The document discusses the importance of design thinking as a catalyst for innovation and problem-solving in education, emphasizing the need for students to explore, construct, and fail as part of their learning process. It highlights the potential for design thinking to address complex global challenges and encourages a shift from traditional project-based learning to more innovative approaches. The message advocates for empowering children to think creatively and beyond conventional limits to effect change in their communities.

1. inspiring a generation of design thinkers
christian long | @christianlong creative educator workshop | cma
be playful design | @beplayful columbus | october 15, 2010
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3. childhood --> what do we love most?

4. not a time of life --> a state of mind
Insert the following TEDxAustin ‘teaser’ video by The Butler Brothers --> http://vimeo.com/9390384

5. a fun idea --> but what are the implications?
Insert the Shorewood HS “Lip Dub” video here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TI-AJi2O8

6. moving beyond childhood --> can we solve complex problems?

7. bp, gulf of mexico, ’10 --> expertise vs. scenarios
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8. let’s re-think the scenario --> can a school be a catalyst?

9. stanford d.school --> design thinking
Insert the Stanford University d.school “Environments Collaborative” video --> http://vimeo.com/11438598

10. let’s re-think school

11. past --> responsibility
http://www.phillipfaulkner.com/

12. future --> ability to respond
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13. critical thinking --> 'breaking down' of ideas
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14. design thinking --> 'building up' of ideas
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15. “We believe design thinking
is a catalyst for innovation
and bringing new things
into the world.”
- stanford d.school

16. “We follow our students’ lead:
their Passion and ideas determine
the projects we’ll work on next.”
- stanford d.school

17. contemplating --> their questions
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18. contemplating --> their passions
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19. contemplating --> their future
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20. what does that really mean for us?

21. “We need to let them explore and
construct and investigate and try
and, most importantly, fail.”
- Melissa Pelochino, East Palo Alto
Stanford d.school K-12 Lab participant

22. every child + creative abilities --> address any challenge faced
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23. the problems in the world --> design opportunities
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24. design thinking --> improved future
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25. design thinking --> where do i start?
http://www.kulp.no/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/a2.jpg

26. human-centered
empathy
creativity
rationality
no judgments
abductive
“hunches”
end-user
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27. is there a process?

28. inspiration * ideation * implementation
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29. define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn
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30. define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn
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31. define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn
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32. define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn
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33. define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn
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34. define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn
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35. define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn
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36. how is this different from project-based learning?

37. moving beyond school --> innovation to serve the world
http://dschool.stanford.edu/manifesto.html

38. “design is an agent of change that enables us to understand complex
changes and problems, and to turn them into something useful.”
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39. “tackling today’s global challenges will require radical thinking,
creative solutions and collaborative action.” -- Tim Brown, IDEO
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40. world economic forum, dubai --> global agenda council on design
principles/ideas/strategies to address complex problems facing us all
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41. can kids really make a difference beyond the classroom?

42. local/global problems --> challenge children to design solutions now

43. “our kids need to find ways to
think outside of the box
rather than be confined by what
is possible.
Design thinking does all of this.
it’s a comprehensive approach to
understanding the world and
understanding how we exist in it.
and it’s so much fun.”
- Melissa Pelochino, East Palo Alto H.S.
Stanford d.school K-12 Lab participant