Design Thinking toolkit

At The Garage, we work with our own Design Thinking toolkit. This toolkit is based on the Double Diamond model and consists of four phases: Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver. Each phase has three sub-steps. You will go through this Double Diamond process while working on your projects within The Garage.

 Usually week 1-10 of the minor focus on phases Discover and Define and week 11-20 focus on Develop and Deliver.

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1. Discover

The Discover phase aims to gain a solid understanding of the issue or topic you will be working on. This phase is about learning as much as you can and setting aside any assumptions. You immerse yourself in your client and the topic. You start talking to different people and do (literature) research. It is not about coming up with solutions yet, but about orienting and deepening yourself as broadly as possible.​

The Discover phase consists of 3 parts:

1.1 Navigation

1.2 Exploration

1.3 Investigation