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Fast Train to DT: a practical guide to coach design thinking in software industry 1 1 Muktha Hiremath and Visvapriya Sathiyam 1 SAP Labs India, User Experience, ITPL Main Road. 138, 560066 Bangalore, India {muktha.hiremath, visvapriya.sathiyam}@ Abstract. In this paper, we explain best practices of bringing together diverse teams from business, technology and user experience in a large-scale software development setup and coaching them to use design thinking as a methodology to product definition and innovation, in less than 5 weeks. This paper can serve as a primer for those who are new to design thinking and coaching. It contrib- utes to a better understanding of the importance of a coach in nurturing a design thinking mindset. Keywords: Design Thinking, Innovation, Human Centered Design, Coaching 1 Introduction Design Thinking as a human centered approach to innovation has gained immense 1 popularity amongst multinational organizations in recent years. In our organization, we define Design Thinking as “an effective approach to developing the right products, with the right people, in the right environment ”. Design Thinking (DT) is also increasingly used in software product development companies as a tool for innovation (examples: Nokia, SAP, General Electric). It fol- lows a human centered triad approach to thinking giving equal importance to human needs, business requirements and technical feasibility [3]. In the past, we used User Centered Design (UCD) methods in our software product development process that did not succeed due to th