design thinking
Future of Learning
T3 Alliance: Turning a Crisis into an Educational Opportunity
By: Adam Low. Adam discusses how the T3 Alliance curriculum provides design thinking guidance and new structures that empower students to make a difference during times of crisis.
Leadership
Where High School Starts with Leadership and Design Thinking
Imagine a high school that started with design thinking and leadership training. Imagine having the opportunity to prototype a solution to a community problem and earn a provisional patent. For students at a Kansas City high school, it's a reality.
Future of Learning
Forward-Thinking Schools Begin With Forward-Thinking Design
By: Larry Spang and Emily Grandstaff-Rice. Arrowstreet, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, is dedicated to accentuating schools’ missions through thoughtful and strategic design, creating customized spaces that support today’s teaching styles and emphasize educational facilities’ unique purposes.
Project-Based Learning
Students on Creating a Space For Students
MECA Challenge, a Kansas City initiative, challenges students to solve complex and real-world problems, like designing a museum space.
Marketing & Communication
Market Your School With Design Thinking: Testing Makes Perfect
Testing, the fifth phase of the design thinking framework, requires careful user observation and continued dedication to confronting the challenge at hand.
Competency-Based Education
Teaching Technology, Digital Literacy as Global Competencies
We can use technology to have our students transform their world and the world at large by ensuring their digital literacy.
Marketing & Communication
Market Your School With Design Thinking: Troubleshooting Ideas With Prototyping
Prototyping is the fourth phase of the design thinking framework. When prototyping school marketing, contribution is key to keeping creativity flowing.
Marketing & Communication
Market Your School With Design Thinking: Best Practices For Ideation
Ideation and brainstorming are practices used by nearly every business and organization. These tips make it a more effective and varied experience.
Marketing & Communication
Design Thinking For School Marketing: Defining the Challenge
Oftentimes challenges are not fully defined, and as a result, the solution doesn’t stick. Defining a problem is about moving past assumptions and reconciling data and observation.
Marketing & Communication
Design Thinking For School Marketing: Empathize With Your Community
Empathy is the first step in the design thinking framework. It’s a crucial part of the successful marketing of your school.