The Top 10 Design Method Toolkits Online
When looking for design methods and activities, it’s hard to remember all the toolkits that keep popping up.
These online repositories of design method playbooks and toolboxes are an excellent way to try out new design methods.
Toolkits like these offer an excellent resource for advanced designers deciding which design method to use and why.
Free Design Toolkit Libraries
I’ve been designing for over a decade, and this list contains the best method resources on the internet.
1. Method Library by This is Service Design Doing
2. Toolkit Navigator by OPSI
3. Service Design Tools by Oblo
4. Innovator’s Toolbox by Board of Innovation
5. Plays by Atlassian
6. Design Method Toolkit by Digital Society School
7. Hyper Island Toolbox
8. Design Kit Methods by IDEO
9. UX Methods
10. Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat.
Bonus: Advanced Resources by the Fountain Institute
In addition to downloadable Miro & Figjam templates, you’ll find free masterclasses so you can learn with video.
There you have it. The best design toolkits on the internet.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some more toolkits that didn’t make the above list. Check them out if you’ve already exhausted the top 11:
Design Thinking Exercises by ThoughBot: https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/validation/design-thinking-exercises
Guide to UXR by Paulina Barlik: http://guidetouxr.com/
Design Sprints Library by Google: https://designsprintkit.withgoogle.com/resources/overview
Mitre Innovation Toolkit: https://itk.mitre.org/toolkit/
Session Lab’s Library of Facilitation Techniques: https://www.sessionlab.com/library
Design Research Methods by Ivette Spradlin: https://designresearchmethods.com/tools/
Product Frameworks by Alex Pedicini: https://www.product-frameworks.com/index.html
Product Discovery Methods: https://pdmethods.com/
I’ll gather more toolkits on this page in the future, so check back for new ones.
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