The movie industry heavily relies on storyboards as an effective way to visually describe the process of a movie. The storyboard visually describes how the movie flows from beginning to end, how the characters are interacting, and where transitions and/or gaps exist in the storyline. The storyboard is an effective tool in industrial design as well. A storyboard visually describes how users will interact with the product from start to finish and depicts the individual steps in that process that need further examination and analysis. This detailed examination leads to innovative product solutions that successfully address a greater amount of the users' needs and expectations. In the classroom, when students employ storyboards, they are better able to understand the complexity of a product's use and visualize areas for improvement. This article discusses storyboarding in terms of its value in communicating what the designed product will do and how people will interact with it. It also discusses storyboarding as a tool for identifying opportunities for innovation. The article uses examples from student course work to support its premise and offers a project that employs the same techniques for use in the classroom.