15 customisable OKR examples for Co Design
What are Co Design OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Co Design to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Co Design OKRs with AI
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.
Our customisable Co Design OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Co Design Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. OKRs to enhance technical design standards supervision for the team
Enhance technical design standards supervision for the team
Increase the team's compliance with technical design standards by 30%
Develop regular technical design standards training sessions- Implement a robust standards compliance check process
- Regularly update team on new/adjusted design standards
- Conduct weekly audits, ensuring 100% coverage of all design projects
- Schedule consistent weekly audits for all design projects
- Check completeness of each design project during audits
- Document and report any discrepancies or issues found
- Implement an updated set of design standards by 20% within the quarter
- Develop a comprehensive update plan for design standards
- Assess current design standards for potential improvements
- Implement newly enhanced design standards
2. OKRs to enhance Design team's adherence to technical design & construction standards
- Enhance Design team's adherence to technical design & construction standards
- Conduct 2 detailed training sessions on updated technical construction standards
- Identify knowledgeable specialist to facilitate both sessions
- Prepare comprehensive training materials on updated standards
- Schedule two suitable dates and venues for training sessions
- Implement a bi-monthly review and feedback system for ongoing design works
- Schedule regular bi-monthly design review meetings
- Establish a standardized feedback template
- Communicate feedback process to design team
- Achieve 90% compliance with new design standards across all projects
- Provide one-on-one coaching for non-compliant project teams
- Implement training sessions on new design standards for all team members
- Regularly audit projects to ensure compliance with new standards
3. OKRs to increase design competency and productivity for high-quality outputs
- Increase design competency and productivity for high-quality outputs
- Attain and maintain a 90% satisfaction rating from internal teams for all design projects
- Conduct regular feedback surveys with internal teams after each project
- Implement suggested improvements from feedback promptly and efficiently
- Provide continuous training and development for the design team
- Complete a comprehensive graphic design course with 85% or higher score
- Schedule regular study hours for course materials
- Enroll in a reputable graphic design course
- Complete all assignments and exams timely
- Produce 15% more design projects as compared to last quarter
- Increase weekly design output through efficient time management strategies
- Invest in new design software to streamline workflow
- Delegate smaller tasks to free up design production time
4. OKRs to develop a comprehensive and user-friendly dictionary
- Develop a comprehensive and user-friendly dictionary
- Design an intuitive, easy-to-navigate user interface
- Test interface usability and adjust accordingly
- Sketch layout with clear, easily accessible features
- Identify key user tasks for functionality prioritization
- Procure and integrate 1,000 relevant images to aid understanding
- Identify sources for acquiring relevant images
- Incorporate images into desired content
- Purchase or download 1,000 suitable images
- Draft at least 10,000 word definitions meeting academic standards
- Research academic standards for word definitions
- Review and edit definitions for accuracy
- Draft 10,000-word academic-standard definitions
5. OKRs to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our design system
- Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our design system
- Reduce system-related design errors by 20%
- Regularly update system software to minimize glitches
- Implement rigorous quality control checks in the design process
- Increase training for design team on error prevention
- Improve the reuse rate of the system components by 15%
- Regularly review component reuse metrics for constant improvement
- Analyze current system components usage and identify areas for improvement
- Implement reusable software design strategies across the development team
- Increase the user interface consistency by 30%
- Develop guidelines to improve UI uniformity
- Implement changes and assess improvements
- Analyze current UI elements for inconsistencies
6. OKRs to achieve a successful and appealing Gaydon Expansion OBC
- Achieve a successful and appealing Gaydon Expansion OBC
- Ensure 100% OBC compliance with environmental, safety and quality standards by week 8
- Review all OBC environmental, safety and quality standard documents
- Implement necessary corrective actions before week 8
- Conduct OBC audit checks for complete compliance by week 6
- Generate 5 innovative, cost-effective expansion designs by week 6
- Research current cost-effective expansion design trends
- Refine and finalize five chosen designs
- Sketch initial design concepts for feedback
- Secure approval from 90% key stakeholders by week 10
7. OKRs to increase newsletter subscriptions through website interaction
- Increase newsletter subscriptions through website interaction
- Implement two new call-to-action prompts encouraging newsletter sign-ups
- Measure and report prompt effectiveness
- Integrate prompts into website and email communications
- Design visually appealing call-to-action prompts
- Reduce the newsletter opt-out rate by 15% through improved content quality
- Regularly analyze unsubscribe reasons for improvements
- Implement feedback to improve newsletter content quality
- Conduct a survey to understand subscribers' content preferences
- Achieve a 20% conversion rate from site visitors to newsletter sign-ups
- Implement engaging pop-ups for the newsletter
- Offer exclusive content upon newsletter subscription
- Improve site design for easy access to sign-up forms
8. OKRs to develop an engaging educational app for African women
- Develop an engaging educational app for African women
- Design and implement an interactive user interface that is intuitive by the 10th week
- Create initial sketches and design drafts for interface
- Run usability tests and implement improvements
- Develop a functioning prototype of interface
- Deliver a minimum of 50 educational modules on the app by the end of quarter
- Assign module design and development to team members
- Regularly monitor progress and adjust accordingly
- Develop a timeline for content creation and deployment
- Reach 10,000 app downloads from the target demographic in two months
- Implement a referral program to incentivize current users
- Develop a captivating app download ad campaign targeting the desired demographic
- Focus on SEO strategies for improved app visibility
9. OKRs to establish a comprehensive Design System Foundation
- Establish a comprehensive Design System Foundation
- Conduct 3 workshops on the effectiveness and application of the Design System
- Secure experts or trainers to lead these workshops
- Organize venue, equipment, and materials for each workshop
- Identify topics and structure for each of the three Design System workshops
- Identify and standardize 10 major design components by end of next quarter
- Evaluate these components for consistency and effectiveness
- Identify 10 key design components critical to your work
- Develop a standardization plan for each design component
- Improve design team collaboration by 25% using the established design system
- Conduct weekly workshops using the established design system
- Promote peer reviews and collaborative feedback sessions
- Implement teamwork-based assignments within the design system
10. OKRs to achieve product consistency with our design system
- Ensure product consistency with our design system.
- Close 50% of all design inconsistency tickets
- 90% of our products are following the design system guidelines
- Establish a process for quickly and accurately identifying violations of design system guidelines
- Develop a system of rewards and recognition for those who adhere to design system guidelines
- Create an audit process to track adherence to design system guidelines
- Establish a comprehensive style guide that covers 100% of common components used by products
- Create a comprehensive list of all common components used by products
- Test the style guide against each component
- Develop a unified style guide for each component
- Implement the style guide into all products
11. OKRs to establish a comprehensive knowledge base
- Establish a comprehensive knowledge base
- Create and add detailed content for at least 70 listed topics
- Identify and list 70 relevant topics for content creation
- Upload and integrate content into the appropriate platform
- Draft detailed content for each chosen topic
- Launch knowledge base with a user-friendly interface for easy navigation
- Design a user-friendly interface for the knowledge base
- Test navigation ease on different devices
- Initiate marketing for knowledge base launch
- Identify and list 100 potential topics to include in the knowledge base
- Research industry-related questions and problems
- Review existing customer queries and feedback
- Seek input from company expert or team leader
12. OKRs to enhance design skills and output
- Enhance design skills and output
- Complete 3 advanced design skill training courses with a final score of 85%
- Achieve a final score of 85% in each course
- Research and select 3 advanced design skill training courses
- Attend and complete all course material thoroughly
- Produce 12 innovative design projects meeting client satisfaction levels of 90%
- Gather client requirements and preferences for each design project
- Develop unique and innovative design concepts based on client needs
- Incorporate client feedback into final design revisions for approval
- Reduce design process time by 20% while maintaining quality metrics
- Train team in rapid prototyping techniques
- Implement efficient design software and tools
- Establish clear, streamlined design workflow
13. OKRs to elevate Design Through Balanced Innovation and Practicality
- Elevate Design Through Balanced Innovation and Practicality
- Achieve 30% increase in client satisfaction score relating to functionality and aesthetics
- Hire design consultant to improve aesthetic appeal
- Implement user-feedback system to understand client functionality needs
- Conduct regular usability testing to identify issues
- Implement 3 innovative design concepts into our existing product line
- Execute and evaluate the implementation of these innovative designs
- Identify 3 innovative design concepts relevant to our product line
- Collaboratively brainstorm the integration approach for each design concept
- Conduct 5 practicality-focus group discussions to incorporate user feedback into design
- Analyze feedback and incorporate into design
- Identify subjects for 5 practicality-focus group discussions
- Organize and conduct the focus group discussions
14. OKRs to design a friendly B2B software mascot
- Design a friendly B2B software mascot
- Conceptualize and sketch 5 potential mascot designs by week 6
- Sketch out initial drafts of 5 chosen concepts
- Brainstorm ideas for possible mascot designs
- Refine and finalize these mascot sketches
- Finalize mascot design and integrate into software UI successfully with zero errors
- Integrate mascot into software UI and conduct error testing
- Convert mascot design into software compatible format
- Finalize and approve mascot design
- Conduct feedback sessions with 3 client companies to assess appeal and relatability
- Schedule and conduct individual feedback sessions
- Select 3 client companies for feedback sessions
- Compile and analyze feedback for assessment
15. OKRs to develop a sustainable design concept for the company's operations
- Develop a sustainable design concept for the company's operations
- Reduce overall design-related waste by 25% by optimizing resources and production processes
- Monitor and revise production procedures regularly
- Review current design processes for inefficiencies
- Implement resource optimization strategies
- Incorporate 3 new sustainable elements into existing product design by the quarter end
- Test and adjust new product design
- Identify 3 potential sustainable elements for inclusion
- Redesign product incorporating selected elements
- Train the entire design team on sustainability practices and their importance by quarter-end
- Set up training sessions for the design team
- Identify relevant sustainability practices and training resources
- Evaluate and discuss post-training sustainability implementation
Co Design OKR best practices to boost success
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRsTip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparencyTip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
How to turn your Co Design OKRs in a strategy map
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsIf you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Co Design OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to enhance nonprofits' performance through capacity-strengthening interventions
- OKRs to enhance intelligent product recommendation engine for improved customer matching
- OKRs to uphold highest product quality standards
- OKRs to cultivate a harmonious, integrated team environment
- OKRs to enhance warehouse inbound efficiency and accuracy
- OKRs to enhance IT service delivery with 30% faster response time
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples
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