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30 min

Persona profile template

A summary of the mindset, needs, and goals held by key stakeholders

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Use this template to create a persona profile, put a face to your findings, and make your insights visible and memorable.

Persona profiles are fictional characterizations drawn from real research data. They are not preconceived stereotypes; they are archetypes born of careful study. As such, personas can serve as a powerful way to make your data meaningful.

The best persona profiles are comprised of illustrations, descriptive text, and a photo portrait. They can help your team remember and discuss the people for whom you are designing. As a reference for generating ideas, prioritizing features, or discussing trade-off decisions, personas are a valuable tool for decision-making.

The persona profile template helps you:

Kickstart your process using a complete persona framework
Collect all your content types into a single, shared space
Collaborate and share your work with all stakeholders
Gather feedback using sticky notes, tags, or comments

How to use the persona profile template

To use the Mural persona profile template, begin by adding details to each persona.

1. Conduct research to gather data about users

This is an essential step when building persona profiles — these profiles need to be the product of real customer data, not preconceived notions or stereotypes. Once you have the appropriate data in hand, you can begin the process of leveraging those data to construct your archetypes.

2. Collaboratively build your archetypes

Using what you and your team know about the real people who use your product, build fictitious characters together that represent the key viewpoints and feedback from your research. Each persona profile should include:

Photo
Name
Short description of the persona
A quote from the persona’s perspective
Notes on their goals, frustrations, tasks, and needs

3. Gather feedback on your archetypes

Share your preliminary archetypes with stakeholders outside your team to gather feedback and cover any blindspots — then adjust as necessary before finalizing your persona profiles.

Tips for running a persona profile template workshop

Conduct prior research, and go over the data with you team to provide as much context as possible before building your archetypes
Use Mural’s media and content features to include photos and organize all your data in a visually clear and compelling way
Make sure each persona profile includes demographic details, pain points, interests, and goals.

How to create a Persona profile template

Start from blank template

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Build more complete persona profiles with Mural's collaborative features

Mural’s easy-to-use tools and features make it easy to assemble a wide range of media types to create fully fleshed-out persona profiles that drive better decision-making.

Icons, GIFs, & images

Express complex ideas visually or lead an engaging team-building activity with Noun Project, GIPHY, and Unsplash integrations.

Sticky notes & text

Add ideas, action items, and more as a sticky note or text box — then change the colors and cluster to identify patterns and new solutions.

Asynchronous collaboration

Innovate and collaborate effectively together without booking time on calendars.

Commenting

Add comments and tag collaborators for smooth asynchronous communication.

Easy sharing

There are no barriers to collaboration with the ability to safely and securely share murals with others.

Export

Export as a download or embed the mural as an iframe into documentation and more.