Design Thinking Presentation for Educators.

1. DESIGN THINKING
Bill Smith, Kent ISD
(Special Thanks to Dan Behm – FHPS Superintendent & Sudhakar Lahade – Steelcase)
Goals:
1. Explore Design Thinking and
Your Familiarity With It.
2. Summarize Design Thinking
from a “50,000 Foot View”.
3. Share the “FHPS Experience”.
4. Creative Schools.
5. Linking Design Thinking to
Educational Innovation.
6. Making Your Own “Small Bet”

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3. Design Thinking
A prescribed process
Creating a design solution
for a problem
Empathy for the end user
Observing “pain points”
and comparing against
desired state
And…

4. Design Thinking
Iterative prototyping
Feedback on physical model of an idea
Iterate idea based on feedback
Fast implementation; “little bets”
Measure
Scale up successes

5. CREATIVE SCHOOLS
“A CASE STUDY”
Ken Robinson, Ph. D. and Lou Aronica

6. What’s Worth Knowing?
“The conventional curriculum is based on a
collection of separate subjects, which are
thought to be self-evidently important.
That’s one of the problems. The proper
starting point is to ask what students should
know and be able to do as a result of their
education. This question has led to various
attempts to reframe the curriculum in terms
of competencies.” p. 135
https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_say
s_schools_kill_creativity

7. What Problem Are We Trying To Solve?
 Not Sure – Depends On Who You Ask?
 There is Not a Universal Solution.
 Problems Are A Good Thing?
 “Wicked Problems”

8. The Eight Competencies
 Case Study in the Application of Design
Thinking to Engage A Community to
Maximize the Impact of Education –
Rethinking Purpose, Process, and
Outcomes.
 Forest Hills Eastern High School – FHPS
– “And Community”
 The Team – Why?
 The Journey – “If You Can Dodge A
Wrench”
 The Outcome – “Are We There Yet?”
 “You Are Never There Yet”

9. Curiosity
The ability to ask questions
and explore how the world
works
Creativity
The ability to generate new ideas
and to apply them in practice

10. Criticism
The ability to analyze
information and ideas and to
form reasoned arguments and
judgments
Communication
The ability to express thoughts and
feelings clearly and confidently in a
range of media and forms

11. Collaboration
The ability to work
constructively with others
Compassion
The ability to empathize with others
and to act accordingly

12. Composure
The ability to connect with the
inner life of feeling and develop
a sense of personal harmony
and balance
Citizenship
The ability to engage constructively
with society and to participate in the
processes that sustain it

13. David Kelley & IDEO
Design Thinking pioneer
https://www.ideo.com/people/david-kelley
IDEO founder
Close ties with Steelcase
60 Minutes Interview, 2013
Applied to Education Innovation

14. Application and Experimentation
 Look Around You?
 What Are Your “Pain
Points”?
 What Areas of Your “Data
Story” Does Not “Sit Well”
You?
 What “Sacred Cow” Holds
You Back?
 Process!

15. Don’t Start From Scratch
 Get In Touch With Your “Creative” Side.
 Be “Confident” That You Can “Do This”.
 http://www.creativeconfidence.com/book

16. Don’t Start From Scratch
 It is OK to Leverage the “Artistry” of
“Stealing”.
 http://austinkleon.com/steal/

17. Don’t Start From Scratch
 Let the Power of Process Help you “Eat
the Elephant” One Bight at a Time.
 Remember – Not All Problems Are
Wicked Problems – But Some Are.
http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/

18. Don’t Start From Scratch
 So Get Started.
 http://www.aysebirsel.com/book/
http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/toolkit/

19. THANK YOU!
Bill Smith, Asst. Superintendent for Instructional Services
Kent ISD
billsmith@kentisd.org
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