A Design Thinking exercise for agrifood professionals is a human centered, iterative approach to solve problems and innovate by focusing on user needs, ideation, prototyping and testing. It involves empathizing with stakeholders like farmers or consumers to understand pain points (e.g., inefficient crop storage), defining the problem, brainstorming solutions (e.g., affordable cooling systems), creating prototypes, and testing them in real agrifood settings. It’s used to develop practical, user focused innovations that address challenges in production, distribution or sustainability. The key benefit is the creation of tailored, impactful solutions that enhance efficiency, meet market demands, and drive agrifood system improvements.