THE design toolbox is a COLLECTION OF DESIGN THINKING RESOURCES, AND ACTIVITIES FOR PROBLEM SOLVERS OF ALL LEVELS AND EXPERIENCES.

Explore One Stone’s collection of design thinking tools, assets, and processes created by One Stone, IDEO, Stanford d.school, and other leading design organizations.

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ONE STONE’S DESIGN PROCESS

One Stone is rooted in design thinking, a creative problem solving and innovation discovery process developed at Stanford University’s d.school. Using design thinking, we can uncover new ideas that allow us to disrupt for good—improving the status quo for lasting change. Through this, students learn and practice critical 21st Century skills: empathy, collaboration, communication, leadership, innovation, critical thinking, adaptability and creativity. The process is deeply rooted in empathy, guiding the development of the project with the end user in mind.

DESIGN SKILLS

Within each phase of the design process, there are certain skills that designers gain as they become more proficient in that phase. As designers gain more and more of these abilities, they become more advanced design thinkers. You can find each list of skills within each of these phase pages:

DESIGN TOOLS & METHODS

These tools help designers of any level to dive deeper into each phase as they work through the design process. Each one has brief instructions as well as a plan that shows the time, team, and materials required for each tool. Search by specific phase, or browse our catalog for an activity that interests you.

 DESIGN ASSETS

As designers work through the design thinking process using the methods and tools available to them, they create deliverables, or “assets,” that they can put in their final case studies as evidence of their hard work. Browse these assets and see what these designers are producing during their projects. Search by specific phase or browse our entire catalog for an asset that interests you.