 Your new post is loading...
See on Scoop.it – Designing design thinking driven operations So pleased to announce that the second edition of the Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit is available for download.
The world we live in becomes increasingly complex. One major consequence of complexity is the fact that we have to deal with rising problem wickedness.
With its new redesign, Scoop.it has gone to great lengths to create an environment that makes it easier for users to be discovered by relevant audiences — by those with similar interests — and boost their own brand by offering a much-improved social media publishing format.
Via gdecugis
TED Talks Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves.
Via Dennis T OConnor
"It starts with a single Thought and grows more powerful as you use it. Think of it as a living mind map with unlimited space for everything you want, are learning or need to remember. Each idea can grow and evolve with all related Thoughts instead of being separated in folders or lists. Use TheBrain to manage specific projects...
TheBrain lets you see how your ideas and information are related. Use powerful visualization to discover information that would normally be overlooked, make connections and gain new understanding of your projects and content..."
Free download.
Via Baiba Svenca
A free resource from Tripwire Magazine: a useful portfolio infographics design kit you can use for your personal or business portfolio or CV. For those looking for a simple and easy to tweak portfolio, take a look at this Infographics design kit- a tool for anyone updating a portfolio or CV to make it stand out. The elements come in PDS and Ai files...
Via Lauren Moss, Dennis T OConnor
What are OERs? Why OERs? How to develop OERs? What are open licences? WikiEducator and OER Foundation.
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
Today, we'll be focusing on the many resources that are out there for STEM: from explaining what it is, to sample lessons, to ways that it connects to the Arts. ... Planting T's is a website dedicated to promoting design thinking in K-12 education.
For example, at IDEO we've been working for several years with Kaiser Permanente, teaching nurses and doctors and technicians how to use design thinking to improve patient care. Kaiser now has its own consulting group ...
Learning to Bounce BackNew York TimesFOR decades, people who concern themselves with the world's “wicked problems” — interconnected issues like environmental degradation, poverty, food security and climate change — have marched together under the...
Robin Good: The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York offers a unique free feature to its registered users, allowing them to capture and collect their favorite artworks from the online MET exhibitions and save them into dedicated collections which can be shared with anyone online. How to use MyMet: 1. Click the gold "MyMet" tab located in the top right-hand corner of every page on the site and either sign in or register to create an account. 2. Browse the collections and add your favorite works of art by clicking the "Add to MyMet" button on each individual object page. 3. Click the gold "MyMet" tab located in the top right-hand corner to view recently saved items; select "View all your items & recommendations here" to return to your "MyMet" page. 4. Create a set and name it "MyMet." Under Notes, complete the phrase, "My Met. My ___________." You may also add a description about what the Met means to you. 5. To add a saved object to your set, hover over it with your mouse and click "Add or remove this item from sets," and then save it to your "MyMet" set. 6. Share your set on Facebook or Twitter. On Facebook, tag The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On Twitter, include @metmuseum and #MyMet in your tweet. 7. You may also share your set via email. The service is free to use. Examples of user curated sets: http://www.metmuseum.org/mymet/whats-your-met/featured More info: http://www.metmuseum.org/mymet/whats-your-met Video intro: http://www.metmuseum.org/mymet/ Sign-up here: https://www.metmuseum.org/mymet/sign-up
Via Robin Good, Giuseppe Mauriello
Visual slides are more effective than lots of text on the screen. Your audience can't read the slides and listen to you at the same time.
Via Baiba Svenca
|
Our Bias Towards Design Because Prototype Design Camp student-designers answered questions regarding our collective future, our programs are based on an authentically-engaging 21st century learning process (and adaptable spaces that allowed their...
Museum and Gallery Listings for Dec. 21-27 New York Times Two shimmering exhibitions — this show is running in conjunction with “Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — argue persuasively, that no,...
People who meditate grow bigger brains than those who don't. Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found the first evidence that meditation can alter the physical structure of our brains.
Via Dennis T OConnor
MIT and Harvard neuroscientists explain why the practice helps tune out distractions and relieve pain.
In a study published online April 21 in the journal Brain Research Bulletin, the researchers found that people trained to meditate over an eight-week period were better able to control a specific type of brain waves called alpha rhythms.
Via Dennis T OConnor
Strategies for Good Design and Design Leadership (Design Thinking is Killing Creativity | Design Sojourn http://t.co/pMRZRSFQ via @designsojourn...)... Interesting question.
Via Sara G N Kerr
Design Can Improve Healthcare; Can It Also Lead to New Cures?The AtlanticWhile Steve Jobs did not discover design thinking, he is probably the one person most responsible for our visceral appreciation of the concept.
Via Fred Zimny, Sara G N Kerr
Earlier in the week Howard gave the keynote address at Reboot Britain, and he recounts some of them here. Among the Essential Literacies he cites are: • Atte...
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
As Mount Mary College changes to a university in 2013, the campus will also take steps to distinguish itself as a “creative campus.” Dr. Eileen Schwalbach, president of Mount Mary, sees the need for creative thinking ...
Schnapp's talk is entitled “Teaching (Design) Thinking” and will take place in the Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 5-6:30 p.m.. The second speaker in the lecture series is Simon Tanner, ...
Daily BeastNY Museum Stages First 'Scent' ExhibitDaily BeastIn a drab meeting room at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Chandler Burr, the world's only curator of olfactory art, takes out a bottle and spritzes a thin strip of paper.
The article then goes on explaining Critical Design, a concept which, by suggesting that design can have a positive or a negative impact on society, makes designers think twice and be more responsible of their contributions.
Curtis Bonk led a session about MOOCs at Learning 2012. His slides are available at TrainingShare (this is the direct link). His presentation must have been one of the most insanely paced sessions ...
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
|
Riverside Ideo