Exercises

The System Usability Scale (SUS) offers a quick way to measure usability using a 10-question survey. It provides a reliable usability score, allowing ...

A Live Prototype puts your solution into the real world for weeks or months. This is your chance to stress test the complete system and see how all th...

Complex decisions have many factors and paths. Decision Tree Mapping visualizes these structures. It shows all options, decision points, and outcomes....

Hopes and Fears surfaces team expectations and concerns. Use it at project kickoff or during major transitions. Participants write down their hopes (d...

A Design Pattern Library is a collection of reusable UI components. It's the foundation of a design system. This exercise helps teams identify pattern...

Brainstorms, from the LUMA collection, help tap into collective knowledge and creativity. The aim is a high volume of ideas, prioritizing openness and...

Constraints can spark creativity. A creative matrix gives you structure by combining different categories to generate ideas. This forces unusual combi...

A roadmap communicates direction, not promises. This exercise helps teams build realistic roadmaps that align stakeholders, technical constraints, and...

It's common to see strategies fail in the "middle distance." The vision is clear, and the tasks are clear, but the path between them isn't. Vision-to-...

Archetypes are user representations based on research. They synthesize qualitative data into actionable profiles. Unlike assumption-based personas, ar...

Crazy 8s is a rapid ideation exercise using time constraints and sketching. Generate eight distinct solution ideas in eight minutes. This forces quick...

You have many ideas but limited resources. This Importance vs. Difficulty Matrix helps you decide what to do first. Plot each idea based on its import...

Dot voting is a fast way to make decisions democratically. It cuts through endless debate. People vote with dots to show what matters most. This revea...

Map your ecosystem to see entities, flows, and relationships. Capture the forces and patterns driving system behavior. It's a revealing exercise.

Schematic diagrams clarify complex systems. They map connections and flows by stripping away unnecessary details. Think of it as a blueprint. This exe...

Design principles guide product development decisions. In this 2-hour exercise, teams create memorable, actionable statements like "Earn people's trus...

People often do things differently than they say. Contextual inquiry puts you in the user's environment. Observe their work and ask questions as they ...

You've done the research. You're now facing hundreds of data points. Affinity mapping brings clarity. Cluster observations until themes emerge from th...