Dt Curriculum — Agent Skill by Microsoft

From the author

Design Thinking learning curriculum covering nine progressive modules across the full Problem, Solution, and Implementation Space methods plus a shared manufacturing reference scenario for teaching and practice

— the description by Microsoft

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The DT Curriculum is a structured educational framework designed to guide learners through the full Design Thinking lifecycle, spanning the Problem, Solution, and Implementation spaces. It provides nine distinct modules that cover essential methods from initial scoping and research to prototyping, testing, and final handoff. To ensure consistent application of these concepts, the curriculum integrates a shared manufacturing reference scenario, allowing learners to apply theoretical knowledge to a realistic, evolving context throughout their training.

What it does

Provides nine progressive modules covering the complete Design Thinking methodology.
Uses a shared manufacturing reference scenario to maintain context across all learning modules.
Teaches core techniques like stakeholder mapping, contextual inquiry, and frozen request unfreezing.
Includes comprehension checks and practice exercises for each design method.
Structures learning from the Problem Space through to the Implementation Space.
Offers specific guidance on moving from stakeholder assumptions to user-validated reality.

When to use it

When teaching or learning the end-to-end Design Thinking process.
When you need a structured curriculum to train teams on problem-space scoping and solution-space design.
When you want to use a consistent, realistic manufacturing scenario to practice design methods.
When you need to bridge the gap between stakeholder requests and actual user needs.
When you are preparing for design research, prototyping, or user testing phases.

Advantages

Progressive structure ensures learners build skills logically from problem to implementation.
Shared scenario provides a consistent baseline for comparing different design methods.
Focuses on practical techniques like unfreezing requests and conducting contextual inquiry.
Encourages discipline in staying within the problem space before jumping to solutions.
Includes built-in assessment tools like comprehension checks and exercises.

Usage examples

“I am starting Module 1 of the Design Thinking curriculum. Can you load the scoping module and the manufacturing scenario?”: The agent loads the scoping module and the manufacturing scenario, then presents the first comprehension check regarding frozen versus fluid requests.
“I need to practice unfreezing a request. Use the manufacturing scenario to give me an exercise.”: The agent provides a specific request from the manufacturing scenario and asks the user to write three progressive questions to uncover the underlying problem.

Install

Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/microsoft/dt-curriculum/download

Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip dt-curriculum.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Microsoft

DT Curriculum — Skill Entry

This SKILL.md is the entrypoint for the Design Thinking learning curriculum.

The dt-learning-tutor agent loads this skill to teach Design Thinking concepts, run comprehension checks, and assign practice exercises. The curriculum spans nine progressive modules — one per Design Thinking method — and a shared manufacturing reference scenario that threads through every module so learners build on consistent context as they advance from the Problem Space to the Implementation Space.

Curriculum references

Load the module that matches the method the learner is studying. Load the manufacturing scenario alongside any module that uses scenario-based checks or exercises.

Reference	When to load
curriculum-01-scoping.md	Teaching Method 1: Scope Conversations (Problem Space).
curriculum-02-research.md	Teaching Method 2: Design Research (Problem Space).
curriculum-03-synthesis.md	Teaching Method 3: Synthesis (Problem Space).
curriculum-04-brainstorming.md	Teaching Method 4: Brainstorming (Solution Space).
curriculum-05-concepts.md	Teaching Method 5: User Concepts (Solution Space).
curriculum-06-prototypes.md	Teaching Method 6: Low-Fidelity Prototypes (Solution Space).
curriculum-07-testing.md	Teaching Method 7: High-Fidelity Prototypes (Implementation Space).
curriculum-08-iteration.md	Teaching Method 8: User Testing (Implementation Space).
curriculum-09-handoff.md	Teaching Method 9: Iteration at Scale (Implementation Space).
curriculum-scenario-manufacturing.md	Alongside any module using scenario-based comprehension checks or practice exercises.

Skill layout

SKILL.md — this file (skill entrypoint).
references/ — the DT curriculum knowledge documents.
- curriculum-01-scoping.md through curriculum-09-handoff.md — one module per Design Thinking method.
- curriculum-scenario-manufacturing.md — shared factory-floor reference scenario used across all nine modules.

Files

ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer877 B
LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.1 KiB
SKILL.md3.5 KiB
references/curriculum-01-scoping.md4.7 KiB
references/curriculum-02-research.md5.0 KiB
references/curriculum-03-synthesis.md5.6 KiB
references/curriculum-04-brainstorming.md5.7 KiB
references/curriculum-05-concepts.md5.8 KiB
references/curriculum-06-prototypes.md5.9 KiB
references/curriculum-07-testing.md6.1 KiB
references/curriculum-08-iteration.md6.6 KiB
references/curriculum-09-handoff.md6.4 KiB
references/curriculum-scenario-manufacturing.md8.3 KiB

ATTRIBUTION.md

Attribution

This folder is an unmodified copy of the Agent Skill "dt-curriculum", distributed by AutoGineer (https://autogineer.com/agent-skills).

Source: https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/tree/f425e943bf228052a23e6bc4810b5faef030314f/.github/skills/design-thinking/dt-curriculum
Commit: f425e943bf228052a23e6bc4810b5faef030314f
Published by: Microsoft (https://github.com/microsoft)
Publisher: Microsoft (https://github.com/microsoft)
Licence: MIT License (https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/blob/f425e943bf228052a23e6bc4810b5faef030314f/LICENSE)
Licence evidence: repository licence LICENSE
Retrieved: 2026-11-07

The skill's own files are unmodified copies. AutoGineer is not affiliated with or endorsed by the author or the publisher.

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LICENSE: copied from LICENSE

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