Observation, Interviews, Competitive Usability Tests (how users feel about the competition), Cultural Probes, Sensing Journies,  Diary Video, Personas, User Journey Maps. Affinity Diagrams

Quantitative:

Surveys, Usage Data & Analytics from existing solutions, customer service, and CRM.

Define

Goals

Ideate & Explore

Generate concepts, get feedback on solutions, choose the best path forward.

Tools

Qualitative: 

Empathy Prototyping, Spectrum Maps, Concept Testing, Preference/ Comparison Testing, Initial Usability Tests (paper prototypes, lo-fi wireframing), Storyboards, Mood Boards

Quantitative:

Concept validation surveys

Deliver

Goals

Ensure designs deliver easy to use and efficient experiences.

Tools

Qualitative:

Iterative Usability Testing, Multi-touchpoint Experience Tests

Quantitative:

Card Sort/ Tree testing, Post Launch A/B Testing

Facilitation

Creativity is a human-centered endeavor, and we can improve performance and outcomes with good creative processes and facilitation. We facilitate activities to kickoff projects, align teams, and drive innovation. Here are some workshops we offer to help teams thrive. 

Design Thinking 101

Art of Co-Creation

Open Space Technology (OST)

Six Thinking Hats

Fishbowl Analysis

Force Field Analysis

Focused Conversations (ORID)

 

Participatory Action Planning

3-D Concept mapping

Lego Serious Play

Thinking In & Out of the Box

Asset Inventory & Exchange

World Cafe

Software tools

Design Research

Dovetail, EnjoyHQ, Qualtrics, Miro, Mural, Sprig, SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, Screenflow, Usertesting, Userlytics, Lookback, Dscout, Notion, PickFu.

Digital Design

Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Final Cut Pro, LucidChart, Miro, WIX, WordPress.

Sound Design

Ableton Live, Native Instruments

Great design begins with connecting to people. Innovation is driven by people. We can help you understand users and empower your team by delivering insights and catalyzing innovation.

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