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inspiring a generation of design thinkers

christian long | @christianlongbe playful design | @beplayful

creative educator workshop | cma columbus | october 15, 2010

childhood --> what do we love most?

not a time of life --> a state of mind

Insert the following TEDxAustin ‘teaser’ video by The Butler Brothers --> http://vimeo.com/9390384

a fun idea --> but what are the implications?

Insert the Shorewood HS “Lip Dub” video here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TI-AJi2O8

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

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yjv/186752691/

bp, gulf of mexico, ’10 --> expertise vs. scenarios

let’s re-think the scenario --> can a school be a catalyst?

stanford d.school --> design thinking

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

let’s re-think school

http://www.phillipfaulkner.com/

past --> responsibility

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40645538@N00/2452068666

future --> ability to respond

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kh-67/3840097157/

critical thinking --> 'breaking down' of ideas

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/MSLK_Watershed_1-537x356.jpg

design thinking --> 'building up' of ideas

“We believe design thinkingis a catalyst for innovationand bringing new things into the world.”

- stanford d.school

“We follow our students’ lead: their Passion and ideas determinethe projects we’ll work on next.”

- stanford d.school

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rolandslakis/116382077/

contemplating --> their questions

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyermonkey/2842941601/

contemplating --> their passions

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eneas/3471986083/

contemplating --> their future

what does that really mean for us?

“We need to let them explore andconstruct and investigate and try and, most importantly, fail.”

- Melissa Pelochino, East Palo Alto

Stanford d.school K-12 Lab participant

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/community/book_people/images/design_thinking_image1.jpg

every child + creative abilities --> address any challenge faced

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulhughes/2112802636/

the problems in the world --> design opportunities

http://i23.tinypic.com/10pu0t4.jpg

design thinking --> improved future

http://www.kulp.no/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/a2.jpg

design thinking --> where do i start?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lecates/461775305

human-centered

empathy creativity rationality

no judgments

abductive “hunches”

end-user

is there a process?

http://www.pferdt.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/design-thinking.jpg

inspiration * ideation * implementation

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulhughes/2112029247/

define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulhughes/2112802836/

define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn

http://www.randomspecific.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/scenario_nid_2.jpg

define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn

http://yokeparty.com/wp-content/3471115027_6a281a2537_o.jpg

define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/09/0930_worlds_best_design_schools/image/23_scad.jpg

define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn

http://www.aiga.org/resources/content/8/0/1/6/images/Vienne_DesignWalk-589px.jpg

define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn

http://thebrandbuilder.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/092_yf8f0387.jpg

define * research * ideate * prototype * choose * implement * learn

how is this different from project-based learning?

http://dschool.stanford.edu/manifesto.html

moving beyond school --> innovation to serve the world

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kubina/42275122/

“design is an agent of change that enables us to understand complex changes and problems, and to turn them into something useful.”

http://thebrandbuilder.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/092_yf8f0387.jpg

“tackling today’s global challenges will require radical thinking, creative solutions and collaborative action.” -- Tim Brown, IDEO

http://www.flickr.com/photos/krisvdv/336519664

world economic forum, dubai --> global agenda council on designprinciples/ideas/strategies to address complex problems facing us all

can kids really make a difference beyond the classroom?

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

“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