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This is a collection of curriculum created by the K-12 Lab at the design school and teachers who are using design thinking in their schools. Please feel free to use all of the resources presented here. d.school have organized the curriculum in multiple formats to so that you can can search in the way that is most appropriate for your work.

The kit is split into sections for easy download. You can also view online at the d.school wiki. These resources were created by d.school and are free for you to use and share – and we hope you do. We only ask that you respect the Creative Commons license (attribution, noncommercial use).

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Start with An Educator’s Guide to Design Thinking – A Guidebook

Download the d.school’s – An Educator’s Guide to Design Thinking (PDF 4.8 MB)

d.school Bootcamp Bootleg (main document)

Bootcamp bootleg (PDF 3.6MB)

Mindsets

d.school mindsets (PDF 223 KB)

Modes (presentations)

Empathize (PDF 5.6 MB)
Empathize 2 (PDF 5.3 MB)
Define (PDF 2.8 MB)
Ideate (PDF 1.9 MB)
Prototype & Test (PDF 27.4 MB)
Prototype & Test 2 (PDF 11.1 MB)
Prototype Slim (PDF 2.8 MB)
Test (PDF 1.9 MB)

Modes (cards)

Empathize (PDF 142 KB)
Define (PDF 141 KB)
Ideate (PDF 113 KB)
Prototype (PDF 128 KB)
Test (PDF 109 KB)

Methods

Assume a beginners mindset (PDF 149 KB)
What? | How? | Why? (PDF 160 KB)
User camera study (PDF 123 KB)
Interview preparation (PDF 170 KB)
Interview for empathy (PDF 118 KB)
Extreme users (PDF 176 KB)
Analogous empathy (PDF 177 KB)
Team share and capture (PDF 131 KB)
Saturate and group (PDF 129 KB)
Empathy map (PDF 128 KB)
Journey map (PDF 151 KB)
Composite character profile (PDF 161 KB)
Powers of ten (PDF 131 KB)
2×2 matrix (PDF 182 KB)
Why how laddering (PDF 140 KB)
Point-of-view madlib (PDF 117 KB)
Point of view analogy (PDF 310 KB)
Point-of-view want ad (PDF 193 KB)

Challenge briefs

How can we Get the Conversation Started in schools using digital storytelling and social media? (PDF 425 KB)
How can the future of communication technology help people around the world live better lives? (PDF 425 KB)
How might we train students to bring mental health first aid kits into all schools? (PDF 425 KB)
How might we enable young people to report bullying using mobile and SMS technologies? (PDF 425 KB)
How can we tap into the wisdom of the elderly to mentor and support young people to design positive pathway plans? (PDF 425 KB)
How can we use technology and social media to get young people to engage in more physical activity? (PDF 425 KB)

IDEO – HCD

Human-Centered Design is a process broken into a set of tools. This is so that you can pick and choose which techniques work best for your context and your situation. Use it alone or along with the d.school k12 Laboratory curriculum to imagine and implement new ideas.