Abstract
Design thinking refers to a creative approach to deal with complex problems in design contexts. Originally harnessed by designers, it is today within everyone's reach, to be learned and employed in their practices. To make it accessible and tangible to those who are not designers, a number of tools began to be developed and systematized. Among those, we highlight the group of card-based tools, which enable individuals to develop their creativity and to generate innovative design concepts. In order to explore these tools and to provide a scenario for creative ideas, we developed a card-based game-Cards GO-and conducted a workshop experiment to evaluate the applicability of the game to conceive other game concepts. We assessed the results of the workshop from three points of view: (1) that of the researchers, through direct observation; (2) that of the participants, by means of a questionnaire about their intrinsic motivation; (3) that of three experts in game design. Overall, Cards GO presented itself as a valuable tool for game design, creative thinking and collaboration. However, it was observed that the developed game concepts needed to be better detailed.