D.School's Design Thinking Starter Kit
For Beginners
D.School launched a virtual starter kit for everyone to use when running an introductory design workshop. You don’t have to be an expert, you just need to be what they call a “lead learner”. They equip you well enough to host a successful workshop.
For already experienced folks too
However, even as an advanced design thinker, you might want to have a look because there are some fine resources in there.
The activity map: A good method to get to know a user and integrate empathy and emotions. Check this exercise
An easy way to practice “asking why” to dig deeper: Excercise
Prototyping is like a muscle, learn about the Build to think - think to build mentality to use sketching while working on early ideas. The concept behind this is that people often cannot verbalize what they really need/want.
Not a single challenge cannot be prototyped and tested. See how rapper prototype & test