This is a template we use internally at Bill4Time when conducting UX design studio workshops. It provides a starting point for explaining why we are having a workshop, introduce the project in question, and explain how the process works.

1. {project name} design studio

2. Today’s Goal
1. Get everyone on the same page on what we want to build
2. Generate a bunch of ideas on how it will work
3. Refine those ideas to end up with a handful of awesome ones

3. The {Project}
A brief paragraph describing the project and why it is important
for your customers and business objectives.
 Key feature 1
 Key feature 2
 Key feature 3
 Key feature 4
 Key feature 5

4. Meet {Primary Persona}
 Age
 Occupation
 Workplace
 Location
 Technology Use
 Mobile Technology Use
 Social Media Use
Photo by Kevin Dooley

5. Meet {Primary Persona}
Describe how the persona came to use this
product/feature.
Photo by Kevin Dooley

6. User Story
1. Describe a typical scenario how the persona interacts with
this project/product/feature.
2. Include each step of the process.
3. If the actions are short, go through a couple different ones.
4. This should represent what most users would do.
Invent a {project} that {persona} would love using.

7. Iterate
Sketch
PresentCritique
Revise

8. Sketch: Quantity, not quality
• Show examples of the fidelity of sketches you expect.
• Demonstrate basic techniques for those with little sketching
experience.
• How many sketches should they do?
• How long do they have?

9. Present: Show off your good ideas
• Explain criteria of what to post. Everything? Only best ideas?
• What should they talk about when presenting?
• How long should they present each idea?

10. Critique: What you like, what to tweak
• Explain how to critique ideas.
• 1-2 ideas you like / want to steal? 1-2 thoughts that would make
an idea better?
• How long do they have to critique?

11. Revise: Consider feedback and steal
ideas
• How to know what to revise.
• How long do they have?

12. Iterate
Sketch
PresentCritique
Revise

13. {Primary Persona}
 Reiterate the characteristics here.
User Story
1. Reiterate the user story here.
Reiterate the goal here.