Please join us for a weekly conversation about design thinking in K12 education. We will have a variety of moderators with a wide range and depth of design thinking experiences. Each week, we will connect the dots to the design thinking methodology and how it can and will play a bigger role in today’s K12 educational arena.
#dtk12chat I'm a) putting some of your Intention book things on @articulate's Rise. b) catching those bits and bauble ideas that come out of the that. c) designing some characters for my dt process.
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@WickedDecent, @TheRealJamCam, @Articulate
A1: Led a staff dev. on the @stanforddschool gift project; the day went well, but nothing moved forward from that; was hoping to inspire more #dtk12chat
I've found that #designthinking is built on campfires; one or two folks doing it.. then being open about sharing & telling stories of how it helps #bonfiresofinnovation follow #dtk12chat
yep! I've been doing engineering design challenges w/staff & Ss for past 5 yrs; saw DT as a nice branch off of current work and mindsets but opened it up to broader work than just sci #dtk12chat
Mary and I attended the same dschool but we were in different studios. It was a little while on #dtk12 before we realized that. Eventually, a few of us started #dtk12chat.
A1: As an engineer, I've always been into #designthinking. Most believe scientific method lacks the #empathy piece but not if you want to create successful work that people can use. #dtk12chat
A2 when I tried it that first school year after learning about it; we redesigned the Classroom & it dawned on me how we could design anything for any user .. Real or fictional #dtk12chat#designthinking
A2 Day 1 seeing the students excited, eager, & impatient to get started Plus #designthinking is driven by empathy (User Leads) was a different approach to any approach i had/have used. Adds tremendous depth & complex 4 skill development & learning #dtk12chat
I "grew up" at MIT's design program and IDEO—my first 13 years of work. But I guess my experience was in fall '92 when I took my first team design course and was hooked—by the collaboration, creativity, making...it was hard, but super fun and rewarding.
I've found that #designthinking is built on campfires; one or two folks doing it.. then being open about sharing & telling stories of how it helps #bonfiresofinnovation follow #dtk12chat
A2 Well, like it says in @DrEliezerJones's post, this DT experiment lasted throughout the whole conference. There was a serious there there! #dtk12chat
I found doing some design challenges with classes, sprints really, helped staff members see how DT can amplify project based learning; saw it as attainable & more familiar than not #dtk12chat
Always hafta know what your audience wants & needs in order to design an experiment that produces the desired effects. #Engineers hafta to understand the UX as much as the user. #dtk12chat
A1 #dtk12chat I had been doing it for years, didn't know the name. Read Pink's AWNM and put it all together. Then found d.schools K-12 lab and #boomshakalaka was off like a bolt. That was 2006!
#dtk12chat A2. I saw what #designthinking made possible in me and everyone around me. Being fine with not knowing the answer, or even the problem, and the creative, tangible way of exploring both. Being resourceful, drawing on all potential in people and the stuff around us.
I am confident in saying I was 5-10 years ahead of the 'game' but it is kind of exhausting with the design paradigm of 'innovative' is different. #dtk12chat
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@TheRealJamCam, @quickmuse, @DrEliezerJones, @stanforddschool
Whole New Mind was part of my journey as well! #dtk12chat@DanielPink transformed how I approached mindset oriented teaching rather than product or skills oriented teaching
A2 #dtk12chat Right place, right time. My curriculum was gravitating towards applied creativity and away from mere talent/artistic ability. I saw students light up when given the chance to create in this way.
A2: Knowing the success Ss have w/engineering challenges. Knowing that #design thinking can create engagement, critical thinking and problem solving but used by other Tt in other subject areas #dtk12chat
A3 #dtk12chat- Set backs: Space, illusion of infinite time, realworld frameworks needed. Confusion...? How to make this work within the curriculum...even a living curric, which was what I had.
I "grew up" at MIT's design program and IDEO—my first 13 years of work. But I guess my experience was in fall '92 when I took my first team design course and was hooked—by the collaboration, creativity, making...it was hard, but super fun and rewarding.
A1 didn’t know it was but #acps in 2002 had initiative Design 2004 - tcher TEAMs across schls designed projects to use tech, interdisciplinary learning, project assessments - keep passion for learning in classrooms rather than let NCLB kill it #dtk12chat
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A4 #dtk12chat plan loosely, do it, reflect on it, do it better (thanks @MonteSyrie ) Having colleagues to work with is invaluable. DT is by nature collaborative, as is the reflection on the process.
This reminds me—does anyone need a SXSWedu pass? One of my Playground partners bought their pass before we got the news that we got the display, at the earlier price of $345. #dtk12chat
A3 #dtk12chat- Set backs: Space, illusion of infinite time, realworld frameworks needed. Confusion...? How to make this work within the curriculum...even a living curric, which was what I had.
Still building the work from design - now have used School retool, Dschool, IDEO models - our latest design work and our journey https://t.co/ASYofYJB2Q#dtk12chat
A2: After reading more books & visiting the dschool for workshops, I loved the process & felt like it framed my way of looking at the world 🌎#dtk12chat
#dtk12chat A3—confusion...at IDEO, applying DT to new, very different challenges, leading a team of people creative in very different ways. With my team, and all those I teach & coach, helping it feel like it was unleashing something within rather than imposing something on them
A5 #dtk12chat 1/2 Start with Empathy. Sure, you can use the https://t.co/0KU1SitdpW wallet exercise or "the gift" but I've been smitten with the @extraordinaires game for it's discrete, quick, point ability to focus so quickly on the empathy piece...
A5 #dtk12chat 2/2 It's not all empathy, but once they see this and work through a design sprint, the thoughts and ideas start flowing. It's a natural heuristic, DT is.
A5: Key is helping Ss and Ts to be open to the unknown. It can be way too scary to try anything new in a traditional prescriptive #education environment. #dtk12chat
Just spent time reviewing the work of @colonelb who just retired from @GodfreyLeePS as supt - they spent two years using human centered design thinking out of @ideo with full community #dtk12chat
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@afshareddesign, @colonelb, @GodfreyLeePS, @ideo
#dtk12chat A4 Clarity...from finding concrete, simple ways to see and share together what we were exploring, striving for in design thinking—even if those things might emerge in different, "disorderly" ways. Seeing the questions we were really asking, so we could dig into them.
A5 think that newbies need to have support, reflection time, opportunity to prototype small first, a risk zone that’s acceptable if something doesn’t work, a partner alongside #dtk12chat
A5 #dtk12chat 2/2 It's not all empathy, but once they see this and work through a design sprint, the thoughts and ideas start flowing. It's a natural heuristic, DT is.
Sorry that I've gone awol in the middle of #dtk12chat tonight; all of the good stuff goin' on is catching up with me and I gotta get the things done with the stuff and the things
You throw encouragement at newbies. You throw fun. Energy. Openness. If you're not throwing this kind of good stuff around, you're throwing away an important opportunity. #dtk12chat
For DT to work well, the process needs the empathy component otherwise it is the design process. The degree of empathy will shift as students become more familiar. #dtk12chat
A4: Inviting designer friends to share their work & to encourage Ss in their process. Lots of reflective convos & short writing throughout to support self-awareness/growth #dtk12chat
A5 An activity like “Yes, And ...” introduces people new to #designthinking both methods (empathy and ideation) and mindsets (collaboration and bias towards action) #dtk12chat
I became interested because I saw how #designthinking related to both mathematics (problem solving) and #education (the Teaching Learning Cycle) #dtk12chat
A6 #dtk12chat Ask them why they believe in it. Get them to document all they do in their first foray. Invite a trusted colleague in to do provide feedback based on prior conference. Tell them to be transparent with kids: "I've never done this, but I believe in it. You ready?
