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Design Thinking: Problem of Practice to Opportunity to Innovate

October 14, 2019 Lindsay Portnoy
Designing Solutions to Tomorrow’s Problems Today

Designing Solutions to Tomorrow’s Problems Today

Preparing our youngest citizens to be critical thinkers and creative problem solvers requires a combination of hard and soft skills inherent within the design thinking framework. Blending complex content communication, problem solving, and collaboration, design thinking invites learners to take the perspective of others and develop empathy to guide students in solving real problems in their lives today along with the uncertain problems in their futures.

Design thinking is simply good pedagogy. Read more here and here.

Tags problem of practice, opportunity for innovation, design thinking, designed to learn
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