Dt Methods

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.instructions.md](references/dt-coach-telemetry.instructions.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](references/method-01-scope.md) | [method-01-deep.md](references/method-01-deep.md) | | 2 | Design Research | [method-02-research.md](references/method-02-research.md) | [method-02-deep.md](references/method-02-deep.md) | | 3 | Input Synthesis | [method-03-synthesis.md](references/method-03-synthesis.md) | [method-03-deep.md](references/method-03-deep.md) | | 4 | Brainstorming | [method-04-brainstorming.md](references/method-04-brainstorming.md) | [method-04-deep.md](references/method-04-deep.md) | | 5 | User Concepts | [method-05-concepts.md](references/method-05-concepts.md) | [method-05-deep.md](references/method-05-deep.md) | | 6 | Low-Fidelity Prototypes | [method-06-lofi-prototypes.md](references/method-06-lofi-prototypes.md) | [method-06-deep.md](references/method-06-deep.md) | | 7 | High-Fidelity Prototypes | [method-07-hifi-prototypes.md](references/method-07-hifi-prototypes.md) | [method-07-deep.md](references/method-07-deep.md) | | 8 | User Testing | [method-08-testing.md](references/method-08-testing.md) | [method-08-deep.md](references/method-08-deep.md) | | 9 | Iteration at Scale | [method-09-iteration.md](references/method-09-iteration.md) | [method-09-deep.md](references/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](references/industry-energy.md) | Energy-sector vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-financial-services.md](references/industry-financial-services.md) | Financial services vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-healthcare.md](references/industry-healthcare.md) | Healthcare vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-manufacturing.md](references/industry-manufacturing.md) | Manufacturing vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-nonprofit-social-impact.md](references/industry-nonprofit-social-impact.md) | Nonprofit and social impact vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-pharmaceuticals-life-sciences.md](references/industry-pharmaceuticals-life-sciences.md) | Pharmaceuticals and life sciences vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-professional-services.md](references/industry-professional-services.md) | Professional services vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-public-sector.md](references/industry-public-sector.md) | Public sector and government vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario. | | [industry-retail-cpg.md](references/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.instructions.md

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: microsoft
• Source: microsoft/hve-core
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.