Design Thinking is a social process for building empathy, understanding the needs of others, seeing problems, seeing opportunities, and innovating to solve the problems that matter. It's a way of engaging diverse perspectives to imagine change and bringing that change to life.
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This diagram captures the dynamic flow of thinking learners move through as they engage in Design Thinking.
Design Thinking is used throughout the TK-12 Linda Vista STEAM Pathway to support empathy-driven design!