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Design Thinking for Teachers

InnovationTraining.org

Design thinking in the classroom has exploded in the last few years! This unique creative problem-solving mindset and approach can be used to improve the educational experiences of students and teach them how to think about the world in new and different ways than they are used to. What is Design Thinking? Classroom Hacks.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s head of education on supporting student, educator wellbeing

Christensen Institute

As schools have reopened and the challenges facing children remain as glaring as ever, education philanthropy has a significant role to play in how schools innovate and tackle many of these issues. And CZI works to change education systems themselves by connecting organizations and community leaders.

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Unleashing Innovation: Mastering AI-Driven Design Thinking Strategies

Leapfrogging

Introduction to Design Thinking Design Thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. What is Design Thinking? Empathize : Understanding the needs of those you’re designing for.

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3 education innovations to watch in 2024 (hint: it’s not just about skills and AI)

Christensen Institute

Despite these growing proof points, efforts to improve education lean on mental models, theories of change, and investment strategies that routinely ignore the social side of opportunity. I think that’s because in most conversations about education innovation today, skills are the “what”, and tech-enabled efficiency is the “how.”

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Product Design & Customer Experience: An Innovative View on Inclusive Product Development

Speaker: Dan Jenkins - Human Factors & Research Lead – DCA Design International

The ethical case for more inclusive design is clear, as is the commercial one: more inclusive products and services can be used by more people. Inclusive design is often confused with designing for people with disabilities, but true inclusive design is much more than that. What ‘inclusive design’ really means.

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Solving Brazil’s education paradox

Christensen Institute

This is the second in a two-part blog series about the role of innovation in improving Brazil’s education system. In part 1 of this series, I described Brazil’s education paradox–the country currently spends more on education than most countries in Latin America, yet its education outcomes are worse than its peers on the continent. .

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Which new developments in K–12 education will prove disruptive?

Christensen Institute

This is an interesting time to be involved in K–12 education. It’s a challenging time, for sure, given the learning loss, mental health crisis, and educator burnout that have come in the aftermath of COVID-19. Or will we be looking back in a decade or two astounded by how much K–12 education has been completely transformed?