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What To Do at This Station?
What To Do at This Station?
- Start in the What is Design Thinking section
- Explore some of the resources in the Design Thinking Resources section
- Apply it!
What is Design Thinking?
What is Design Thinking?
Design Thinking is not about graphic design (although graphic designers often use the process). Design Thinking is a framework for creatively solving problems, originated by Stanford's d School. Traditionally, it is a five step process outlined below.
Design Thinking Resources
Design Thinking Resources
Click the image above to see a YouTube Playlist of videos to explain Design Thinking.
Apply It
Apply It
Apply the Design Thinking process to your own teaching problem of practice. You'll start with your own problem of practice that you can implement in your teaching. Once you are comfortable with the process, you can create learning experiences that have students use the Design Thinking process. You will not complete the entire process today, but you can certainly get started!
- Step 1- Empathize. First, come up with a problem of practice. I suggest brainstorming all of the problems you confront in your daily teaching, and pick the one that speaks to you the most. Conduct research (talk to colleagues, students, etc.) to better understand your problem of practice. Think of your problem from the point of view of all stakeholders.
- Step 2- Define. Once you have a better understanding of all angles of your problem, define what that problem is.
- Step 3- Ideate. Brainstorm all possible solutions to your problem. Jot down ideas on post its, a piece of paper, or use a mind map like bubbl.us or Coggle. Don't limit yourself- capture all ideas even if they seem crazy or unlikely!
- Step 4- Prototype. Create a model of your solution. Don't wait until it's perfect... it may never be perfect! In the words of Facebook, "Done is better than perfect!"
- Step 5- Test. Test it out with your target audience to receive feedback on what you have so far.
- Step 6- Implement. Implement the feedback you received to your solution.
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