THE HUMAN-CENTERED PRACTITIONER

Designing for Impact: A Journey through Practitioner Research and Human-Centered Design

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Day 1 of Design Thinking: Redesigning the "Student Survival Kit"

Alright, teacher champions and youth educators! Picture this: it's your first day introducing design thinking to a room full of curious...

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Fall Forward: The Art of Failure in Design Thinking

Hello, intrepid design-thinkers! Are you strapped in and ready for our next roller coaster ride through the funfair of design thinking?...

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Baking with Innovation: Why Our Community Kitchen Needs a Pinch of Design Thinking

Hey hey, design gurus and budding creative problem-solvers! Today I'm turning the spotlight on our own backyard - our community. And I'm...

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When Design Thinking and YPAR Doesn't Have Your Name On It, And That's A-Okay!

Hello! I'm back again, tapping at the keys with some slightly unconventional wisdom. You're probably here because you're an educator, and...

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The YPAR and Design Thinking Fit Test: Is Your Classroom Culture Ready?

Hey there! I am diving headfirst into a spicy topic today: the learning culture needed for Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and...

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A Helping Hand for Creative Roadblocks: Empowering Young Innovators

Hey there, teaching trailblazers! Have you ever had a group of students, their eyes wide with excitement, ready to tackle the world, only...

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Top 5 Design Thinking Tools for Practitioner Researchers: Unleashing Your Inner Creative

Hello, all you creative classroom curators! Today, I’m taking you on a field trip to the vibrant landscape of design thinking tools. It's...

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Designing for Joy

Hello there, fellow architects of academia, builders of brainy bliss, and those who fancy a bit of fun in the midst of all those...

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Let Loose with Liberating Structures: My Research and Design Lifesaver

Greetings, fellow innovation navigators and research wranglers! Gather round, pull up a chair, and let me spin you a yarn about the...

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The Power of the Teen Think Tank: A Tale of Youth, Action, and Impact

Imagine a group of teenagers, their minds a cauldron of bubbling ideas and eagerness to change the world. Now, picture them given the...

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Where Stars Align: Youth Participatory Action Research & Design Thinking

What happens when two powerhouse approaches like Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and Design Thinking find themselves seated...

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Demystifying Design Thinking

Picture this: You're stuck in a room with a chicken, a ball of yarn, and a blender, tasked with creating the next 'must-have' gadget....

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Why Design to Learn?

Have you ever sat through a dreadfully dull professional development session, your eyelids growing heavier with each passing slide, your...