The toolkit

Canvases, templates, checklists, worksheets and calculators to use today. Each one is built on a named framework, explained with its sources, and ready to fill in here, print or download. What you type stays in your browser.

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Canvases¹

One page that holds a whole idea, filled in together.

The brand platform canvas: purpose, positioning, personality and proof on one pageEight boxes that write down what a brand stands for and how it shows up: purpose, vision, values, positioning, personality, promise, proof and distinctive assets. Drawn from Aaker, Keller and Kapferer, with distinctive assets after Romaniuk.Canvas120 min

Templates¹

The documents a plan needs, with the headings already right.

The message house template: one umbrella message, the pillars and the proofA one-page house that turns a brand platform into messages every team can use: the umbrella message on the roof, three or four pillars, the proof points under each, and the values and facts that hold the foundation. A practitioners' tool whose origin is unclear.Template60 min

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