Design Playbook (Tools & Practices)

 

User Stories: Capture real human experiences to frame design challenges.

Storyboards: Visualise a journey in a sequence of images.

Metaphor Stories: Use objects or images to tell stories symbolically.

Future Stories: Imagine and narrate what success could look like.

Story Harvesting: Collect stories from participants as raw material for learning.

 

Mindset (Reflection & Journaling)

 

What stories shape the way I see myself, my work, and my world?

What is the story I tell when things go wrong — and how could I rewrite it?

Whose stories do I need to listen to more deeply?

 

Provocation:

“Stories do not just describe reality — they create it.”

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Facilitation Principle

 

As a facilitator, your role is to invite and hold stories. Create safe spaces where people feel free to share their journeys. Honour each story as a gift. Help the group see how individual stories connect into collective insight.

 

Facilitator’s Mantra: “Every story is a doorway to meaning.”

 

Facilitation Toolkit (Methods & Activities)

 

Story Circles: Small groups share personal experiences without interruption.

Journey Line: Participants draw their personal or project journey, then share.

Artifact Storytelling: Use personal objects to tell meaningful stories.

Two-Minute Stories: Quick storytelling rounds to surface multiple voices.

Collective Story Weaving: Build a shared narrative from individual stories.