the PROJECT CANVAS
Show the
WHY, HOW
and PROGRESS
Find an ACQUAINTANCE
and tell the story of one of your successful projects. (a wedding planned, a deck built, a pet trained ..)
- capture it on sticky notes
- one idea at a time
PROJECTS THAT WORK
Use the PROJECT CANVAS to find gaps in the project story
PROJECTS THAT WORK
Populate Canvas with stickies - identify gaps
Separating
How: Strategies and Actions
From
Why: Current Conditions / Vision
And
Metrics: Measurements of impact
With a ‘canvas’ you can start anywhere.
See the ebb and flow of ideas - ‘pivot’ as you learn - go back, do over
Not a “Form” to fill in but a canvas to nurture creativity.
backlog
Current Condition
Vision
PROJECTS THAT WORK
Assumptions:What do you think is going on and why?
Check for bias
Evidence: How do you or could you confirm what’s going on?
2. What’s Ideal?
Why would this exist?
What are we going for?
How do we operate?
3. Learn along the way. Tiny steps, monitor progress, fail small and fail often - learn to pivot and reset
Metric
4. Metrics: Where we are and how we know if we are moving in the right direction.
Cancel
priority
TO DOs
backlog
IF ..
then
pivot
Act
Observe
Reflect
Plan
smallest iteration
add
evaluate
PROJECTS THAT WORK
These are all the things you could do to advance your metric
This is a short list of things you have time and resources to try.
This cycle is how you check and adjust for progress.
Current Condition
Vision
Cancel
backlog
pivot
Act
Observe
Reflect
Plan
smallest iteration
add
evaluate
daily
PROJECTS THAT WORK
metric
IF ..
then
priority
TO DOs
EMPATHIZE
DEFINE
IDEATE
PROTOTYPE
TEST
add
Cancel
pivot
Act
Observe
Reflect
Plan
smallest iteration
evaluate
daily
IF .. then
priority
TO DOs
backlog
metric
Current Condition
Vision
Ideas can come from anywhere - activities, visions and goals, descriptions of the current situation and perspectives. Regardless of where we start this canvas helps people consider all aspects of a project to improve impact.
IDEO - Stanford University dSchool
EMPATHIZE
DEFINE
IDEATE
PROTOTYPE
TEST
PROVOKE or CHALLENGE - teacher/ leader role
EMPATHIZE
DEFINE
IDEATE
PROTOTYPE
TEST
Develop a deep understanding of the challenge
Clearly articulate the problem you want to solve
Brainstorm potential solutions Select and develop your solution
Design a prototype (or a series of prototypes) to test all or part of the solution
Engage in a continuous short cycle innovation process to continually improve design
to get started with your own copy of the original project canvas, go to https://goo.gl/E8vmO
SORTING IDEAS link to SAL Canvas
to create your own copy of the original canvas, go to https://goo.gl/DKjo6m
PROJECT CANVAS
Helps organize the project story and highlights gaps
PRIORITIZING IDEAS
Social Media
OPEN SPACE
Making Toast
Marshmallow Challenge
5 WHYS Billy & Chuck
VOTING on IDEAS
HOME
OPEN SPACE
Making Toast
Marshmallow Challenge
5 WHYS Billy & Chuck
Current Condition
VISION
A
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R
P
VOTING on IDEAS
Current Condition
Cancel
priority
TO DOs
IF ..
then
pivot
Act
Observe
Reflect
Plan
smallest iteration
add
evaluate
daily
OPEN SPACE
VOTING on IDEAS
HOME
OPEN SPACE
Making Toast
Marshmallow Challenge
VOTING on IDEAS
5 WHYS Billy & Chuck
5 WHYS Billy & Chuck
HOME
OPEN SPACE
Making Toast
Marshmallow Challenge
5 WHYS Billy & Chuck
VOTING on IDEAS
Making Toast
HOME
OPEN SPACE
Making Toast
Marshmallow Challenge
5 WHYS Billy & Chuck
VOTING on IDEAS
Marshmallow Challenge
HOME
OPEN SPACE
Making Toast
Marshmallow Challenge
VOTING on IDEAS
5 WHYS Billy & Chuck