Gavin Milles from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia has mentioned a few links to articles and courses on DT. Some of these resources link design thinking with business aspects and make a case for design thinking as a skill to develop leadership in design.
http://d100designthinking.mypodcast.com/
-This is a series of Podcasts of a Design Thinking course taught by Professor Marvin Malecha, FAIA, at NC State University's College of Design. Unfortunately the sound quality of the Podcasts is not always good.
http://www.design-management.de/archive/2008/11/thinking-about-design-thinking/
- This article on 'Thinking about design thinking' with many valuable links to other articles on DT.
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2007/10/design_vs_desig_1.html
- Nusssbaum is the first reference that comes into my mind when thinking about relations between business and design
http://designthinking.ideo.com/?p=95
- I referenced this blog some time ago, it's worth checking it once in a while.
http://www.students.surrey.sfu.ca/files/docs/techone/TECH%20124%20Spring%202009.pdf
- It's a course description of a new course on DT in Canada.
http://www.idesignthinking.com/main.html
- This is a very interesting and rich resource for teaching design thinking to kids and young adults.
I/DESIGN stands for 
Intending, Defining, Exploring, Suggesting, Innovating, Goalgetting, KNowing.
There are parallels to the DT process model we may use, Explore, Conceptualise, Actualise, Evaluate, Communicate (or similar).
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