dt-methods

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by microsoft · part of microsoft/hve-core

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)

🧩 One of 7 skills in the microsoft/hve-core package — works on its own, and pairs well with its siblings.

This is the playbook your agent receives when the skill activates — you don't need to read it to use the skill, but it's here to audit before installing.

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.

Method references

Method	Name	Core reference	Deep reference
1	Scope Conversations	method-01-scope.md	method-01-deep.md
2	Design Research	method-02-research.md	method-02-deep.md
3	Input Synthesis	method-03-synthesis.md	method-03-deep.md
4	Brainstorming	method-04-brainstorming.md	method-04-deep.md
5	User Concepts	method-05-concepts.md	method-05-deep.md
6	Low-Fidelity Prototypes	method-06-lofi-prototypes.md	method-06-deep.md
7	High-Fidelity Prototypes	method-07-hifi-prototypes.md	method-07-deep.md
8	User Testing	method-08-testing.md	method-08-deep.md
9	Iteration at Scale	method-09-iteration.md	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	Energy-sector vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
industry-financial-services.md	Financial services vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
industry-healthcare.md	Healthcare vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
industry-manufacturing.md	Manufacturing vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
industry-nonprofit-social-impact.md	Nonprofit and social impact vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
industry-pharmaceuticals-life-sciences.md	Pharmaceuticals and life sciences vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
industry-professional-services.md	Professional services vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
industry-public-sector.md	Public sector and government vocabulary, constraints, empathy tools, and reference scenario.
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

Copy & paste — that's it

npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill dt-methods

Run this in your project — your agent picks the skill up automatically.

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 when DT session artifacts need observable telemetry expectations grounded in telemetry-foundations.