Design Thinking method coaching knowledge across all nine methods including per-method techniques, deep expertise, and industry context (energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and social impact, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, professional services, public sector, retail and CPG)
Resources
1Install
npx skillscat add microsoft/hve-core/dt-methods Install via the SkillsCat registry.
We need to produce a 2-3 sentence plain-text summary, objective, factual, no marketing language, no superlatives, no calls to action. Must be natural prose, no bullet points, no headings, no markdown formatting. At most 60 words. Must not wrap answer in quotes. So just output the summary text. We need to explain what the skill does, what problem it solves, when an agent or developer should use it. From description: It's a Design Thinking methods skill that provides coaching knowledge across nine methods, per-method techniques, deep expertise, industry context.
Design Thinking Methods Skill
Entrypoint for Design Thinking method coaching knowledge. The dt-coach agent loads the method reference matching the active method in coaching state, the matching deep reference when advanced technique is needed, and the industry reference when an industry context applies.
How to use this skill
- Read the method reference for the method currently active in coaching state to ground day-to-day coaching.
- Read the matching deep reference when the conversation needs advanced facilitation, recovery techniques, or expert frameworks beyond the core method guidance.
- Read the industry reference when the team has identified one of the nine covered industries as their context, and weave its vocabulary, constraints, and empathy tools into method-specific guidance.
- Read dt-coach-telemetry.md when DT session artifacts need observable telemetry expectations grounded in
telemetry-foundations.
Method references
| Method | Name | Core reference | Deep reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scope Conversations | method-01-scope.md | method-01-deep.md |
| 2 | Design Research | method-02-research.md | method-02-deep.md |
| 3 | Input Synthesis | method-03-synthesis.md | method-03-deep.md |
| 4 | Brainstorming | method-04-brainstorming.md | method-04-deep.md |
| 5 | User Concepts | method-05-concepts.md | method-05-deep.md |
| 6 | Low-Fidelity Prototypes | method-06-lofi-prototypes.md | method-06-deep.md |
| 7 | High-Fidelity Prototypes | method-07-hifi-prototypes.md | method-07-deep.md |
| 8 | User Testing | method-08-testing.md | method-08-deep.md |
| 9 | Iteration at Scale | method-09-iteration.md | method-09-deep.md |
Industry context references
Load the matching reference when the team identifies its industry context.
| Reference | When to load |
|---|---|
| industry-energy.md | Energy-sector vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-financial-services.md | Financial services vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-healthcare.md | Healthcare vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-manufacturing.md | Manufacturing vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-nonprofit-social-impact.md | Nonprofit and social impact vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-pharmaceuticals-life-sciences.md | Pharmaceuticals and life sciences vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-professional-services.md | Professional services vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-public-sector.md | Public sector and government vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
| industry-retail-cpg.md | Retail and consumer goods vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. |
Skill layout
.
├── SKILL.md
└── references/
├── method-01-scope.md
├── method-01-deep.md
├── method-02-research.md
├── method-02-deep.md
├── method-03-synthesis.md
├── method-03-deep.md
├── method-04-brainstorming.md
├── method-04-deep.md
├── method-05-concepts.md
├── method-05-deep.md
├── method-06-lofi-prototypes.md
├── method-06-deep.md
├── method-07-hifi-prototypes.md
├── method-07-deep.md
├── method-08-testing.md
├── method-08-deep.md
├── method-09-iteration.md
├── method-09-deep.md
├── industry-energy.md
├── industry-financial-services.md
├── industry-healthcare.md
├── industry-manufacturing.md
├── industry-nonprofit-social-impact.md
├── industry-pharmaceuticals-life-sciences.md
├── industry-professional-services.md
├── industry-public-sector.md
├── industry-retail-cpg.md
└── dt-coach-telemetry.md