Design thinking can help people become more creative and apply skills in new areas outside of work. Failure is an important part of the learning process when using design thinking to solve problems or come up with new ideas. Design thinking was shown to help with classroom lesson planning, personal organization, do-it-yourself projects, cooking, and vacation planning.

1. Three Key Takeaways
1. I am more creative than I imagined
2. Design thinking can help me in other areas of my life
3. Failure is necessary to learn

2. Problem:
Prepare
students for
the job
market
Why are students not prepared?
What can teachers do?
Brainstorm
solutions
Draw
lesson
plans
Get
feedback
Submit final lesson
plans
Students
Identified
Stakeholders
Teachers
Submit for
review
Incorporate
suggestions

3. Apply design thinking
1. Clean up my work area
2. Help me be a better teacher
3. Help me to build things around the house
4. Help me to cook
5. Apply to my vacation plans