The paper discusses a case of applying the design thinking method in studying one of the key areas of project management - the project requirements gathering. This case is about the study of IT project management on a bachelor program of a business school. The students without special technical background shall understand what characterize the project and product requirements and how to manage the requirements. The results of the experiments with usage of whole cycle of the design thinking process and usage of some of the cycle phases into the different student groups are discussed. The importance of an "empathize" phase in the learning process is highlighted.