# Dt Coaching Foundation

> Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge: coach identity and philosophy, quality and fidelit…

Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge: coach identity and philosophy, quality and fidelity constraints, method sequencing, coaching state schema, and the canonical deck workflow

- Page: https://ss33.ai/skills/microsoft/dt-coaching-foundation-14023969482
- Publisher: microsoft
- Category: [Business](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/business-y1h0vy) › [Product & project management](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/business-y1h0vy/product-and-project-management-wl4wjr)
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core/blob/ee3df3231ebf07e6f0c4b3ff1dd3a8f1f08e0134/.github/skills/design-thinking/dt-coaching-foundation/SKILL.md

## Skill

SKILL.md: https://ss33.ai/api/v1/ss33/download/microsoft/dt-coaching-foundation-14023969482

# DT Coaching Foundation — Skill Entry

This `SKILL.md` is the **entrypoint** for the Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge.

The dt-coach agent loads this skill at session start and during a coaching session to
ground coaching behavior in a stable identity, enforce quality and fidelity expectations,
navigate method transitions, persist and recover session state, and run the opt-in
canonical deck workflow. The foundation knowledge stays constant across all nine
Design Thinking methods.

## Foundation references

Load the reference that matches the current coaching moment.

| Reference                                                   | When to load                                                                                                                                                                              |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [coaching-identity.md](references/coaching-identity.md)     | At session start and throughout — establishes coach identity, Think/Speak/Empower philosophy, boundaries, and the Progressive Hint Engine.                                                |
| [quality-constraints.md](references/quality-constraints.md) | Before any artifact generation — enforces fidelity rules, anti-polish stance, and quality-by-space expectations.                                                                          |
| [method-sequencing.md](references/method-sequencing.md)     | At method transitions, space boundaries, and when the team asks what to do next — guides the nine-method sequence, transition protocol, next-method assessment, and non-linear iteration. |
| [coaching-state.md](references/coaching-state.md)           | For persistence and session recovery — defines the coaching state schema, update rules, and recovery protocol.                                                                            |
| [canonical-deck.md](references/canonical-deck.md)           | For opt-in canonical deck and customer-card generation — governs activation, offer points, and the PowerPoint build branch.                                                               |

## Skill layout

* `SKILL.md` — this file (skill entrypoint).
* `references/` — the DT coaching foundation knowledge documents.
  * `coaching-identity.md` — coach identity, philosophy, and interaction conventions.
  * `quality-constraints.md` — fidelity rules and quality standards across all methods.
  * `method-sequencing.md` — method transitions, space boundaries, next-method assessment, and iteration patterns.
  * `coaching-state.md` — coaching state schema, file conventions, and recovery protocol.
  * `canonical-deck.md` — opt-in canonical deck and customer-card workflow.