dt-curriculum

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Design Thinking learning curriculum covering nine progressive modules across the full Problem, Solution, and Implementation Space methods plus a shared manufacturing reference scenario for teaching and practice

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DT Curriculum — Skill Entry

This SKILL.md is the entrypoint for the Design Thinking learning curriculum.

The dt-learning-tutor agent loads this skill to teach Design Thinking concepts, run comprehension checks, and assign practice exercises. The curriculum spans nine progressive modules — one per Design Thinking method — and a shared manufacturing reference scenario that threads through every module so learners build on consistent context as they advance from the Problem Space to the Implementation Space.

Curriculum references

Load the module that matches the method the learner is studying. Load the manufacturing scenario alongside any module that uses scenario-based checks or exercises.

Reference	When to load
curriculum-01-scoping.md	Teaching Method 1: Scope Conversations (Problem Space).
curriculum-02-research.md	Teaching Method 2: Design Research (Problem Space).
curriculum-03-synthesis.md	Teaching Method 3: Synthesis (Problem Space).
curriculum-04-brainstorming.md	Teaching Method 4: Brainstorming (Solution Space).
curriculum-05-concepts.md	Teaching Method 5: User Concepts (Solution Space).
curriculum-06-prototypes.md	Teaching Method 6: Low-Fidelity Prototypes (Solution Space).
curriculum-07-testing.md	Teaching Method 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes (Implementation Space).
curriculum-08-iteration.md	Teaching Method 8: User Testing (Implementation Space).
curriculum-09-handoff.md	Teaching Method 9: Iteration at Scale (Implementation Space).
curriculum-scenario-manufacturing.md	Alongside any module using scenario-based comprehension checks or practice exercises.

Skill layout

SKILL.md — this file (skill entrypoint).
references/ — the DT curriculum knowledge documents.
- curriculum-01-scoping.md through curriculum-09-handoff.md — one module per Design Thinking method.
- curriculum-scenario-manufacturing.md — shared factory-floor reference scenario used across all nine modules.