Design Thinking
Why It's Important
Design Thinking is a powerful creative problem-solving process that builds a strong infrastructure for both teaching and learning, enabling a broad range of solutions for a problem.
Incorporating the design thinking process into education offers an approach that encourages creative problem solving and develops essential skills.
How We Apply It
Design Thinking provides a framework for teaching and learning that gives students and educators a process to follow to aid in creating the best possible solutions for problems related to any subject matter.
It nurtures students' critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creative problem-solving abilities, while deepening their understanding and preparing them for success in the real-world.
Benefits of Working With Us
The Design Thinking provides a framework for teaching and learning that gives students and educators a 5-step process to follow so they can create the best possible solutions for problems related to content.
Those 5 steps include:
- Empathize—Research Your Users' Needs.
- Define—State Your Users' Needs and Problems.
- Ideate—Challenge Assumptions and Create Ideas.
- Prototype—Start to Create Solutions.
- Test—Try Your Solutions Out.
Step 1: Align
- Meet to learn more
- Understand needs and goals
- Define outcomes
- Align on moving forward
Step 2: Plan
- Assemble team of educational experts specific to your needs
- Set schedule and budget
- Share and approve proposal
Step 3: Design
- Design your personalized solution
- Use advanced tools and practices
- Ensure alignment
Step 4: Empower
- Build relationships
- Implement your personalized solution
- Adjust and support
- Share resources
- Empower teachers
Step 5: Review
- Evaluate feedback
- Celebrate success
- Plan for future needs
Our Principles
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We are teachers
Led by teachers, for teachers. As teachers, we understand the challenges they face and what's needed to overcome them. We always put teachers first and give them actionable, doable, and real-world content that is ready to use in class tomorrow.
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We personalize
We are fully present with clients in order to provide the personalized experience you deserve. We pride ourselves in going above and beyond for every project by giving it a full service treatment and customizing the experience to meet the success criteria.
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We are flexible
We empower teachers with an open mindset, embracing innovation and sharing current trands. Our agility in responding to partner needs, coupled with research-based strategies, underscores our commitment to effective education.
