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d Think Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

d Think Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework. Research outcomes which attempt to showcase the benefits that design thinking can have in the development of our youth for future challenges

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d Think Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

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  1. d Think Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  2. Research outcomes which attempt to showcase the benefits that design thinking can have in the development of our youth for future challenges Showcase the value of design professionals to effect change within communities Fosters strong and ongoing links with secondary schools and regional communities Advocate good design as an integral part of Qld life by improving creativity & design in education in regional Qld Secondary Schools d Think BACKGROUND Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  3. Rural and regional communities - places of great innovation, expertise and resilience. But, in times of economic downturn, education plays a globally important role in the sustainability of these individuals & communities. (Reid1989) National Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA 2008, p.13) Young people must develop skills in problem solving, creative and innovative thinking, communication and teamwork. Regional students must experience a non-linear design process to help shape the way they look at the world around them Exposure to different career pathways, design professionals and University lecturers Reid, N. (1989). The Rural Economy and Rural Youth: Changes for the Future. Research in Rural Education, 6 (2), 17-23. d Think BACKGROUND Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  4. 3 day interactive workshop simulating a design studio 20 x Year 10 - 12 Secondary School students Facilitated by QUT School of Design Lecturers and 2 school teachers Run in conjunction with DIA unleashed – queensland design on tour 2010 Exhibition at local gallery Chinchilla State High School | Mount Isa, Spinifex State College | Quilpie State College Emerald State High School | Gladstone State High School | Bundaberg State High School d Think goDesign 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  5. Opportunity to explore, analyse and reimagine local town through a series of scaffolded problem solving activities around the theme of ‘place’ Allows students to gain hands on experience designing graphics/fashion/products/landscape architecture/ architecture/interiors and make informed decisions about tertiary study By learning about the design process, students develop skills in problem solving, creative and innovative thinking, communication & teamwork d Think goDesign 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  6. place-based learning provides meaningful contextual knowledge for regional students • showcases value of design and interdisciplinary practice between academics, practicing designers, teachers and students • students experience previously unexplored and sometimes inaccessible career & learning pathways • potential to partner with future travelling design exhibitions d Think goDesign 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  7. exhibition heightens student confidence and showcases the value of design thinking to local government and community • opportunity to involve local industries and business • linkages created between secondary & tertiary education sectors • vehicle for in-service teacher training d Think goDesign 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

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  11. Student, Emerald State High School d Think goDesign Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  12. Student, Emerald State High School d Think goDesign Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  13. Student, Spinifex State College , Mt Isa Student, Spinifex State College , Mt Isa d Think goDesign Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  14. Student, Chinchilla State High School d Think goDesign Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  15. Student, Chinchilla State High School Student, Chinchilla State High School d Think goDesign Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  16. Student, Spinifex State College Mt Isa d Think goDesign Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  17. Student, Spinifex State College, Mt Isa d Think goDesign Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  18. site specific place-based design education program • collaboration of art teachers, art students, local government planners, artists and design professionals from various disciplines • empowers young people to think about the planning and design of democratic and sustainable public spaces and how they relate to their city d Think Living City 1999-2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  19. creative ideas feed back into the consultation process and contribute to active developments • spurns ongoing careers or tertiary study in the built environment • experience previously unexplored/ inaccessible career & learning pathways • potential for model to be replicated with regional councils & stakeholders d Think Living City 1999-2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  20. student work displayed in exhibition, on the Living City website and in documents compiled for local authorities and ‘client’ stakeholders • potential for collaboration with regional & international schools through on-line classrooms or design events • potential for workshops to be held with schools, design professionals, artists and community stakeholders through on-line events d Think Living City 1999-2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  21. Living City Website (http://www.livingcity.net.au/index.html) d Think Living City 1999-2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  22. 50 students/10 teachers/10 designers/ • 10 illustrators working in teams to consider issues facing the Asia Pacific Region • uncovering optimistic ideas using the design process/design thinking skills and inspiration from local, national and international guest speakers • Brisbane and regional participants with an interest in design drawn from Living City and goDesign programs d Think Generation 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  23. generation of leadership within schools for design-led education and creative thinking • professional development opportunity for teachers to work in conjunction with design practitioners • video taped design presentation of ideas at culmination of workshop to be made available online d Think Generation 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  24. “This workshop has allowed us to collaborate with other students/teachers/designers to come up with concepts and ideas that have potential to affect the future. Hopefully this workshop, and the ones to come will impact the way in which our generation thinks, and our awareness of issues that may previously been ignored.” • “I learned a lot about how designing and design thinking can help a community or country etc. Also got to work with a team to overcome a problem, using design thinking. It was a new, interesting experience.” • “Today has been a experience in itself, from the inspirational speeches to the hands on design aspect. The speeches really made me see design in a whole new light, which helped me understand our task on many different levels. This experience will keep me seeing different aspects in all different areas of my life, in the present & the future.” d Think Generation Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  25. “Today I have learnt to think in other and different ways to what I may have originally thought and concluded. Bunker also made me realise that you don’t need to be literate to make a difference in your community. I really enjoyed working with my awesome group today and found Bunker’s speech very inspirational.” • “I thoroughly enjoyed today’s workshop. Meeting some of the world’s leading designers was a real eye opener. Their stories filled me with inspiration and eagerness to change our world and the way we live in society. Also, I found meeting the students from other schools fascinating and I enjoyed working in a team with them and facing the problem given to us, together. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity ” • “Today I made new friends and got to work in a group to come up with good ideas. It really helped doing group work and listening to each other’s ideas then putting them all together to create our design. It was a great experience, I’d love to do it again! ” d Think Generation Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  26. 50 secondary teachers/10 designers /10 illustratorsinvestigate what design thinking looks like in the class room • interactive design charettebased on the themes of the Generations Workshop d Think Learning by Design 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  27. professional development opportunity for teachers to consider the role of design in shaping the future of young lives • consider what design in the classroom means when design is interpreted as the making of just, sustainable and creative futures, not just the making and consuming of more products d Think Learning by Design 2010 Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  28. “Just a line to say what a fab time I had on that Saturday. It certainly was the best PD I have ever undertaken. (True) I would certainly like to see something like this again and would love to be apart of any thing in the future.Great work by you and your team.” Cassandra ThorneHead of Art, Design and Information Technology St Luke's Anglican School, Bundaberg • “Just a quick thanks for the opportunity to participate in the Design Thinking workshop on Thursday and Saturday.  I loved it, the speakers were great and the whole experience was awesome. I really enjoyed interacting with the students and the teachers, gave me a fresh perspective on my own thinking process.  I know its 3 years off but count me in for Unlimited 2! • Meredith Dan - Teacher Architecture and CAD Studies, Southbank Institute of Technology d Think Learning by Design Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  29. “Thanks so much for including me in the day.  I think what you are doing with students is very important, and I encourage you to continue providing these opportunities for them, wherever possible. Great experience. Thanks once again.” • Hael Kobayashi • “Thank you  for  the opportunity to experience the teacher's design workshop.  It  was a truly valuable learning experience that has ignited a plethora of  ideas.” • Mel Thomson, Visual Arts Teacher Cleveland District State High School d Think Learning by Design Testimonials Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  30. ‘Youth Sourcing’ Workshops Smartartz • the process of ideation through creative workshops with young people • design led, real world and brief-based, non technical creativity focus and audience-centred • working with clients who have a youth focus d Think Rebuilding For Resilience Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  31. Think Think Rink Workshops Fairweather Creative Culture d Think Rebuilding For Resilience Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  32. Platform for hosting educative and instructional content on-line Talking Design • Nielson Design Lectures, UQ & QUT lecture series, Unlimited, Public Libraries Design Symposia, TedX Teaching Design • design-focused lesson plans developed in partnership with Education Queensland, Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Documenting Creative and Critical Thinking • Now+Then – QACI, Gold Coast Art Gallery, Bemowa SHS • Living City SEQ Program - Barcaldine, Tully or Mission Beach • Generation workshops - DIA/QUT/QATA/ Unlimited • QUT/DIA/Smartartz • QUT/DIA/QMI ‘goDesign’ Workshops d Think Design Minds Online Project Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  33. aggregation and syndication of blogs, podcasts, media and case studies; creation • of online presence for all Queensland Design Education programs d Think Design Minds Online Project Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  34. need to continue modelling of pedagogy that embraces "future" oriented thinking, creative teams, collaborative work process, immersion, inter-disciplinary thinking, and that is "rigorous, connected, coherent, flexible" (QSA review of Senior Schooling, 2005, Professors David Hogan, Alan Luke, John Dewar.) • these existing design-based programs have pioneered new focus, practice and process with students and teachers in a variety of contexts and need to be recorded and evaluated for continuous improvement • these workshops are laboratories to test and refine pedagogy and the skills and ways of working emerging from them are readily transferred to teachers in diverse T&L contexts so have implications across many subject areas d Think RATIONALE Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  35. need to develop processes that will allow for critical thinking and problem-solving to tackle future challenges beyond the current economics-focused paradigm • eg. climate change, resource depletion, wealth-distribution, etc • business may reveal opportunities and revel in change and the structures that currently maintain the status quo also may develop different thinking/future thinking and create new social and economic opportunity • potential for business and education to learn from community links. The development of collaborative and inclusive programs may lead to outcomes and paradigm-shifts brought about by greater participation in design processes d Think RATIONALE Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  36. Action Research • ARC Linkage Project • grow and unify existing design education programs under the framework of a Research Project • capitalise on benefits of existing largely volunteered activity to date • provide a mechanism for measurement and evaluation of key KPIs to inform future design policy/strategy • show state leadership in the area of Design-led Thinking for Business, Education and Community d Think PROPOSAL Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  37. Action Research • ARC Linkage Project • inform skills training and secondary/tertiary education sectors • improve community and industry engagement in Brisbane and regional communities around design • improve career pathways and highlight opportunities for students and business in regional areas • allow model to be scaled up to include other programs and invite other partners as required d Think PROPOSAL Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  38. Action Research • ARC Linkage Project • Seek funding from industry partners and sponsors to run each program within annual Queensland Design Education Framework for minimum of 3 years including: • goDesign x 6 (regional locations) • Living City x 1(Brisbane location) • Generation x 2 (The Edge, SLQ) • Learning by Design x 1 (The Edge, SLQ) • Rebuilding with Resilience (TBC) • Website presence for all programs through SLQ Design Minds Online Project and Qld Government DET Learning Place eLearning Program d Think PROPOSAL Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  39. d Think FRAMEWORKDIAGRAM Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  40. d Think SECTOR IMPACT Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  41. 1: Strengthen the Qld Economy Strategy: Increasing the capacity of Queensland designers to meet future demand • Will provide a training/workforce strategy to align with the Qld Skills Plan to “build the capacity of the design sector” (and education & training sector) “to better align skills supply, workforce development and business strategy to meet competitive needs” and “enhance collaboration between industry, government and the education and training sectors”. 2: Foster a Design Culture Strategy: Increasing understanding, awareness and recognition of design and its value to our economy, culture, society and environment. • Will “capitalise on existing opportunities and mechanisms to promote design awareness across the state”. d Think QDS 2020 ALIGNMENTS Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  42. 3: Build Design Knowledge and Learning Strategy: Improve creativity and design in education and learning at all levels. • Will “reinforce design and creativity in the existing Queensland education curriculum” by providing “ an annual design immersion program for Queensland Secondary Schools” Strategy: Improve the availability of design research • Will develop a new partnership with Queensland University of Technology’s Built Environment & Engineering, Creative Industries and Education Faculties to “further options for research and benchmarking” to evaluate and integrate learnings from an integrated student/teacher model • Will measure and inform the Queensland Government Departments of Education & Training, The Arts, and Employment & Economic Development, about the potential for design thinking capacity to impact on the state’s future economy, culture, society and environment. d Think QDS 2020 ALIGNMENTS Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  43. 4: Support Public Sector Innovation Strategy: Increase understanding and awareness of the value of design to the Queensland Government (and local government) • Will “facilitate partnerships between all levels of government, businesses, designers and local communities to explore design’s potential to address community-based social, environmental and business issues” including state-wide rebuilding programs addressing 2011 Disaster Recovery. d Think QDS 2020 ALIGNMENTS Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  44. Action Research • ARC Linkage Project • support to proceed with d think Design–led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework • Support for ARC Linkage Action Research Proposal to be developed around Queensland Design Education Program Framework and submitted in 2nd round 2011 d Think SUPPORT REQUIRED Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  45. Action Research • ARC Linkage Project • Support to seek appropriate partners to participate in ARC Linkage Project – contribution of minimum total $50,000.00/year for 3 years • Support to source funding from partners and sponsors with a view to sustain a 3 year annual Queensland Design Education Program • Online support to build Program through State Library of Queensland Design Minds project d Think SUPPORT REQUIRED Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  46. Action Research • ARC Linkage Project • In principal support from Queensland Design Council for the proposal • Comments and feedback welcome! d Think SUPPORT REQUIRED Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  47. “The world needs designers. Those that can think and imagine and create new and innovative ways to live and work. We need to build a bank of creative capital that will enable us to meet current an future challenges. Design education can be an impetus for a culture of creative excellence.” • Michele Azzopardi, Director Design Victoria • Designing our Future: A Report on Tertiary Design Education in Victoria (2009), Design Victoria • http://www.designvic.com/knowledge/publications/designingourfuture.aspx d Think EDUCATION & SKILLS FOR THE SMART STATE Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

  48. “The Ambition of Queensland as a Smart State will only be realised if we take decisive steps to improve the quality of the teaching profession and the value that is placed on education by all sections of the community, as well as to develop modern curricula with the balance and content of learning that best equips students for their future and empowers their choices in a world where knowledge and its creative applications are the most important currency.” • (Conclusion of Working Group report to Smart State Council on Education and Skills for the Smart State, November 2006) d Think EDUCATION & SKILLS FOR THE SMART STATE Design-led Thinking for Business, Education & Community Framework

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