What you need
The paper version is built for physical, hands-on collaboration. Print everything yourself at home, at the office, or at university. No software, no account, nothing special to buy.
A printer
Boards print on A3, cards and canvases on A4. A standard home printer works fine.
A surface
Any flat surface large enough to lay the two boards side by side. A table, a floor, or a desk all work.
2 to 6 participants
This is the range we found works best across our evaluation sessions.
At least 1 hour
A focused team can complete a full session in about an hour. Budget up to 3 hours for a thorough run with discussion time at each stage.
A case study to design around
This is not a material but a conceptual starting point. Before the session, agree on a heritage site, collection, object, or digital project your team will focus on.
Step by step
Follow these steps in order. The instruction panels included in the download guide you through each stage in detail.
Download and print from Zenodo
Download the four PDF files from Zenodo. Print the boards on A3 and the cards and canvases on A4. Cut out the cards along the dotted lines.
Download from ZenodoSet up the table
Read the instruction panels, then place the boards and canvases following the setup guide. Stack the three Phase 1 canvases on the Design Brief Board following the "stack here" signs.
Divide the cards
Separate the 242 cards into 6 colour-coded decks. Keep each deck face-down until its stage begins.
Run Phase 1: from your case study to the Design Brief
Work through Stages 1 to 4 one at a time. Each canvas is revealed as you lift the previous one off the stack, building the Design Brief incrementally.
Run Phase 2: from ideation to Storyboard
With the Design Brief complete, move to the second board. Work through Stages 5 to 7: Ideation, Disruption, and Storyboard.
Document the results
Photograph the completed boards and canvases. The Storyboard canvas is designed to be shared directly with stakeholders.
Video tutorials
The game overview is available now. More tutorials are coming soon.
Q&A
Not available yet. Answers are coming soon.