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Volume 2 of Journey Mapping Icons out now!

04/09/2024 by Ben Crothers

I’ve just released a second volume of journey mapping sketched icons, containing 120 more icons. All images are in 300dpi PNG format, with transparent backgrounds, available for you to use in any way you like. You’ll find some additions to existing categories found in the Volume 1 set of icons, including expressions, people, devices, technology, […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, Resources, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, cx, design, icons, journey mapping, product design, resources, service design, storyboarding, ux

Why your project needs storyboarding

31/05/2023 by Ben Crothers

There’s that fantastic time in any product or service design project where an idea is just starting to take shape, and spread its wings. Will it be The Next Big Thing? Will it be able to stand up to the barrage of oncoming questions, like: will it resonate with your target audience? How will it […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: change management, design, design critique, product design, service design, storyboarding, storyboards, ux

Mapping your user’s day with the User Clock Sketch

28/06/2019 by Ben Crothers

See your user’s experience of their day through their eyes with the User Clock Sketch. The power of mapping user experiences Are you involved in making products and services for customers and communities? If so, you’ll know how important it is to make sure your offering matches what they need. A standard way of connecting user research to making products […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: canvases, cx, design, ex, product design, product management, product strategy, service design, ux

Better visual brainstorming with the Concept Canvas

27/01/2019 by Ben Crothers

Making big decisions about which idea or option to invest in amongst a group is really hard. Using the Concept Canvas to visually compare apples to apples makes it a bit easier (includes free PDF). I was in a brainstorming session from hell once. I was part of a team to help a telecommunications company […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: brainstorming, canvases, concepts, creativity, downloads, free, product design, product management, products, service design, services, templates, ux

Solve the right problem with the Problem Pyramid

23/10/2018 by Ben Crothers

Get clarity on a problem to be solved – either by yourself or as a team – by exploring it, reframing it and articulating it in a more insightful way using this simple visual pattern. Ambiguity and confusion? You probably don’t have a proper problem statement Have you ever had those times where you’re lying awake […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: business strategy, facilitation, problem framing, product design, product strategy, service design, strategy, visual framework, visual frameworks, visual storytelling

Nail your product strategy with the Product Pyramid

04/05/2018 by Ben Crothers

Features! Story points! Sprints! UIs! It’s all too easy to let the detail of product management drown out the actual product strategy. The Product Pyramid can help. Strategy is a tricky game. The more complicated the product(s), service(s) and business(es), and the more people involved, the trickier things get. Trying to get shared understanding about […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: facilitation, product design, product strategy, service design, visual frameworks

Use the Product Box sketch to improve any product or service

10/07/2017 by Ben Crothers

Here’s a simple visual framework you can use by yourself or with a team to help you clarify the value and benefits of your product, service, or even yourself.

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: design, product design, product management, product strategy, ux, visual metaphor

Make your transformation happen with the Superhero Booth visual framework

20/03/2017 by Ben Crothers

Get clear on how to turn into the ‘Super You’ with this Superhero Booth visual framework. Oh, and it works for customers and teams, too.

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: coaching, goalsetting, product design, product strategy, strategic thinking, visual framework, visual thinking

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