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# A mini-class on design thinking
- URL: https://www.co.school/notes/a-mini-class-on-design-thinking/
- Published: 2024-12-18T22:52:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T04:06:00.000Z
- Description: A free mini-class on applied, creative problem solving for communities facing crisis or complexity.
- Author: Kevan Gilbert
- Tags: Learning, Co-design partnerships

### Design thinking is a process of applied, creative problem solving, that can equip any community that is seeking a new way forward through crisis or complexity. If you’re ready to start co-creating change with your community, this free mini-class will point you in a healthy direction. 

## **What you'll get:** 

- Gain a clear (or refreshed) understanding of the design thinking process. This quick class avoids business buzzwords and needless jargon, while staying centered on community listening.
- Explore the double diamond to gain an understanding how listening, synthesis, problem-framing, ideation and testing fits into the process.
- Hear empowering stories of communities that have found transformative ways forward by applying these practices.
- Find a more equitable, inclusive, community-powered way to approach design thinking. Learn how to avoid extractive and disempowering practices.