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| 1 | <!-- markdownlint-disable-file --> |
| 2 | # Design Thinking |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Design Thinking coaching identity, quality constraints, and methodology instructions for AI-enhanced design thinking across nine methods |
| 5 | |
| 6 | > **🔍 Preview** — This collection is in preview. Core features are complete and functional but refinements may follow. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ## Overview |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Coaching identity, quality constraints, and methodology instructions for AI-enhanced design thinking across nine methods. The collection supports the HVE Design Thinking pyramid structure spanning Problem, Solution, and Implementation spaces. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | > **Preview** — Core features are complete and functional. Suitable for adoption with the understanding that refinements may follow. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | This collection includes agents, prompts, and instructions for: |
| 15 | |
| 16 | - **DT Start Project** — Initializes a new Design Thinking coaching project with state file creation, frozen/fluid classification, and first Method 1 coaching interaction |
| 17 | - **DT Resume Coaching** — Resumes an existing coaching session from saved state, restoring context from the project's coaching state file |
| 18 | - **DT Method Next** — Assesses current coaching state and recommends the next method with sequencing validation, handling edge cases for no project, all methods complete, and iteration loops |
| 19 | - **DT Handoff Implementation Space** — Implementation Space exit handoff that compiles DT Methods 7-9 outputs into an RPI-ready artifact with tiered routing to task-planner or task-implementor, handoff lineage from all nine methods, content sanitization, and a completion ceremony |
| 20 | - **DT Handoff Problem Space** — Problem Space exit handoff that compiles DT Methods 1-3 outputs into an RPI-ready artifact targeting task-researcher, with readiness assessment and quality markers |
| 21 | - **DT Method 4: Ideation** — Divergent idea generation with constraint-informed creativity for Method 4b brainstorming |
| 22 | - **DT Method 4: Convergence** — Theme discovery through philosophy-based clustering for Method 4c brainstorming |
| 23 | - **DT Method 5: Concepts** — Concept articulation from brainstorming themes for Method 5b user concepts |
| 24 | - **DT Method 5: Evaluation** — Stakeholder alignment and three-lens evaluation for Method 5c user concepts |
| 25 | - **DT Method 6: Planning** — Concept analysis and prototype approach design for Method 6a lo-fi prototyping |
| 26 | - **DT Method 6: Building** — Scrappy prototype building with fidelity enforcement for Method 6b |
| 27 | - **DT Method 6: Testing** — Hypothesis-driven testing and constraint validation for Method 6c |
| 28 | - **DT Coaching Identity** — Defines the coach's interaction philosophy (Think, Speak, Empower), progressive hint engine, psychological safety patterns, and hat-switching framework for consistent behavior across all nine methods |
| 29 | - **DT Coach**: Conversational coaching agent that guides teams through all 9 methods with Think/Speak/Empower philosophy |
| 30 | - **DT Coaching State** — Session persistence schema, method progress tracking, and session recovery protocol enabling the coach to resume seamlessly across conversations |
| 31 | - **DT Method Sequencing** — Governs the nine-method sequence across three spaces, space boundary transition protocols with readiness signals, non-linear iteration patterns, method routing logic, and coaching state tracking |
| 32 | - **DT Quality Constraints** — Quality constraints, fidelity rules, and output standards for Design Thinking coaching across all nine methods |
| 33 | - **DT Method 01: Scope Conversations** — Frozen vs fluid assessment, stakeholder discovery, constraint patterns, and conversation navigation for transforming initial customer requests into genuine understanding of business challenges |
| 34 | - **DT Method 01 Deep** — Advanced stakeholder analysis, power dynamics, and scope negotiation expertise loaded on-demand for complex Method 1 coaching scenarios |
| 35 | - **DT Method 02: Design Research** — Interview techniques, research planning, environmental observation, and insight extraction patterns for systematic discovery of end-user needs through direct engagement across three phases: planning, execution, and documentation |
| 36 | - **DT Method 02 Deep: Advanced Design Research** — On-demand deep reference covering advanced interview techniques, ethnographic observation methods, evidence triangulation, and manufacturing research patterns; loaded by the coach for complex research scenarios requiring specialist guidance |
| 37 | - **DT Method 03: Input Synthesis** — Pattern recognition, theme development, synthesis validation, and Problem-to-Solution Space transition readiness for transforming fragmented research data into unified problem understanding |
| 38 | - **DT Method 03 Deep** — Advanced affinity analysis with multi-pass clustering, insight frameworks with observation-inference-insight formula, HMW question scaffolding, problem statement articulation, and manufacturing synthesis patterns |
| 39 | - **DT Method 04 Deep: Advanced Brainstorming Techniques** — Advanced facilitation techniques (brainwriting, morphological analysis, provocation), creative block recovery, convergence frameworks (impact/effort matrix, weighted D/F/V scoring), and cross-pollination from analogous industries loaded on-demand for complex Method 4 coaching scenarios |
| 40 | - **DT Industry: Healthcare** — Healthcare-specific vocabulary mapping, constraints (HIPAA, patient safety, clinical workflow), empathy tools (patient journey mapping, clinician shadow), and an ED wait-time reference scenario for on-demand industry context loading |
| 41 | - **DT→RPI Handoff Contract** — Exit-point definitions, artifact schemas, per-agent input contracts, graduation awareness behavior, and quality markers for lateral transitions from Design Thinking coaching into the RPI workflow |
| 42 | - **DT RPI Implementation Context** — DT-aware task-implementor augmentation that enforces space-appropriate fidelity constraints, stakeholder validation against handoff maps, confidence-marker handling, and return path triggers when operating on DT artifacts |
| 43 | - **DT RPI Planning Context** — DT-aware task-planner augmentation that shapes implementation planning around fidelity constraints, iteration support, confidence-informed risk assessment, and stakeholder-segmented success criteria when operating on DT artifacts |
| 44 | - **DT RPI Research Context** — DT-aware task-researcher augmentation that frames research around stakeholder needs, quality-marked findings, assumption validation, and return path triggers when operating on DT artifacts |
| 45 | - **DT RPI Review Context** — DT-aware task-reviewer augmentation that defines quality criteria per artifact type (coaching, method, deep, industry, handoff, agent, output), review checklist additions for coaching tone and fidelity enforcement, anti-patterns to flag, and severity mapping for Design Thinking artifacts |
| 46 | - **DT Method 07: High-Fidelity Prototypes** — Technical translation, functional prototypes, and specifications for Implementation Space entry with three-hat architecture and progressive fidelity modeling |
| 47 | - **DT Method 07: Deep Expertise** — On-demand fidelity translation, architecture trade-off analysis, specification writing patterns, and manufacturing-specific prototyping guidance for complex Method 7 coaching scenarios |
| 48 | - **DT Method 08: User Testing** — Evidence-based evaluation, test protocols, and non-linear iteration support for structured user testing of hi-fi prototypes with leap-enabling questioning and loop decision coaching |
| 49 | - **DT Method 08 Deep** — Advanced test design, small-sample analysis, iteration triggers, and bias mitigation expertise loaded on-demand for complex Method 8 coaching scenarios |
| 50 | - **DT Method 09: Iteration at Scale** — Continuous optimization through telemetry-driven enhancement, systematic refinement cycles, and organizational deployment planning covering change management, training, and adoption metrics |
| 51 | - **DT Method 09 Deep** — Advanced organizational change management (ADKAR framework), scaling patterns, adoption measurement systems, scaling anti-patterns, and manufacturing deployment strategies loaded on-demand for complex Method 9 coaching scenarios |
| 52 | - **DT Industry: Manufacturing** — On-demand industry context providing manufacturing vocabulary mapping, operational constraints (safety culture, shift patterns, union dynamics), empathy tools (gemba walk, shift-handoff observation, operator shadow), and a reference scenario for contextualizing Design Thinking coaching in manufacturing environments |
| 53 | - **DT Industry: Energy** — On-demand energy-sector context providing vocabulary mapping (NERC/FERC/SCADA terminology), critical infrastructure constraints (regulatory weight, long asset lifecycles, security classification), empathy tools (control room observation, field ride-along, regulatory timeline mapping), and a renewable integration reference scenario |
| 54 | - **DT Curriculum Module 1: Scope Conversations** — Key concepts (frozen vs fluid requests, stakeholder mapping, constraint discovery), progressive questioning techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 1 |
| 55 | - **DT Curriculum Module 2: Design Research** — Key concepts (genuine need discovery, environmental context, universal discovery sequence), contextual inquiry techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 2 |
| 56 | - **DT Curriculum Module 3: Synthesis** — Key concepts (multi-source pattern recognition, theme development, context preservation), affinity clustering techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 3 |
| 57 | - **DT Curriculum Module 4: Brainstorming** — Key concepts (divergent vs convergent phases, constraint-driven creativity, philosophy-based clustering), AI spring-boarding techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 4 |
| 58 | - **DT Curriculum Module 5: User Concepts** — Key concepts (minimum viable visuals, understanding speed, interaction vs value concepts), stick figure approach and silent review techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 5 |
| 59 | - **DT Curriculum Module 6: Low-Fidelity Prototypes** — Key concepts (scrappy principle, instant failure as instant win, single-assumption testing), simple material prototyping techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 6 |
| 60 | - **DT Curriculum Module 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes** — Key concepts (technical feasibility validation, stripped-down functional focus, multiple implementation comparison), hardware and integration testing techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 7 |
| 61 | - **DT Curriculum Module 8: User Testing** — Key concepts (leap-enabling vs leap-killing questions, non-linear iteration loops, behavior over opinions), task-based testing techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 8 |
| 62 | - **DT Curriculum Module 9: Iteration at Scale** — Key concepts (telemetry-driven enhancement, high-frequency pattern focus, incremental enhancement), production telemetry techniques, comprehension checks, and manufacturing practice exercises for teaching Method 9 |
| 63 | - **DT Curriculum Scenario: Manufacturing** — Factory floor improvement reference scenario (Meridian Components) with interview excerpts, observation data points, and test results used across all 9 curriculum modules for progressive learning exercises |
| 64 | |
| 65 | ## Install |
| 66 | |
| 67 | ```bash |
| 68 | copilot plugin install design-thinking@hve-core |
| 69 | ``` |
| 70 | |
| 71 | ## Agents |
| 72 | |
| 73 | | Agent | Description | |
| 74 | |-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
| 75 | | dt-coach | Design Thinking coach guiding teams through the 9-method HVE framework with Think/Speak/Empower philosophy - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 76 | | dt-learning-tutor | Design Thinking learning tutor providing structured curriculum, comprehension checks, and adaptive pacing - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 77 | |
| 78 | ## Commands |
| 79 | |
| 80 | | Command | Description | |
| 81 | |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
| 82 | | dt-start-project | Start a new Design Thinking coaching project with state initialization and first coaching interaction - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 83 | | dt-resume-coaching | Resume a Design Thinking coaching session — reads coaching state and re-establishes context - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 84 | | dt-method-next | Assess DT project state and recommend next method with sequencing validation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 85 | | dt-handoff-implementation-space | Compiles DT Methods 7-9 outputs into an RPI-ready handoff artifact targeting Task Researcher | |
| 86 | | dt-handoff-problem-space | Problem Space exit handoff — compiles DT Methods 1-3 outputs into an RPI-ready artifact targeting Task Researcher | |
| 87 | | dt-handoff-solution-space | Solution Space exit handoff — compiles DT Methods 4-6 outputs into an RPI-ready artifact targeting Task Researcher | |
| 88 | | dt-method-04-ideation | Divergent ideation for Design Thinking Method 4b with constraint-informed solution generation - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 89 | | dt-method-04-convergence | Theme discovery for Design Thinking Method 4c through philosophy-based clustering - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 90 | | dt-method-05-concepts | Concept articulation for Design Thinking Method 5b from brainstorming themes - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 91 | | dt-method-05-evaluation | Stakeholder alignment and three-lens evaluation for Design Thinking Method 5c - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 92 | | dt-method-06-planning | Concept analysis and prototype approach design for Design Thinking Method 6a - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 93 | | dt-method-06-building | Scrappy prototype building with fidelity enforcement for Design Thinking Method 6b - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 94 | | dt-method-06-testing | Hypothesis-driven testing and constraint validation for Design Thinking Method 6c - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core | |
| 95 | |
| 96 | ## Instructions |
| 97 | |
| 98 | | Instruction | Description | |
| 99 | |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
| 100 | | dt-coaching-identity | Required instructions when working with or doing any Design Thinking (DT); Contains instructions for the Design Thinking coach identity, philosophy, and user interaction and communication requirements for consistent coaching behavior. | |
| 101 | | dt-method-07-hifi-prototypes | Design Thinking Method 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes; technical translation, functional prototypes, and specifications | |
| 102 | | dt-method-07-deep | Deep expertise for Method 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes; fidelity translation, architecture, and specification writing | |
| 103 | | dt-method-08-testing | Design Thinking Method 8: User Testing - evidence-based evaluation, test protocols, and non-linear iteration support | |
| 104 | | dt-method-sequencing | Method transition rules, nine-method sequence, space boundaries, and non-linear iteration support for Design Thinking coaching | |
| 105 | | dt-quality-constraints | Quality constraints, fidelity rules, and output standards for Design Thinking coaching across all nine methods | |
| 106 | | dt-coaching-state | Coaching state schema for Design Thinking session persistence, method progress tracking, and session recovery | |
| 107 | | dt-industry-healthcare | Healthcare industry context for DT coaching — vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenarios | |
| 108 | | dt-rpi-handoff-contract | DT-to-RPI handoff contract defining exit points, artifact schemas, and per-agent input requirements for lateral transitions from Design Thinking to RPI workflow | |
| 109 | | dt-subagent-handoff | DT subagent handoff workflow: readiness assessment, artifact compilation, and handoff validation via subagent dispatch | |
| 110 | | dt-rpi-implement-context | DT-aware Task Implementor context: fidelity constraints, stakeholder validation, and iteration support | |
| 111 | | dt-rpi-planning-context | DT-aware Task Planner context: fidelity constraints, iteration support, and confidence-informed planning for DT artifacts | |
| 112 | | dt-rpi-research-context | DT-aware Task Researcher context: frames research around DT methods, stakeholder needs, and empathy-driven inquiry | |
| 113 | | dt-rpi-review-context | DT-aware Task Reviewer context: quality criteria for Design Thinking artifacts | |
| 114 | | dt-method-01-deep | Deep expertise for Method 1: Scope Conversations, covering advanced stakeholder analysis, power dynamics, and scope negotiation | |
| 115 | | dt-method-01-scope | Method 1 Scope Conversations coaching knowledge for Design Thinking: frozen vs fluid assessment, stakeholder discovery, constraint patterns, and conversation navigation | |
| 116 | | dt-method-03-deep | Deep expertise for Method 3: Input Synthesis — advanced affinity analysis, insight frameworks, and problem statement articulation | |
| 117 | | dt-method-04-deep | Deep expertise for Method 4: Brainstorming — advanced facilitation techniques, creative block recovery, and convergence frameworks | |
| 118 | | dt-method-05-deep | Deep expertise for Method 5: User Concepts, covering advanced D/F/V analysis, image prompt crafting, concept stress-testing, and portfolio management | |
| 119 | | dt-method-02-research | Method 2 Design Research coaching knowledge: interview techniques, research planning, environmental observation, and insight extraction patterns | |
| 120 | | dt-method-02-deep | Deep expertise for Method 2: Design Research, covering advanced interview techniques, ethnographic observation, and evidence triangulation | |
| 121 | | dt-method-03-synthesis | Method 3 Input Synthesis coaching knowledge: pattern recognition, theme development, synthesis validation, and Problem-to-Solution Space transition readiness | |
| 122 | | dt-method-08-deep | Deep expertise for Method 8: Test and Validate — advanced test design, small-sample analysis, iteration triggers, and bias mitigation | |
| 123 | | dt-method-09-iteration | Design Thinking Method 9: Iteration at Scale — systematic refinement, scaling patterns, and organizational deployment | |
| 124 | | dt-method-09-deep | Deep expertise for Method 9: Iteration at Scale — change management, scaling, and adoption measurement | |
| 125 | | dt-method-06-deep | Deep expertise for Method 6: Low-Fidelity Prototypes; advanced paper prototyping, service blueprinting, and experience prototyping | |
| 126 | | dt-industry-manufacturing | Manufacturing industry context for DT coaching — vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenarios | |
| 127 | | dt-industry-energy | Energy industry context for DT coaching — vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenarios | |
| 128 | | dt-image-prompt-generation | M365 Copilot image prompt generation techniques for Design Thinking Method 5 concept visualization with lo-fi enforcement | |
| 129 | | dt-method-04-brainstorming | Design Thinking Method 4: AI-assisted brainstorming with divergent ideation and convergent clustering for solution space entry | |
| 130 | | dt-method-05-concepts | Design Thinking Method 5: User Concepts coaching with concept articulation, three-lens evaluation, and stakeholder alignment for Solution Space development | |
| 131 | | dt-method-06-lofi-prototypes | Design Thinking Method 6: Lo-fi prototyping techniques, scrappy enforcement, feedback planning, and constraint discovery for Solution Space exit | |
| 132 | | dt-curriculum-01-scoping | DT Curriculum Module 1: Scope Conversations — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 133 | | dt-curriculum-02-research | DT Curriculum Module 2: Design Research — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 134 | | dt-curriculum-03-synthesis | DT Curriculum Module 3: Synthesis — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 135 | | dt-curriculum-04-brainstorming | DT Curriculum Module 4: Brainstorming — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 136 | | dt-curriculum-05-concepts | DT Curriculum Module 5: User Concepts — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 137 | | dt-curriculum-06-prototypes | DT Curriculum Module 6: Low-Fidelity Prototypes — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 138 | | dt-curriculum-07-testing | DT Curriculum Module 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 139 | | dt-curriculum-08-iteration | DT Curriculum Module 8: User Testing — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 140 | | dt-curriculum-09-handoff | DT Curriculum Module 9: Iteration at Scale — concepts, techniques, checks, and exercises | |
| 141 | | dt-curriculum-scenario-manufacturing | Manufacturing reference scenario for DT learning — factory floor improvement project used across all 9 curriculum modules | |
| 142 | | hve-core-location | Important: hve-core is the repository containing this instruction file; Guidance: if a referenced prompt, instructions, agent, or script is missing in the current directory, fall back to this hve-core location by walking up this file's directory tree. | |
| 143 | |
| 144 | --- |
| 145 | |
| 146 | > Source: [microsoft/hve-core](https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core) |
| 147 | |
| 148 | |