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Tools for taking action.
We’ve curated a collection of resources from our classes and workshops for you to explore. Use these activities, tools, and how-tos as a starting point — we hope you’ll hack them for whatever challenge you’re working on.
Who CAN benefit from these resources?
Anyone who wants to become more familiar with design thinking can use these activities, tools, and how-tos. Whether you're a college student, business owner, freelance artist, or corporate executive, or simply a curious person, this collection of resources will help you unlock creative thinking in whatever challenge you're tackling.
HOW DO I USE THESE RESOURCES?
That depends on the resource itself. Some are full-fledged workshops that you can guide others through. Other resources are short worksheet-based activities. In many, you'll arm yourself with sticky notes and markers to help the ideas flow!
We’ve pulled together this collection to help you get started doing design work. Inside you’ll find a NEW introductory online workshop, a library of FAQs about how design works, and a couple of handy tools.
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