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
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill dt-curriculum
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.
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.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.Integration with protocols.io API for managing scientific protocols. This skill should be used when working with protocols.io to search, create, update, or publish protocols; manage protocol steps and materials; handle discussions and comments; organize workspaces; upload and manage files; or integrate protocols.io functionality into workflows. Applicable for protocol discovery, collaborative protocol development, experiment tracking, lab protocol management, and scientific documentation.
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Take microsoft/dt-curriculum from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
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same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.