Design Thinking

STEPS IN THE DESIGN CHALLENGE PROCESS (from IDEO):

DISCOVERY: I HAVE A CHALLENGE. HOW DO I APPROACH IT?

1. Define the Challenge
2. Prepare Research
3. Gather Inspiration

INTERPRETATION: I LEARNED SOMETHING. HOW DO I INTERPRET IT?

1. Tell Stories
2. Search for Meaning
3. Frame Opportunities

IDEATION: I SEE AN OPPORTUNITY. WHAT DO I CREATE?

1. Generate Ideas
2. Refine Ideas (reality check)

EXPERIMENTATION: I HAVE AN IDEA. HOW DO I BUILD IT?

1. Make Prototypes
2. Get Feedback  

EVOLUTION: I TRIED SOMETHING NEW. HOW DO I EVOLVE IT?

1. Evaluative Learning
2. Build the Experience 

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Stanford Design School (The 'D' School)

• Use Our Methods
• Design Thinking Mixtape: Prototyping
• Design Thinking Rubric
• Chart a New Course: Mixtapes for Design Thinking
• K-12 Lab Network
• Design Thinking Introductory Challenges
  https://dschool.stanford.edu/groups/k12/wiki/956b6/Design_Thinking_Projects_and_Challenges.html
• Design Thinking Toolkit-IDEO(pdf)
• Extreme by Design- Being An Innovator(Part 1)
• Extreme by Design- Being An Innovator( Part 2)

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Additional Resources- Design Thinking