Students begin a design project by gathering insights into the problem at hand, using research methods that are often human-centred to understand the needs and experiences of stakeholders. Students employ divergent thinking as they search widely for new information, suspending judgment and keeping the mind open to new perspectives and possibilities.
During the Discover stage, students might brainstorm potential design problems or opportunities, select appropriate methods for data collection, document insights they have gathered, and record the findings of human-centred research.