Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education

Solving Wicked Problems with Design Thinking

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Episode 031: Design Thinking for School Leaders

Co-authors Alyssa Gallagher and Kami Thordarson stop by Vrain Waves to share the 5 elements of design-inspired leadership. Alyssa & Kami “believe that educators can solve the challenges that face our schools faster and more effectively than any policy, top down mandate, or expensive commercial solution.” Tune in as they explain how design, creativity, and observation can help us navigate and advocate for change.

Connect with Alyssa Gallagher & Kami Thordarson

Website: www.inprogress-consulting.com/ | Twitter: @am_gallagher; @kami_thor

Connect with Vrain Waves

Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb

Links & Show Notes

  • Visit Vrainwaves.com for full episodes, show notes, and more, and to give us feedback!
  • Episode w / Dr. Robert Dillon - Designing Learning Spaces
  • Episode w / The Tech Rabbi - Educated by Design
  • Design Thinking for School Leaders (01:27)
  • Episode w / Stephen Schedletsky
  • Intro to Alyssa & Kami (02:37)
  • Why should we think like designers? & Wicked Problems (03:32)
  • Powerlessness & Agency (05:21)
  • Everything around us has been designed, everything can be redesigned. (07:07)
  • Building Creative Confidence (07:53)
  • Remain curious
  • Accidental design (09:31)
  • Role of a school principal (10:20)
  • Building Empathy (11:57)
  • Shadow a Student (12:41)
  • Shadow a Teacher
  • Reading fiction to build empathy
  • Observation to build empathy (14:10)
  • Swiffer design story
  • Design-inspired leadership (18:57)
  • 5 Roles: Opportunity Seeker (problem-finding), Experience Architect, Rule Breaker, Producer (Bias toward Action), Storyteller
  • Stitchfix story - delight your user (22:32)
  • “What if” sessions (25:11)
  • 2 bucket challenge warm up (27:10)
  • Tina Seelig, Stanford professor
  • Experience Architect (30:43)
  • Colorado Education Initiative
  • Menlo park Superintendent - Erik Burmeister; community tour
  • Perspective matrix (34:53)
  • The End of Average (37:11)
  • Design toward the edges (37:21)
  • OXO - extreme design
  • Microsoft Inclusive Design
  • Mistake stories (39:24)
  • (HBR article about embarrassing story before brainstorming)
  • For more: Leadlikeadesigner.com
  • Takeaways (43:07)
  • IDEO - Teachers Guild - Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit
  • Teachers Guild newest collaboration: How might we strengthen communication and trust between families and teachers to better support students’ success?
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