These slides were prepared to introduce district leaders to the design thinking process. The design challenge we worked on during this day-long introduction was to redesign high school media centers. These slides were used to step participants through each phase of the design thinking process.
2. Hello!
I am Molly B. Zielezinski
I am here because our future
depends on the capacity of this next
generation to tackle some of the
world’s most persistent problems.
If we want our teachers to prepare
students to solve these problems,
we must teach and model the skills
they will need.
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3. Objectives
1. You will become familiar with the phases of the
design thinking process.
2. You will practice then learn about the tools and
mindsets used by design thinkers.
3. You will leave with ideas for bringing these tools
and mindsets to life in your work.
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MODERN LIBRARIES: Reflection
Think about media centers in your school or district, rank order the
elements of modern libraries from least to most represented.
1. Invites imagination, curiosity, & play
2. Dispenses resources from curated collections
3. Offers mentorship & guidance for a wide variety of learners
4. Serves as a welcoming
hub for the community
Pembroke Pines CharterRon Clark Academy
29. Accommodates work
preferences well
Fails to accommodate
work preferences
Thinking about LIBRARY
with a 2x2
Quadrant 1
Quadrant 2Quadrant 3
Quadrant 4
Stifles exploration Invites exploration
31. Interviewing:
Capturing what was learned
Who did you meet? Describe your user.
What was the most surprising story you heard?
What did he/she care about the most?
What frustrates him/her?
What is he/she hoping for?
1. Have a “notetaker” write notes during the interview.
2. Each answer the following questions.
66. Design thinkers are radical collaborators.
Diverse teams use a variety of skills and
perspectives to solve sticky problems.
Design Mindsets
67. Design thinkers linger in ambiguity.
Before posing an answer, design thinkers immerse themselves in the
problem space and seek to view it from every angle.
Design Mindsets
68. Design thinkers embrace experimentation.
Don’t get stuck on a single “perfect” solution. They try a few!
Exploration, examination and inquiry lead to insight and innovation.
Design Mindsets
69. Design thinkers fail forward.
They reclaim failure as a positive experience and aim to fail early & often.
They know that each failure carries insights towards the next success.
Design Mindsets
70. Mindshifts:
From Traditional School Values to Design Mindsets
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• Value on efficiency à Value on exploration
• Top down decision making à Value stakeholder insights
• Rigid structures & processes à Flexible structures & processes
• Solutions are complete & finalà Fail forward, ongoing improvement
• Teachers as subordinates à Teachers as collaborators
• Students as outcomes of education à students as users of education
71. Preview:
School Site Design Challenges
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1. Fall 2018 (2 video conferences): naming your problem space, tools for
gaining empathy into stakeholder insights
2. Winter 2019 (in person workshop): defining problems, brainstorming,
picking your prototype
3. Spring 2019 (in person workshop): School site challenge
presentations, design thinking next steps
73. Homework 1:
Brainstorm Ideas for Your School Site Challenge
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1. Do you have the power to innovate? (i.e. Not district mandates)
2. Does it make sense for the timeline? (testing solutions winter &
spring)
3. Do you already have a set solution in mind or an open mind?
74. Homework 2:
Cultivating a Design Mindset with Your Staff
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1. Pick a design mindset or value to focus on
• Human centered problem solvingà stakeholder input
• Building background à research before resolution
• Uncensored brainstormingà value wild ideas
• Reclaim failure à let solutions evolve through experimentation
• Students as usersà valuing student voice when problem solving
2. List out applications of this mindset in your collaborations
3. Weave the mindset into conversations informally
4. Choose one or more opportunities to be explicit with staff (Explain:
this is what we are doing, this is why we are doing it, here is the
timeline)
77. Credits
Special thanks to all the people who made and released
these awesome resources for free:
◎ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
◎ Photographs by Unsplash & Death to the Stock Photo
(license)
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78. Presentation design
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