Design Thinking and Innovation Framework Repository (80+)
For students in our classes at Harvard University DCE and Stanford University d.school— Rich Braden and I (with wonderful help from our TF’s Jake and Ailsa) created a repository of over 80 Design Thinking and Innovation frameworks.
As you will see, nearly all of these have significant similarities — but each offers a slightly different approach and a variety of different moves and activities.
If we are missing any, please hit us up in the comments section!
10 Types of Innovation: Deloitte Digital
10-Step Engineering Design Process: MIT
3 E’s of Design Thinking: Google
5 Stages of the Design Thinking Process
7 Stage Design Process: Herbert Simon
8 Essentials for Innovation: McKinsey
ADKAR Innovation Model: Prosci
BCG: Innovation Strategy and Delivery
Chain-ed or Kline Model (counter-proposal to Linear Model)
Collective Action Toolkit (CAT): Frog Design
d.School Hexagon (Design Thinking)
Darden Business School Design Framework
Design Sprint: Google Ventures
Design Thinking Empowered by Futures Thinking
Design Thinking Process: NN Group
Digital Society School Design Method Toolkit
Equity-Centered Community Design Framework
Flywheel: Amazon Business Strategy
Hurson’s Productive Thinking Model
InteractionDesign.org: 5 Stages of the Design Thinking Process
Jump Associates (Services Approach)
Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem-Solving Process
