Move from problem understanding to many ideas, structured selection, and first concept.
A prioritized shortlist with concept sketches and next validation step.
You can decide which idea should be developed or validated as the next concept.
Turn the selected idea into a test, prototype, or discovery step and mark open assumptions.
How might we enable the desired outcome in this situation without prescribing a solution?
How Might We translates a problem into open, solution-oriented questions without prescribing a single answer.
The best questions then become the starting point for broad idea generation.
What different ideas emerge when everyone writes silently first and then builds on others’ contributions?
Brainwriting creates many ideas in parallel and reduces dominance by individual voices in the workshop.
The idea pool is then prioritized and made discussable.
Which options merit further examination based on the group's independent preferences?
Dot Voting quickly makes preferences and group energy visible without forcing a full scoring matrix.
The prioritized ideas are then developed into concrete use situations.
Which situations, actions, and transitions shape this specific user flow or proposed experience?
Storyboarding makes an idea tangible as flow, context, and user experience.
The storyboard provides a basis for prototyping, validation, or next concept work.
Artifacts stay collapsed until you actually need them.
Compact agenda template for method sequences with timebox, purpose, and output.
# Workshop Agenda
**Goal:** ...
**Participants:** ...
**Duration:** ...
| Time | Method | Purpose | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Check-in | Set focus | Shared start |
| 00:10 | How Might We | Ideation questions | HMW list |
| 00:35 | Brainwriting | Generate ideas | Idea pool |
| 01:10 | Dot Voting | Prepare selection | Prioritized ideas |
| 01:30 | Storyboarding | Make the concept tangible | Storyboard |
## Close-out
Decision, owner, next test.Short plan for hypothesis, test design, success criteria, and decision.
# Experiment Plan
## Hypothesis
We believe that ...
## Target audience
Who are we testing for?
## Test design
What exactly will participants or users do?
## Success criterion
We count the test as positive if ...
## Risks and limits
What can the test not prove?
## Decision afterward
If positive: ...
If negative: ...
## Owner and date
...