It was during the summer of 2017 that Dianne Kim and Lee Kim realized that there was a community yearning to stay connected through a common purpose and drive to create meaningful connections. They realized this community of thinkers and creative minds wanted to make a positive social impact on their communities through design thinking. At the time, no such community existed to support these dreamers. So, Dianne and Lee set out to bring these dreamers together. They created a community collective called the Design Dream Lab. Our Mission + Purpose: Build a purpose-driven community based on empathy by applying human-centered design: We believe that fostering empathy for each other and our collective challenges—is how we solve the problems that ultimately change the world.