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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)

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dt-methods
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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)
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# 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](references/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](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 ```text . ├── 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 ```
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