Discover how to elevate your team’s problem-solving capabilities with SALT Collaboratory

Incorporating state-of-the-art tools from industry leading partners

Boost team innovation and scale collaboration with SALT Collaboratory, a member of the MURAL Professional Network

We provide certified LUMA instructors with deep Design Thinking expertise to inspire creativity and promote collaboration.

What Our Clients are Saying

Jessica Graybill

Senior Director, Annual Giving, Seattle Children's Hospital Research Foundation

Working with SALT Collaboratory wasn't just about creating goals. It was about giving us a system to achieve them. Everyone understands how their work contributes to larger goals. It's something we can refer back to. It's a roadmap, and it has made the work so much clearer.

Glenn Puckett

Executive Director, Health Transformation, Washington Dental Service

Before working with SALT Collaboratory, we lacked a structured and rigorous process for innovation. Thanks to the Innovation Pathway they created for us, we now have a methodology for evaluating ideas and engaging with senior executives. The process has been transformational, and we couldn't have done it without SALT Collaboratory's expertise.

One of the best things that can happen for a project, is to get the product and service providers collaborate extensively with customer executives. Yet this rarely happens and various parties tend to hold their cards close to their chest, creating an air of secrecy that impedes the project. Design Thinking training from SALT Collaboratory allowed us to have several open conversations at the highest levels to the benefit of the project.

Bershu Nkwawir

Director, Digital Transformation Consulting

Marina Pevzner Hennesey

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, Institute for Functional Medicine

I can’t get enough of this brilliant way of working! So many great things have happened for our organization since using SALT Collaboratory’s Design Thinking tools and methods. We now address business challenges in a way that drives collaboration and brings out the best in our teams and partners.

Michelle Miller

Director of Learning and Development, Spur Reply

As the Learning and Development lead for a growing consulting firm, it’s important we equip our people with transferable skills that can be used across a vast array of client work. The Design Thinking training provided by SALT Collaboratory is that rare training offering that’s simple to learn and useful across the organization. I wish I had this training 20 years ago when I was starting my career. I would recommend it to anyone looking to uplevel their own skills and those of their team.

SALT Collaboratory didn’t introduce us to Design Thinking and OKRs—they made them central to how we operate. Our teams are now more aligned, collaborative, and innovative as a result. The approach provided much-needed clarity, helping us define priorities, track progress, and work toward shared goals in a way that felt more structured and disciplined.

Dr. Ruth Etzioni

Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch

Innovate with Empathy, Prototype with Precision

Overcome challenges with empathy, creativity and iteration using SALT's Design Thinking framework

Amplify Innovation with Design Thinking Methods

We select methods to promote innovation through iterative, user-focused collaboration and diverse team input

Understand

Rose, Thorn, Bud

A technique for codifying information

Create

Creative Matrix

A format for creating new ideas

Deliver

Concept Poster

A presentation format that captures the highlights of a new idea

Our Expertise

Working as a Principal for big consulting companies for over two decades Hannah saw teams struggling to innovate. In seeking out a better way of working, she discovered the value of Design Thinking. She now helps teams gather insights, define challenges, and unleash their creativity as they work towards enduring solutions.