Design thinking is the process of producing a solution to a problem such as poverty hunger and other things. It is also the process of making new solutions to already existing problems.
The first part empathizing dosen't apply as much as it does in the real world but it still applys some times. The first part might not apply because our things were creating may not be consumed by outside people.
Design Thinking is a 5 step interactive process in which you try and understand the user, challenges and redefine problems in attempts to make more alternative strategies and solutions.
Design thinking is also a 5 step process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=_r0VX-aU_T8&feature//=emb_logo
This video explains the 5 steps.
I got the graghic from https://www.remc.org/21Things4Students/21/15-design-thinking/q1-what-is-design-thinking/ on 1/9/2020