Here is an introduction to the Design Thinking process as a platform for innovation for teachers and students. Design Thinking is a proven, five-step rapid iteration process that will help you quickly develop and test innovative ideas for your classroom. The extensive resources will provide a comprehensive understanding of how to use the Design Thinking process to create human centered solutions, which will help foster 21st Century Learning Skills in your classroom. This is a summary of a graduate education elective (EDU 650) and professional development course I created for educators with all the same resources.
The Five Stages of the Design Thinking Process:
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process
Recommended Reading:
Recommended Websites:
https://designthinking.ideo.com/
https://www.codesigningschools.com/toolkit-appendix
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/design-thinking
Recommended Videos:
Stanford Design Thinking Webinar:
What is Design Thinking?:
Building empathy is the crucial first step of the process. Without a true understanding of the person’s experience and needs, a solution cannot be efficiently or effectively created. Following are some excellent resources and tools for learning to build empathy:
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/empathize
https://new-ideo-com.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/files/pdfs/news/Empathy_on_the_Edge.pdf
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/empathic-design-is-empathy-the-ux-holy-grail
https://www.wired.com/2015/06/can-typography-help-us-empathize-others/
https://www.ashoka.org/en-us/focus/empathy-and-young-changemaking
Downloadable Empathy Toolkit for Schools
Sources of Inspiration: A Language of Design: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X00000223
IDEO The Rules of Brainstorming:
Brainstorming and other Ideation techniques videos:
What is Brainstorming?
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/brainstorming
The “How Might We” Method:
https://medium.com/knowsi/hmw-how-might-we-c04423a4437d
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-might-we-questions/
10 Brainstorming warm up activities:
https://www.ideou.com/blogs/inspiration/10-activities-to-generate-better-ideas
Some amazing designs and prototypes created by young students all over the world! I highly recommend hosting a Designathon:
https://www.designathonworks.com/impact-reports
Excellent Ted Talk for students on rapid prototyping:
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rapid-prototyping-google-glass-tom-chi
A guide to prototyping:
https://hbr.org/2014/03/the-future-of-prototyping-is-now-live#
User testing guides:
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/03/guide-user-testing/
https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/process/user-testing/top-7-usability-testing-methods/
Education Specific Resources:
Thinking and Acting Like A Designer: How design thinking supports innovation in K-12 education.
Design Thinking for Educators:
Co-Designing Schools Toolkit:
https://www.codesigningschools.com/
Designathon Works:
https://www.designathonworks.com/
Design Thinking Rubric: