Noble Impact facilitators Chad Williamson and Chris Forster worked with EAST Initiative instructors at the 2015 annual EAST Summer Seminar, showcasing techniques for building student courage, competence, character, and credibility through the Noble Impact Civic Innovation Challenge, which puts students in the driver's seat to solve problems in their communities.

1. Civic Innovation Challenge

2. Introducing
Civic
1. of or relating to a city or town or the people who live there
2. relating to citizenship, being a citizen, or community affairs
Innovation
1. new ideas
2. new methods
2. new products

3. Civic Innovation Challenge
• Topic = Education
• Issue to challenge?

4. Issues
• Parent Engagement
• Common Core
• Assessment
• StandardizedTesting

5. Brainstorming

6. Identifying & Developing
Problem & Statement
Emphatically not a “solution” statement
12 words or less

7. Brainstorming

11. Progress > Perfection

12. Einstein

13. Our name is?
You are now a consulting group!

14. Designing

16. Challenge
“I challenge…”
“We challenge…”

17. Researching

18. Researching
• Where will we look for information?
• What are best resources?
• Why are we doing this?

19. Listening

20. Listening
Who will we listen to?
Why them?
How will we capture the information?

21. Observing

22. Observing
• Where will we go?
• What are we looking for?
• How are we capturing the information?

23. Questioning

24. Questioning
• What will we ask?
• How many questions?
• What type of questions?

25. Storytelling

26. Storytelling
Personal + Memorable + Impactful
=
Creates Meaning

27. Storytelling
What is…
What could be…
What if…

28. Solving

29. Solving
• 3 maximum solutions
• 3 radical ideas

30. Human Centered Design
Desirable
ViableFeasible

31. Practicing

32. Practicing
• Feedback (Indy)
• Feedback (Group)
• Feedback (Team)

33. Practicing

34. Practicing
• 1 minute
• 2 minute
• 3 minute
• 4 minute

35. Practicing

36. Practicing
• Body Language
• Voice Inflection
• Eye Contact
• Posture

37. Pitching

38. Pitching
• Greeting
• Intro
• Story (Compelling)
• Stats (Credible)
• Idea
• Gratitude

39. Measuring

40. Measuring

42. Celebrating

44. Mentoring

45. Mentoring
• Students to Students
• Facilitator to Students
• Administration to Students
• Parents to Students

51. Opportunity > Obligation

52. Serving > Steering

53. Task >Time

54. Common Core
Speaking and Listening

55. Video
https://vimeo.com/124102803

56. Contact
chad@nobleimpact.com
chris@nobleimpact.com
@nobleimpact
479.414.7426