IDEO: The Design Thinking Toolkit for Educators

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"This toolkit contains the process and methods of design, adapted specifically for the context of K-12 education. It offers new ways to be intentional and collaborative when designing, and empowers educators to create impactful solutions."

Compostmodern 2011: Bruce Mau On Co-opetition & Education

"Education is the point at which we decide we love the world enough to assume responsibility for it."

In this Compostmoderm 11 talk visionary, innovator and design author Bruce Mau talks about sustainability, education, designing sustainable futures and the 10 key ideas of his Massive Change Movement. He discusses the need to make sustainability a norm and his drive to include the other 99% in the process.

1.Purpose Inspires Learning
2.Worst Equals Best
3.Public Is Critical
4.Design Is Part Of Our Future
5.Experience Deepens Knowledge
6.Reinassance Teams Are Best
7.Real Can't Be Faked
8.Experience Is The Content
9.Design Of The System, Not The Object
10. The Future Will Be Beautiful (If We Have One).

More on Mau and his always riveting rumblings here.

Tim Brown & Bruce Nussbaum On The Future Of Design Thinking

An odd and interesting conversation about the future of Design Thinking between two of DT biggest advocates.

I specially enjoy Brown's inarticulation whenever he has to answer a question that doesn't fit into his 'conference scheme'; or Nussbaum's lack of commitment towards what he has defined as one of the biggest thought innovations in the last fifteen years. It seems like he is dying to wrap the evening with a "Design Thinking is so 2009".

Where is the love...?

Luke Williams On Disruptive Thinking

This actually made me clap at the end!

In this talk from L2 Innovation Forum 2010 creative director and fellow of the amazing and innovative design consultancy Frog Design Luke Williams (@lukegwilliams), gives great examples of the value of disruptive thinking applied to the creation of products and services. 

He is also the author of Disrupt: Think The Unthinkable To Spark Transformation In Your Business a book full of disruptive thinking goodness and innovation techniques. In his book Williams presents a simple five-step program to facilitate the identification of disruptive opportunities in any industry and a guide to successfully execute them. While his program focuses on integrating design principles and techniques into a business implementation, there are insights of great value that are worth to explore and apply in the social innovation blogosphere.

For more disruptive thoughts visit his site here.

31 Volts: Service Thinking In Practice

31 Volts is an Utrecht based service design consultancy who develop services through innovative methodologies. This presentation was part of the Creative Company Conference 2010 in September 15th in Amsterdam.

 

Check out their projects and manifesto at 31v.nl (dutch page, please allow translation) 

The Social Library: Meet People In Your Local Area To Swap Books With

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London based service design consultancy Sidekick Studios launched their first ever social enterprise: The social Library.

In their words, TSL is an excuse to kick start conversations in communities by enabling people to share books with other people on their street. By doing so, TSL looks for new ways to rise awareness of their sense of community and create new bonds to prevent social isolation while helping public libraries save money.

A great initiative to keep an eye on.