Digging deeper into Design Thinking

After yesterday's post I wanted to read a little more about the design process.  All my notes below are based on reading further in Design Thinking for Education, which has a creative commons license.

What is discovery?  How can you encourage it?

• Open up to new opportunities
• Be inspired to create new ideas
• Share what you know so you can build on it and can focus on discovering what you don't yet know.
• Create a strong team by drawing on different people and putting effort into understanding their skills and motivations
• Learn from multiple people's perspectives and explore the unfamiliar
• "Inspiration is the fuel for your ideas"

What is ideation?  How can you use it?

• Brainstorm to generate lots of ideas
• Encourage wild ideas which often spark visionary thoughts

What is experimentation?  How do you bring ideas to life?

• Make ideas tangible by building prototypes
• Learn while building
• Share your ideas

What areas in school could benefit from design thinking?

• Building a community
• Transportation to and from school including pickups and dropoffs
• Communication within the school and with parents
• Different learning styles
• Different abilities
• The school cafeteria
• Professional development
• Assessments
• School schedules
• Using the learning spaces

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