"From neighborhoods and schools to the worldwide community, this book explains how design thinking principles can help create communities that give all its members a place and a voice by planning in an inclusive and collaborative way. Beginning with a detailed look at the steps involved in design thinking, readers are guided through the process so they can design their own solutions to the barriers that prevent participation in order to create a truly connected community." -- Provided by publisher.

What is design thinking? -- The design thinking process -- Step 1: empathy -- Define the need -- Step 3: ideate -- Step 4: prototype -- Step 5: test -- Step 6: reflect -- Project 1: Project: unequal access to information -- Project 2: Project: isolation in the community -- Design thinking in practice: isolation -- Project 3: project: challenges to participation -- Design thinking in practice: participation -- Learning more -- Source links -- Glossary -- Index and about the author.