Design Thinking Process Cheat Sheet

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Phases

Phase Focus
Empathize Understand users' needs
Define Synthesize insights into problems
Ideate Generate diverse solutions

Activities

User interviews
Capture stories + pain points
Sketch + storyboard
Visualize flows
Prototype + test
Validate before building

Outcomes

Translate tested ideas into actionable features and share learnings with stakeholders.

💡 Pro Tip: Document empathy findings, iterate prototypes quickly, and validate with real users.
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