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THE HUMAN-CENTERED PRACTITIONER
Designing for Impact: A Journey through Practitioner Research and Human-Centered Design
A Weekly Periodical
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allisonjolester
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...
![Fall Forward: The Art of Failure in Design Thinking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_3400f2d264cc4acd9c8f86a26d3d48f2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_3400f2d264cc4acd9c8f86a26d3d48f2~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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?...
![Baking with Innovation: Why Our Community Kitchen Needs a Pinch of Design Thinking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_9615d58602ae47c09b732829f810b023~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_9615d58602ae47c09b732829f810b023~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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...
![When Design Thinking and YPAR Doesn't Have Your Name On It, And That's A-Okay!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_0aacb901522447d09a762128ff9a9780~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_0aacb901522447d09a762128ff9a9780~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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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allisonjolester
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...
![A Helping Hand for Creative Roadblocks: Empowering Young Innovators](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_514a30ac6b464e199a07c54d081f5f5a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_514a30ac6b464e199a07c54d081f5f5a~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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...
![Top 5 Design Thinking Tools for Practitioner Researchers: Unleashing Your Inner Creative](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_c0b4b2e683ca4a0f9e51b90ac4812896~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_c0b4b2e683ca4a0f9e51b90ac4812896~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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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allisonjolester
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](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_87a04a04046f4fbd911f5b7f1de5126c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7dd610_87a04a04046f4fbd911f5b7f1de5126c~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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...
![The Power of the Teen Think Tank: A Tale of Youth, Action, and Impact](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_86e12c16e87d497b803450693e50e58e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_86e12c16e87d497b803450693e50e58e~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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...
![Where Stars Align: Youth Participatory Action Research & Design Thinking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_32859a0c2b23453898c0be2778f9c97b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_32859a0c2b23453898c0be2778f9c97b~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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...
![Demystifying Design Thinking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7dd610_bb561673c2b149d2b90e88ea36dbbbe3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7dd610_bb561673c2b149d2b90e88ea36dbbbe3~mv2.webp)
allisonjolester
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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allisonjolester
Why Design to Learn?
Have you ever sat through a dreadfully dull professional development session, your eyelids growing heavier with each passing slide, your...
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