design thinking

The Reason Why: Digging into Cause and Effect

When it comes to school improvement - or the fine art of problem finding and solution seeking - it's always…

7 years ago

Ride the Tiger: Design the Revolution

I'm looking forward to the NAIS Annual Conference- #naisac15 - this year - assuming of course that Boston can dig…

10 years ago

Digging Deeper with The Five Whys

I first tried "The Five Whys" in a faculty meeting. It was an attempt to try something new in tackling…

10 years ago

Design Thinking: See the Moose Through the Mist

How many designers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Does it have to be a light bulb?…

11 years ago

A School With Designs on the Future

What can you tell about a school in one visit when the kids are still on vacation? Well - quite…

11 years ago

What failure means these days

A recent Twitter chat included the following exchange with Mark Crotty, head of school at St John's Episcopal in Dallas.…

11 years ago

The MakeSTEAM Solution

I've been playing with making visuals for the design thinking process. Here's the latest.

11 years ago

It’s a MakeSTEAM world: Design Thinking on the Move

I'm just back from a fantastic three days at the NYSAIS STEAMCamp. Twitter: #steam13 So much to think about, so…

11 years ago

Design Thinking: The Teapot and How to Brew the Best Cup of Tea

Design thinking - it's everywhere in education. And that's great because problems are everywhere and design thinking offers a way…

11 years ago

Learning by Doing: Think*Make*Improve

I've been playing with a new graphics tool - easel.ly - and this is my first effort. I took the slogan Think*Make*Improve…

11 years ago