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# 5 elements of Design Thinking
![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Sep 18, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Nov 05, 2022</small> 🏷️[[Design Thinking]], [[Organization Development MOC|OD]]
1. Learn from people
- Begin by talking to users/stakeholders to understand
- [[Those on either end of the extreme are good at giving voice to problems that those in middle feel but have harder time expressing.]]
2. Find patterns
- Capture observations and look for patterns that point to opportunities
3. Design principles
- Set the criteria for design that will address needs/desires of users
4. Make tangible
- Use design principles to create prototypes
5. Iterate relentlessly
- Continue to test and tweak prototypes until you find solution that works
There are [[7 activities of Design Thinking|7 activities]] that fulfill these elements
## Sources
[[What is Design Thinking - Daylight 2015]]