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Design
Thinking
For & With
Children
BY MARK LOGAN
Innovation teams in corporate settings
frequently attempt to conjure up the energy
and unrestrained creativity of childhood.
Using problem-solving frameworks such
as Design Thinking, these teams attempt
to tap into the vast imagination and optimism
of their youth. But Design Thinking
isn’t just a discipline for businesses. It’s a
useful practice for solving all sorts of problems,
and it’s a highly valuable tool to instill
empathy, confidence, and creativity in kids.
What is Design Thinking?
The practice of Design Thinking has
emerged in the past 20 years as a popular
tool for practicing creativity and producing
change. It’s a framework and collection of
practices intended to produce creative solutions
to challenging problems. Design
Thinking is used in academia, business,
education, and social change.
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