The Design Thinking Playbook
Lewrick · Link · Leifer
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Every tool in the book, sorted by lens. Each page explains what the tool is for, when to use it and how to start, with the template as a PDF. The page numbers refer to the book.
Futures Thinking · p. 80Horizon ScanningA structured scan of weak signals, emerging trends and wild cards at the edge of your field.Futures Thinking · p. 82Stakeholder Analysis & MappingA map of everyone who shapes or is affected by the future you design, including nature and future generations.Futures Thinking · p. 84PESTLE AnalysisA scan of political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental forces.Futures Thinking · p. 86Unconscious Bias ModelA reflection tool to surface the biases that narrow how a team imagines the future.Futures Thinking · p. 88Ladder of InferenceA way to trace how data turns into beliefs and actions, step by step.Futures Thinking · p. 90Causal Layered Analysis (CLA)A method that looks beneath a problem on four layers: litany, systemic causes, worldview and myth.Futures Thinking · p. 92Scenario Planning & the 2x2 MatrixFour plausible futures built from the two most critical uncertainties.Futures Thinking · p. 96Pattern RecognitionA tool to find recurring patterns across signals, cases and data.Futures Thinking · p. 98SensemakingA shared process to make meaning out of complex and ambiguous information.Futures Thinking · p. 100Futures WheelA visual map of first-, second- and third-order consequences of a change.Futures Thinking · p. 102Creative Mash-upAn ideation technique that combines trends, technologies and needs into unexpected concepts.Futures Thinking · p. 104Future HeadlineA news headline from the future that makes a vision tangible.Futures Thinking · p. 106Object from the FutureA physical or visual artefact that brings a future scenario into the room.Futures Thinking · p. 108Experiential FuturesImmersive experiences that let people live a future for a moment.Futures Thinking · p. 110Wind TunnelingA stress test of strategies and ideas against several scenarios.Futures Thinking · p. 112Future Role-PlayingRole-play in which participants act as people living in a future scenario.Futures Thinking · p. 114BackcastingA planning method that starts from a preferable future and works back to today.Futures Thinking · p. 116Future-Ready RoadmappingA roadmap that links long-term vision, milestones and immediate actions.Design Thinking · p. 135Narrative Design CanvasA canvas to design the story that carries a change or a solution.Design Thinking · p. 144Future PersonaA persona set in a future scenario, with its needs, fears and context.Design Thinking · p. 148Systemic Empathy MapAn empathy map that adds the system around the person: community, nature and other stakeholders.Design Thinking · p. 152Wicked Problem FramingA framing tool for complex problems with no single right answer.Design Thinking · p. 154Value Proposition for Humanity CanvasA value proposition that creates value for people, planet and society at once.Design Thinking · p. 160Future Storytelling & Narrative PrototypingStories and narrative prototypes that make a future solution understandable.Design Thinking · p. 162Ethical Consequences ScannerA structured check of the intended and unintended ethical consequences of a solution.Ecological Thinking · p. 204Doughnut Economics ModelA model to keep solutions within the safe and just space between social foundation and planetary boundaries.Ecological Thinking · p. 206Biomimicry & Permaculture PrinciplesPrinciples from nature as a source of ideas for products, services and systems.Ecological Thinking · p. 208Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) SimplifiedA simplified assessment of the environmental impact along the life cycle.Ecological Thinking · p. 210Regenerative Business Model CanvasA business model canvas that adds ecological and social value creation.Ecological Thinking · p. 212Design for Durability, Repair & DisassemblyA checklist to design products that last, can be repaired and taken apart.Ecological Thinking · p. 214Sustainable Behavior Design CanvasA canvas to design interventions that make sustainable behaviour easy and attractive.Systems Thinking · p. 244System Boundaries & Stakeholder MappingA tool to define what is inside and outside the system you want to change.Systems Thinking · p. 246Causal Loop Diagramming (CLD)A diagram of the reinforcing and balancing feedback loops behind a problem.Systems Thinking · p. 248Leverage Points AnalysisAn analysis of where a small intervention creates the biggest change in a system.Systems Thinking · p. 250Multi-Stakeholder Value Network MappingA map of how value, data and money flow between actors in an ecosystem.Systems Thinking · p. 252The Win-Win-Win Business Ecosystem CanvasA canvas to design business ecosystems in which the organisation, society and the planet win.Systems Thinking · p. 254Collective Impact CanvasA canvas to organise many actors around a common agenda and shared measures.Systems Thinking · p. 256Adaptive Strategy & the Infinite Game MindsetA strategy approach for playing the long game in uncertain environments.Systems Thinking · p. 258Transition Strategy CanvasA canvas to plan the transition from today’s system to a desired future system.Exponential Thinking · p. 284Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP)A short, ambitious purpose statement that inspires a movement.Exponential Thinking · p. 286Exponential Trends ScanningA scan of accelerating technologies and their potential for your challenge.Exponential Thinking · p. 288The 6 Ds of Exponentials (Adjusted)A framework of the six stages of exponential growth, adjusted for responsible impact.Exponential Thinking · p. 290Second-Order Impact AnalysisAn analysis of the consequences of consequences.Exponential Thinking · p. 292Exponential Empathy MappingEmpathy mapping at scale: millions of people, many contexts, one solution.Exponential Thinking · p. 294Exponential Ethics CompassA compass to keep scaled technologies responsible, equitable and humane.Exponential Thinking · p. 296The Resilience BlueprintThe canvas that integrates all five lenses into one actionable strategy.Exponential Thinking · p. 298Movement Catalyst DesignA tool to turn a solution into a movement of co-creators.
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