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Catalyst Canvas: Getting Started

Start using Catalyst Canvas with a controlled example.

ProductCatalyst CanvasVerified version2.0.0ComponentAssumption Ledger, Challenge Frame, Comparison, Concept Selection, Evidence Ledger, Export and Handoffs, How Might We, Idea Generation, Journey Map, Learning Log, Personas, Point of View, Project Workspace, Prototype Plan, Research Plan, Review Workflow, Stakeholder Map, Test PlanUpdatedJuly 17, 2026Reading time18 minutes
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Catalyst Canvas · Getting Started

Problem framing, stakeholders, personas, journeys, evidence, assumptions, research, concepts, prototypes, tests, learning, review, and handoffs.

Audience: product users, administrators, reviewers, and integrators.

Last verified version: 2.0.0

Reading time: 18–30 minutes

Status: Published support documentation.

Purpose

This guide provides a safe first run of Catalyst Canvas. It explains the product role, the main feature surface, the synthetic demonstration dataset, how to recognize a valid result, and when human or expert review is required.

Capability overview

  • Project Workspace
  • Challenge Frame
  • Stakeholder Map
  • Personas
  • Journey Map
  • Point of View
  • How Might We
  • Evidence Ledger
  • Assumption Ledger
  • Research Plan
  • Idea Generation
  • Concept Selection
  • Prototype Plan
  • Test Plan
  • Learning Log
  • Review Workflow
  • Comparison
  • Export and Handoffs

Prerequisites

  • A modern supported browser or runtime
  • The current installed product and service version
  • A new demonstration workspace
  • No confidential, personal, credential, or production information
  • A named reviewer for consequential output

Sample data

This article uses a fictional Resilient Community Retrofit Program. The files contain one demonstration row for every documented feature, so each capability can be tested without private or production data.

Download CSV feature examples · Download JSON workspace example

Preview

# Feature Sample action Expected result Classification
1 Project Workspace create CANVAS-RETROFIT-001 with owner and status a persistent project synthetic-demo
2 Challenge Frame describe energy, comfort, users, desired change, and boundaries a concise challenge statement synthetic-demo
3 Stakeholder Map map visitors, staff, facilities, funders, and contractors a stakeholder network synthetic-demo
4 Personas create an evidence-bounded facilities-manager persona a persona separating evidence from inference synthetic-demo
5 Journey Map map room booking, comfort complaints, and facilities response a stage-based journey synthetic-demo

The downloadable files include all 18 feature rows.

Procedure

  1. Open the product from its canonical Sustainable Catalyst page or administrative route.
  2. Confirm the product and backend version before creating data.
  3. Create a synthetic workspace named CATALYST-CANVAS-RETROFIT-001.
  4. Download the CSV and JSON examples supplied below.
  5. Use the feature matrix to complete the first six feature checkpoints.
  6. Save, close, and reopen the workspace to verify persistence.
  7. Inspect warnings, sources, units, permissions, and lifecycle state.
  8. Export or hand off only after completing the verification checklist.

1. Project Workspace

Action: create CANVAS-RETROFIT-001 with owner and status.

Expected result: a persistent project.

2. Challenge Frame

Action: describe energy, comfort, users, desired change, and boundaries.

Expected result: a concise challenge statement.

3. Stakeholder Map

Action: map visitors, staff, facilities, funders, and contractors.

Expected result: a stakeholder network.

4. Personas

Action: create an evidence-bounded facilities-manager persona.

Expected result: a persona separating evidence from inference.

5. Journey Map

Action: map room booking, comfort complaints, and facilities response.

Expected result: a stage-based journey.

6. Point of View

Action: synthesize user, need, and insight.

Expected result: a reviewable POV statement.

Expected output

  • a persistent project
  • a concise challenge statement
  • a stakeholder network
  • a persona separating evidence from inference
  • a stage-based journey
  • a reviewable POV statement
  • A saved record that reopens without data loss
  • An export or handoff that identifies product, version, artifact, source, and review state

Verification

  • Every sample value remains attached to its identifier and classification.
  • Warnings remain visible and are not silently treated as approval.
  • The saved workspace reopens in a clean session.
  • The product and version shown in output match the installed release.
  • Another reviewer can understand how the output was produced.

Responsible use

Avoid fabricated personas, extractive research, sensitive-data collection without safeguards, and claims unsupported by evidence.

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