Design Thinking Bootleg — Stanford d.school
dschool.stanford.edu
The Design Thinking Bootleg is a set of tools and methods that we keep in our back pockets, and now you can do the same.

(pdf download at the bottom of the linked page)

Often the most challenging part of data engineering is figuring out what problem to solve in the first place.

The resources Stanford put in this Design Thinking Bootleg might have something that can help you work with others and build towards a well-designed solution.