From workshop practice to product
DxLab started with a practical frustration. The design-thinking method we taught in workshops worked, but it lived in sticky notes, slide decks and the facilitator’s head. Every project restarted from zero, and the quality of the outcome depended on who happened to be in the room.
dthinkr is our answer to that. We turned the Double Diamond — Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver — into software: a workspace where each phase has a purpose-built AI agent for research, synthesis, ideation and prototyping, and where every artefact stays attached to the decision it informed.
Today dthinkr runs in classrooms, enterprise innovation teams and early-stage startups — and it is still built by a small team in Hong Kong that teaches the method it ships.
Democratize innovation
Great innovation starts with empathy and collaboration, not with a bigger model. Our goal is to put rigorous, structured thinking within reach of anyone facing a real-world problem.
AI should carry the heavy lifting — research, synthesis, drafting — while people keep the judgement, the empathy and the final call.
Four principles we design against
Empathy before algorithms
We start from the person with the problem, not from a technology looking for a use.
Structure beats inspiration
A repeatable process produces more good ideas than waiting for a flash of genius.
Humans keep the decision
Agents gather, summarise and propose. People decide — and stay accountable for it.
Learn by shipping
Prototypes and real feedback teach faster than any workshop exercise.
Three ways we help teams think better
The platform
A collaborative workspace that runs the full Double Diamond, with an AI agent for every phase.
dthinkr Academy
Structured lessons that teach the method itself, so teams can run it without a facilitator.
Pilots & partnerships
Collaborations with enterprises, educators and public-sector teams who want to innovate with evidence.
51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions — awarded for pairing AI agents with a structured design thinking process.