UDL & Design Thinking Together Reach your diverse student groups efficiently with UDL Universal Design for Learning principles. The Design Thinking process is key to UDL being able to change a school’s culture. Building the design language central to teacher collaboration and understanding how to solve complex problems. The design cycle will save you. UDL fuelled my career in the classroom – while Design Thinking saved it. How to enjoy your design work in the classroom. Love what you have designed! Reach out to Jim and his colleagues at ECIS to go further. Their passion and friendliness is clear.