DESIGN TOOLS
& METHODS.

Better decisions.

Find a method for the question in front of you. Explore practical guides, worked examples and editable templates for research, service design and product work.

Products, services and interfaces above the surface; research, methods, tools, templates, working outputs and decisions beneath. A conceptual iceberg.

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POPULAR METHODS

POPULAR METHODS

Customer Journey Map method illustration

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RESEARCH · SERVICE DESIGN · DISCOVER

Customer Journey Map

Map a user’s journey to uncover pain points and opportunities.

Individual · Collaborative · Workshop

Service Blueprint method illustration

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SERVICE DESIGN · BUSINESS DESIGN · SYSTEMS THINKING · DEFINE

Service Blueprint

Map the people, processes and systems behind a customer experience.

Collaborative · Workshop

Personas method illustration

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RESEARCH · DISCOVER

Personas

Represent research patterns in people’s goals, needs and behaviours.

Individual · Collaborative

Assumption Mapping method illustration

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PRODUCT DESIGN · STRATEGY · VALIDATION · DEFINE

Assumption Mapping

Make assumptions visible and identify what you need to learn first.

Collaborative · Workshop

Impact / Effort Matrix method illustration

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STRATEGY · FACILITATION · BUSINESS DESIGN · DEFINE

Impact / Effort Matrix

Compare the potential impact of ideas to focus on what matters.

Collaborative · Workshop

How Might We method illustration

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IDEATION · DEFINE

How Might We

Reframe insights as open questions that invite useful possibilities.

Individual · Collaborative · Workshop

Crazy 8s method illustration

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PRODUCT DESIGN · IDEATION · INTERACTION DESIGN · IDEATE

Crazy 8s

Push beyond your first idea with eight quick sketches of possible solutions.

Individual · Workshop

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BROWSE BY PHASE

BROWSE BY PHASE

Find the right method for where you are in the process.

A CLOSER LOOK / METHOD OF THE WEEK

SERVICE BLUEPRINT

Understand how a service works across customer actions, frontstage interactions and backstage processes.

Service blueprint showing customer actions, frontstage interactions and backstage processes.

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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

NEW TO THE LIBRARY

How Might We method illustration

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IDEATION · DEFINE

How Might We

Reframe insights as open questions that invite useful possibilities.

Individual · Collaborative · Workshop

Crazy 8s method illustration

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PRODUCT DESIGN · IDEATION · INTERACTION DESIGN · IDEATE

Crazy 8s

Push beyond your first idea with eight quick sketches of possible solutions.

Individual · Workshop

Opportunity Mapping method illustration

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PRODUCT DESIGN · STRATEGY · BUSINESS DESIGN · DEFINE

Opportunity Mapping

Connect desired outcomes to opportunities and possible solutions.

Collaborative · Workshop

User Interviews method illustration

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RESEARCH · DISCOVER

User Interviews

Explore people’s experiences, needs and motivations through open conversation.

Individual · Collaborative

Behind every outcome, a deeper body of knowledge.

DESIGN ICEBERG

© 2026 Design Iceberg

Independent by design. Connected by knowledge.

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Behind every outcome, a deeper body of knowledge.

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© 2026 Design Iceberg

Independent by design. Connected by knowledge.

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Behind every outcome, a deeper body of knowledge.

DESIGN ICEBERG

© 2026 Design Iceberg

Independent by design. Connected by knowledge.

Back to the surface ↑