═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ DISCOVERY WAYPOINT — STORYBOARDING Storyboard artifact | 60–90 min | 3–10 people | Difficulty: Low discoverywaypoint.com/techniques/storyboarding ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ BEFORE YOU START Concept to storyboard: _________________________________ Date: _______________ Facilitator: _____________________ Decision this storyboard will inform: __________________ Rule: Use captions to explain intent — not just visuals. Stick figures are fine. The story matters, not the art. ⚠ Storyboards are for experience concepts, not UI specs. Show the user's journey, emotions, and decisions — not screens. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── STEP 1 — SCENARIO SELECTION [0–10 min] ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── User: __________________________________________________ Context / situation: ___________________________________ Trigger (what starts the story): ______________________ Goal (what success looks like): _______________________ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── STEP 2 — MOMENT MAPPING [10–30 min] ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Outline the key moments before sketching. 6–10 beats. Opening: _______________________________________________ Moment 1: ______________________________________________ Moment 2: ______________________________________________ Moment 3 (key decision or challenge): __________________ Moment 4: ______________________________________________ Moment 5: ______________________________________________ Moment 6 (resolution): _________________________________ Closing: _______________________________________________ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── STEP 3 — STORYBOARD FRAMES [30–70 min] ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Sketch each frame. Add a caption below each one. ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ Frame 1 │ │ Frame 2 │ │ │ │ │ │ [sketch] │ │ [sketch] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘ Caption: _________________________ Caption: _________________________ Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ Frame 3 │ │ Frame 4 │ │ │ │ │ │ [sketch] │ │ [sketch] │ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘ Caption: _________________________ Caption: _________________________ Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ Frame 5 │ │ Frame 6 │ │ │ │ │ │ [sketch] │ │ [sketch] │ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘ Caption: _________________________ Caption: _________________________ Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ Frame 7 │ │ Frame 8 │ │ │ │ │ │ [sketch] │ │ [sketch] │ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘ Caption: _________________________ Caption: _________________________ Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 Emotion: 😤 😕 😐 🙂 😊 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── STEP 4 — PLAYBACK + REVIEW [70–90 min] ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Present the storyboard. Others use sticky note feedback: "Confusing at frame ___: _______________________________" "Missing moment: ______________________________________" "Strongest moment: _____________________________________" Flow gaps identified: 1. _______________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ Refinements to make: 1. _______________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── QUALITY CHECK ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ☐ Every frame has a caption (not just a sketch) ☐ User emotion is marked per frame ☐ The story includes a real-world context (not a UI walkthrough) ☐ The key decision / challenge moment is clear ☐ Flow gaps are identified and assigned for refinement Full facilitation guide: discoverywaypoint.com/techniques/storyboarding Discovery Waypoint — discoverywaypoint.com