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At IDEO.org, part of our mission is to spread human-centered design to social sector practitioners around the world. The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design reveals our process with the key mindsets that underpin how and why we think about design for the social sector, 57 clear-to-use design methods for new and experienced practitioners, and ...

In the Field Guide, we share our philosophy of design and the seven mindsets that set us apart: Empathy, Optimism, Iteration, Creative Con dence, Making, Embracing Ambiguity, and Learning from Failure. Human-centered design isn’t a perfectly linear process, and each project invariably has its own contours and character.

IDEO Method Cards are intended as inspiration for practicing and aspirinq designers, as well as those seeking a creative spark in their work. These cards show some of the ways IDEO keeps people at the center ot the design process. Our techniques are not proprietary and have been adapted from various established human and social research methods.

IDEO Method Cards are intended as inspiration for practicing and aspirinq designers, as well as those seeking a creative spark in their work. These cards show some of the ways IDEO keeps …

Design Kit is IDEO.org's platform to learn human-centered design, a creative approach to solving the world's most difficult problems.

IDEO Method Cards are a tool to showcase methods we use to inspire great design and keep people at the center of our design process. Each of the 51 cards describes one method and includes a brief story about how and when to use it.

This toolkit contains a design thinking process overview, methods, and instructions that help you put design thinking into action, and the Designer's Workbook to support your design challenges.

With a movement toward student-centered and personalized instruction, the Howard County Public School System in Maryland is using Design Thinking to tackle next generation curriculum redesign incorporating 21st Century skills.

A free toolkit and workbook to help you design meaningful solutions in the classroom, in your school, and in your community. Developed by IDEO and teachers at Riverdale Country School, this toolkit contains the process and methods of design, which are—along with the Designer’s Workbook—adapted specifically for the context of K-12 education.