The following table presents a list of 50+ tools that I and the participants have found
useful in my innovation workshops. Many of the tools try to engage both the intuitive
and rule-governed modes of thinking (Elephant and rider or fast & slow). The
choice of tools is based on my comfort, simplicity, usefulness, and feedback from the
participants.
No
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Category
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Tool
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References
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1
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1.1
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Empathy
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Empathy as accessing 3 kinds of ignorance
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2
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1.2
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Empathy
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Journey mapping
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3
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1.3
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Empathy
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Journey mapping template
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4
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1.4
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Empathy
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Empathic interview
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5
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1.5
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Empathy
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Bright spot diary
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6
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2.1
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Challenge-book
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Curiosity diary
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7
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2.2
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Challenge-book
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8
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2.3
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Challenge-book
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Technology trend tracking
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9
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2.4
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Challenge-book
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Use-case tracking
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10
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2.5
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Challenge-book
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Reading, fast and slow
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11
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2.6
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Challenge-book
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Bill Gates Think Week
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12
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3.1
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Challenge framing
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5 ways of framing
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13
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3.2
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Challenge framing
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3 characteristics of a challenge
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14
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3.3
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Challenge framing
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Metaphoric framing
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15
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3.5
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Challenge area selection
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PIC your challenge
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16
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4.1
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Idea generation
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Inventive thinking
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17
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4.2
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Idea generation
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Four approaches
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18
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4.3
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Idea generation
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Dialogue
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19
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4.4
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Idea generation
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Bright-spot approach
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20
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4.5
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Idea generation
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Listening
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21
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5.1
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Idea selection
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Cool-n-buildable
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22
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5.2
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Idea selection
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Cost-impact
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23
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5.3
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Idea selection
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2-1-0
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24
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5.4
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Idea selection
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Voting
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25
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5.5
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Idea selection
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Real-Win-Worth it
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26
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5.5
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Baseline rate
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27
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6.1
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Design of experiments
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Before and after story board
|
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28
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6.2
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1-hour, 1-day, 1-week prototypes
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29
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6.3
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Look! This part works
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30
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6.4
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Wireframes
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31
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6.5
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Before & after skit
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32
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6.6
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Stall design
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33
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6.7
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Randomized experiment
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34
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7.1
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Idea presentation
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Curiosity flow
|
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35
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7.2
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3Cs: Curiosity, Concreteness, Credibility
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36
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7.3
|
Steve Jobs template
(Why-What-How) |
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37
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7.4
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2 Minute pitch template
(Why-What-How-How much) |
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38
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7.5
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Position blog checklist
|
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39
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7.6
|
Anchor and twist
|
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40
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8.1
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Challenge campaign
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3 knobs of an idea box
|
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41
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8.2
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4 choices of the campaign design
|
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42
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8.3
|
Campaign checklist
|
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43
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8.4
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KYC: Know Your Challenge workshop
|
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44
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9.1
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Innovation manager
|
A simple Innovation dashboard
|
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45
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9.2
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Navigation Matrix
|
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46
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9.3
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5 minutes innovation manager
|
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47
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9.4
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5 levels of innovation maturity
|
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48
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9.5
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3 responsibilities of an innovation
champion
|
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49
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9.6
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Innovation review checklist
|
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50
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10.1
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Business model exploration
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Who, what, how
|
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51
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10.2
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Asset-rights matrix
|
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52
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11.1
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Innovation sandbox
|
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53
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12.1
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Margin of safety
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Pre-mortem
|
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54
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12.2
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Do the last experiment first
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