dt-curriculum

Teaches Design Thinking through nine progressive curriculum modules and a shared manufacturing scenario.

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One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill dt-curriculum
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Skill: dt-curriculum
Source: https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/tree/main/.github/skills/design-thinking/dt-curriculum
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill dt-curriculum

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

πŸ’‘ This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Teams and learners often lack a structured, consistent way to learn Design Thinking methods end to end, jumping between disconnected resources without a shared practice context. This Skill provides a complete nine-module curriculum that a tutoring agent can load to teach, test comprehension, and assign exercises.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Nine Progressive Modules: Covers the full Design Thinking arc β€” Problem Space (scoping, research, synthesis), Solution Space (brainstorming, concepts, lo-fi prototypes), and Implementation Space (hi-fi prototypes, user testing, iteration at scale).
  • Shared Manufacturing Scenario: A consistent factory-floor reference case with stakeholders, interview excerpts, observation data, and test results threads through every module for realistic practice.
  • Built-in Assessment: Each module includes comprehension checks, practice exercises, and learner-level adaptations for beginner, intermediate, and advanced audiences.
  • Use Case: A learning tutor agent loads Module 4 alongside the manufacturing scenario to teach brainstorming, then runs the constraint-to-idea exercise using the 85-90 dB noise and greasy-hands constraints from the scenario.

Quick Start

Ask the Design Thinking tutor to teach Module 1 on scope conversations using the manufacturing scenario and run the comprehension checks.

Frequently Asked Questions about dt-curriculum

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I teach Design Thinking with a structured curriculum?β–Ό

Load the curriculum module matching the Design Thinking method being taught, from scoping through iteration at scale. Each module provides key concepts, techniques, comprehension checks, and practice exercises that a tutor agent can deliver progressively.

What Design Thinking methods does this curriculum cover?β–Ό

It covers nine methods across three spaces: scope conversations, design research, and synthesis (Problem Space); brainstorming, user concepts, and low-fidelity prototypes (Solution Space); high-fidelity prototypes, user testing, and iteration at scale (Implementation Space).

Can the curriculum adapt to different learner skill levels?β–Ό

Yes, every module includes learner level adaptations for beginner, intermediate, and advanced audiences. Beginners focus on core distinctions, while advanced learners explore edge cases, organizational dynamics, and ethical dimensions.

What is the manufacturing scenario used for in the modules?β–Ό

The manufacturing scenario is a shared reference case about a factory with night-shift quality problems. It supplies stakeholders, interview excerpts, observation data points, and test results used in scenario-based comprehension checks and practice exercises across all nine modules.

When should the manufacturing scenario reference be loaded?β–Ό

Load it alongside any module that uses scenario-based comprehension checks or practice exercises. It provides the consistent context learners build on as they advance from the Problem Space to the Implementation Space.