Design Thinking

Updated 15 Sep 2026

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  an iterative process to understand users' needs and problems
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  a solution-based approach to solving problemsus
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  ed to generate ideas and determine alternative strategies for problems that may not have been resolved in initial understanding
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phases
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  empathize - study the values of users; produce a list of users' needs
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  Define — name the one key problem to solve, from the user's perspective
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  Ideate — generate creative solutions
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  Prototype — build a representation of the solution
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  Test — evaluate with real users; loop back as needed
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Related practice
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  conducting user interviews with genuine empathy is a direct application of Design Thinking's Empathize phase
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related
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  Task Analysis

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