Rainbow of Tools – Strategic Design Toolbox
In strategic design, we rely heavily on tools. Having a personal toolbox is helpful to kick off any new exciting project – with a plan and purpose.
I wanted to have fun with my toolbox, making it every color of the rainbow. It is bold and bright and makes me want to be creative. But it is also very clearly structured, assuring that the work process is efficient.
As I actually use this toolbox often, the box is relatively small and therefore easy to bring anywhere. It does not only include the tool cards, but also material that I might need during the design process.
There is a size-adjustable folder for each phase of the strategic design process. Additionally, there are folders for mindset, team-building, basic tools and templates.
Each folder has a distinctive color and general aesthetic, so that the tools are easy to distinguish from each other.
There are not only plain cards, but also many fun ones. I specifically included lyrics, sayings and imagery that spoke to me personally. I wanted browsing through the tools to be fun and the individual cards to be easy to identify and remember.
Each card shows the specifics of the tool it displays: the estimated time for preparation and for usage, the materials needed, instructions and why and in which use case the tool would be useful.
I made a card for each individual tool, so that it would be possible to lay out and easily adapt a project plan.
For the tools that require the filling out of a template, I provide them in a format that is easy to copy and use on the spot.
