The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design
Organization: IDEO
Type of Resource: Guide/Manual
Description: A step-by-step guide to solving problems in the social sector using design thinking. Focuses on vulnerable populations and high-need settings, and describes activities such as building listening skills, running workshops, and implementing ideas. This resource is free, however, you must sign up to download the file.
Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit
Organization: IDEO
Type of Resource: Toolkit
Description: This toolkit provides you with instructions to explore design thinking with the aim of designing meaningful solutions in the classroom, at your school, and in your community. It offers activities specific to K-12 educators and includes a blank workbook. This resource is free, however, you must sign up to download the file.
d.school Bootcamp Bootleg Toolkit
Organization: d.school at Stanford
Type of Resource: Manual
Description: An active toolkit that outlines each mode of the d.school’s human-centered design process, and then provides an overview of their most popular tools and methods.
Link: http://dschool.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BootcampBootleg2010v2SLIM.pdf
Collective Action Toolkit
Organization: Frog Design
Type of Resource: Manual/Guide
Description: This toolkit includes a set of activities and methods to enable groups of people anywhere to organize, collaborate, and create solutions for problems impacting their community. This resource is free, however, you must sign up to download the file.
Link: http://www.frogdesign.com/work/frog-collective-action-toolkit.html