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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."
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...?
NESTA is the UK's foremost independent expert on how innovation can solve some of the country's major economic and social challeges.
Co-authored by Alastair Hughes, Kyla Moore and Nimesh Kataria, this pilot survey aims to measure innovation across the public sector. It's early findings provide useful insights in to both how innovation is happening in these parts of the public secrot ans also the potential for widening the delivery of a public secrot innovation survey tool.
A day in the life of Grade 2 at the Green School in Bali.
His latest book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything discusses the elements for real success: natural talents and personal passion.
(via @greenschoolbali)
"The success of green school is gonna be being able to provide a curriculum that lets kids to choose Oxford, a life of activism, whatever they wanna do and doesn't limit them."
For more green goodness and ways to contribute visit their site, follow them on Twitter @greenschoolbali & join their Facebook page.
In a world that is rapidly changing, we don't really know what questions to ask or whom to look for. The real challenge is to attract the people in unexpected ways to help frame, ask and answer this questions.
John Seely Brown, better known as JSB is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a visiting scholar and advisor to the Provost at University of Southern California (USC) and the Independent Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge.
In this talk from the Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner JSB discusses the lessons extreme surfing and World of Warcraft can teach the enterprise such as how sharing knowledge can reinforce the core ecosystem of organisations.
JSB's take on the power of serendipity and how it can be harnessed is amazingly sharp and spot on. He argues that by choosing the right environments, developing the appropriate practices and enhancing our serendipity preparedness we can shape serendipity in order to maximise its potential.
You can find more of his innovative ideas in his latest book The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things In Motion.
Bottom-up innovation, unparalleled connections and real exchange. That is the promise for The Feast Conference starting this Friday 15th of October in New York City.
The Feast Conference gathers the world's greatest innovators across industries and society to empower, inspire and engage each other in creating world-shaking change.
To join register here.
