The document outlines the design process for new senior academies at Hamilton Southeastern Schools. It will involve discovery through research, interviews, and observations to understand community perspectives. Activation activities like prototype labs and workshops will help develop a shared vision and potential learning models. Finally, a strategy phase will synthesize these insights into scenarios, programs, and cost models for the new academies. The goal is to unleash student potential through innovative learning experiences that honor tradition while preparing students for the future.

1. Design
the
Future
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
DESIGN PROCESS OVERVIEW
AUGUST 2012
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2. An interdisciplinary design consultancy
compelled by the question– “What does the
future of learning look like?” We work with
communities to co-create a shared vision for
learning for tomorrow’s world.
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3. We are compelled by the rare opportunity to re-imagine and co-create the
bridge from secondary education to society with the Hamilton
Southeastern School District and Fishers community.
At this crucial crossroads, we see a chance to create a dynamic local
solution while prototyping compelling practices at a national scale. As your
design partners, we look forward to building a platform for you that honors
the deep traditions and core values of Hamilton Southeastern Schools,
while catalyzing 21st century vision, programs, and partnerships. The
resulting signature experience that will act as both a culmination and
commencement for your student community.
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4. WHAT WE’RE ASKING OURSELVES AS A
DISTRICT, COMMUNITY, AND DESIGN TEAM:
What will the Academies accomplish for
the Hamilton Southeastern district?
What defines the Academy experience?
How can we best unleash the full
potential of our students?
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5. “The exciting piece of this is it’s
not just ‘hey, we’re building
classrooms,’ it’s ‘we’re building
classrooms that bring new
opportunities’…
Place and ideology play
together.”
MATT KEGLEY
PRINCIPAL, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS
Monday, August 20, 12

6. “The academies will no doubt
force us to look at high school
differently,
which is certainly healthy. And force us
to look at instruction differently, which is
also healthy. And for the whole
community to consider new post-
secondary options.”
JASON URBAN
PRINCIPAL, FISHERS HS
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7. “We’re sometimes hesitant to give the
kids responsibility for fear of what the 1-
2% can do…but we’ve got a lot of great
kids. We have a saying: ‘we make
decisions for our teachers based on our
best teachers.’
We should do that for
students as well.”
MATT KEGLEY
PRINCIPAL, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS
Monday, August 20, 12

8. !?
DISCOVERY ACTIVATION STRATEGY
AUGUST OCTOBER
RESEARCH ONWARD
INTERVIEWS DESIGN
SURVEY STRATEGY
8/13-14
PROTOTYPE 9/11 10/10
DESIGN WORKSHOP 1 WORKSHOP 2
LAB 9/20 10/18 DECEMBER
BOARD BOARD 1028 HEARING
8/21
MEETING MEETING
EDUCATION REFERENDUM
& FORUM & FORUM
ROUNDTABLE SUPPORT
8/8
CORE
LEADERSHIP
MEETING
AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2013
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9. Creating strong and differentiated teams
to drive co-creation
process.
CORE
LEADERSHIP
TEAM
STUDENT EDUCATOR COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP GROUP AMBASSADORS
ETHNOGRAPHY
GROUP
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10. DISCOVERY
What opportunities do the Academies
create beyond the addition of more
space?
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11. DISCOVERY
A process of exploration with and deep
listening to the Hamilton Southeastern
community to uncover emerging themes.
• Survey
• Individual interviews
• Group interviews
• Desk research
• Observations
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12. DISCOVERY
Outcomes
• Understand the context
• Synthesize diverse perspectives into a
unifying vision
• Create a framework of design drivers from
which we will design Activation activities
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13. DISCOVERY
DEEP LISTENING. OPEN
QUESTIONS. OBSERVATION.
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14. OBSERVATION
WATCHING YOUR COMMUNITY
WORK TOGETHER
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15. ACTIVATION
How can we best unleash the full
potential of our students?
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16. ACTIVATION
A process of working together with the
Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers
community to uncover a shared vision and
patterns of collaboration.
• Teen Prototype Lab
• Community Workshops
• Educator Roundtable
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17. ACTIVATION
Outcomes
• Build student participation
• Understand learning patterns
• Develop a potential learning model
• Collectively refine vision and design drivers
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18. TEEN PROTOTYPE LAB
ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES
WITH YOUR TEENS.
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19. COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ONE
REFINING EMERGING
THEMES & BRINGING
TOGETHER COMMUNITY.
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20. COMMUNITY WORKSHOP TWO
TACKLING A DESIGN
CHALLENGE TOGETHER.
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21. !? STRATEGY
Synthesizing discovery and activation into
scenarios for the vision, story, and spaces of
the new Senior Academies.
• Scenarios & Feedback
• Concept program
• Cost model
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22. Everything you
can imagine is
real.
PABLO PICASSO
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23. We look forward to
working with your
community.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
SCHOOLS
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