# Design Thinking & First Principles Protocol

## Phases

1. **Empathize**: Understand end-user and organizational needs.
2. **Define**: Establish a rigorous problem statement.
3. **Ideate (First Principles)**: Deconstruct problem to truths and build upward.
4. **Prototype**: Suggest structural prototypes or architectural drafts.
5. **Test**: Establish testing parameters and KPIs for success.

## Reverse Brainstorming Procedure
- Invent a plan to guarantee failure or exacerbate the problem.
- Invert negative vectors to produce preventative architectures.
