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Who we are and how we teach at the d.school

A rapid cycle design thinking experience

Connections to 21st Century Learning

creative confidence

real projects always

experiential learning

innovation is not an event

innovation is a (design) process

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EMPATHYforces you to take a perspective other than your own;prepares you to define a problem/opportunity to work on based on human needs

IDEATIONgives you copious and diverse design solution possibilities to select, develop and test

PROTOTYPING & TESTgives confidence that your solution is desirable, feasible and viable;accelerates learning when you adopt a low-resolution prototyping mindset

Mini Mini Project for us today

Improve the car maintenance experience

Mini Mini Project for us today

Improve the car maintenance experienceFOR A SPECIFIC USER

Now: Do some accelerated empathy work

Watch short video clip and note what is important to Erica

Erica:truck owner

What’s important to Erica?

To feel empowered“It makes me feel

good” (to drive up in the big

truck) To trust her mechanic“I have to trust,

I have no other choice”

To appear knowledgeable

“I don’t want to look dumb,

or sound dumb”

To learn“I wish they would let me

go in the bay . . . So I could learn more”

To be independent“I can deal with the situation . . . I can figure out what I need to do

and just do it”

Mini Project for today

Improve the car maintenance experience . . .Respond to a specific needEMPATHYforces you to take a perspective other than your own;prepares you to define a problem/opportunity to work on based on human needsIDEATIONgives you copious and diverse design solution possibilities to select, develop and testPROTOTYPING & FEEDBACKgives confidence that your solution is desirable, feasible and viable;accelerates learning when you adopt a low-resolution prototyping mindset

In the context of car maintenance,How might we enable Erica . . .

To feel empowered

To trust her mechanic

To appear knowledgeable

To learnTo be independent

Now: Sketch 5-10 ideas

Respond to the needs to you found in through empathy

Erica:truck owner

Mini Project for today

Improve the car maintenance experience . . .Develop and test solutionsEMPATHYforces you to take a perspective other than your own;prepares you to define a problem/opportunity to work on based on human needsIDEATIONgives you copious and diverse design solution possibilities to select, develop and testPROTOTYPING & FEEDBACKgives confidence that your solution is desirable, feasible and viable;accelerates learning when you adopt a low-resolution prototyping mindset

Now: Share 1-2 of your sketches with a partner

Partner: please embody Erica’s perspective to give feedback

Erica:truck owner

debrief(what was that like?!)

USING A PROCESS BUILDS YOUR CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

Key Connections to 21st Century Skills

• Empathy• Defining what to work on• Experimentation • Collaboration• Mindful of Process• Manipulating your Environment

d.K12 Lab Network supports edu innovators so ALL children develop creative confidence

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Vision

Take Montessori Public Develop Design Thinkers Innovate in Oakland

From prototype to reality

Pre-launch prototype: K’s create name tags for each other AT UMCS: Second graders: design to improve their school

The videos:Erica (truck owner): http://www.vimeo.com/9212719John (car mechanic): http://www.vimeo.com/9121675