This document discusses design thinking and creativity in leadership. It introduces design thinking tools and strategies for understanding user-led design. It emphasizes empathizing with users, iterating ideas, testing prototypes, and seeing projects through the development cycle of research, defining, creating, piloting, and launching. The document also discusses the importance of self-aware leadership, avoiding assumptions, and engaging stakeholders. It provides frameworks for defining a theory of change and conducting an empathy study to clarify priorities and goals.