Stanford’s Design Thinking Worksheet (Edited) | Created by Ely Apao, with edits by Brian Tan

Step 0: Sketch your ideal wallet at the back of this paper (3 mins)

Challenge: Design a Wallet for your Partner

Step 1: Interview your partner (6 mins, 3 mins for each partner)
Your Notes:
Sample Questions: What’s in your partner’s Why does he/she carry this item? (Ask why
wallet? What do they like/not like about it? Why often). Find out stories from the wallet & about
does he/she have this wallet? the person you are interviewing.

Step 2: Reframe & Define (2.5 mins)

My partner's goals and needs:

Insights I learned about my partner:

What would you like to focus on when you design for your partner? State the
problem (fill in the blanks)
__________________ needs a way to
_________________________________________________
____________________________________________ (but/and/so)
_________________________
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Step 3: Ideate. Sketch at least 4 different solutions (5 mins)

Step 4: Get feedback on your ideas (4 minutes, 2 mins for each partner)
Ask your partner what ideas/concepts he/she likes from what you’ve sketched. Take
notes here and sketch a better idea based on the ideas/concepts your partner found
interesting.

Step 5: Prototype (7 mins)

Get some paper/old newspapers and use the materials available to make an actual
prototype of the wallet. A prototype is something that you can give to your partner
and they can actually use.

Step 6: Give the wallet. Observe them use it (5 mins, 2.5 mins for each partner)
Get some old newspapers/magazines and make an actual prototype of the wallet. A
prototype is something that you can give to your partner and they can actually use.