Ideation

 

 Idea generation represents a process of “going wide” in terms of concepts and outcomes. For this part of the design process we used the Crazy 8's method. Using keywords or sketches to record innovation ideas. The goal is to push from our first idea, to produce a wide range of solutions for our challenge. In this process I struggled with the 'going wide' my views were narrowed by restricting them to what I already know or think I know! I found the discussion inspiring and thought provoking, opening up new pathways for me to investigate. 

Interestingly when my MIT colleagues added their stickers to what they thought was a good idea, I was surprised as for me it was not a new idea, it is something we already do in the classroom to support our learners. My idea that I was leaning towards only got one sticker. This is yet another stage in the design process that is making me challenge my own ideas, rethink and tweak my inquiry. 

Interpretation

 

During this stage we looked at how to analyse and unpack our problem.  Interpretation allows us to create opportunities for action in our plan. The "How Might We ... encourages us to turn our problem into an opportunity.

After we recorded our ideas of HMW on our posters we then put them up around the room. We read each others poster and gave feedback in the form of HMW questions on post its and placed them on each poster. 

This process made me really think and question my inquiry and how others interpret it. It has helped my narrow down the key aspects of what I am trying to achieve but at the same time has given me much to reconsider. Definitely food for thought in this design process. 

Who

Who does this Moonshot project involve?

Who am I collaborating with on this project?

Who are my team?

Who has a voice in this project

Who: 

Learners - exactly who

Colleagues: co-designers, collaborators, sounding boards etc

Experts: who is being invited to add expert opinion

This process found us looking at our inquiry problem and focussing on the who... This poster is a brainstorm of some of the supports I can tap into throughout my inquiry. 

As I zoom in on my inquiry I can see how many of these support networks will strengthen my ideas around scaffolding instructions for a range of learner needs. 

Moonshot Proposal Feedback

As we continue to unpack our Inquiries and zoom in on the key ideas we explored each others through the process of the five 'WHYS". Here is my buddy Migi's wonderings about my Moonshot Proposal.  

Empathy

What do we know already? 

Understanding another human’s experience and understanding human needs:

Carrying on from our Discovery we continued with a new role play. This task was to act out our project with a partner. After some prep time we acted it out for the MIT team.  I found this a challenge as my project reflects a group of students. I used the soft toys as I acted out the different scenarios. It gave us an opportunity to share briefly about our learners and their struggles to help build and understanding of the diverse learners in our classroom. Here are my 'little friends' that helped out during this role play.

                                                     

           I worked with Kath Roach from St Francis of Assisi in Christchurch. 

                     Kath's inquiry is around literacy in the junior school. 

Discovery

 

In this second session of 'Discovery' we did a role play activity at the fictional 'Kuaotunu Area School'. 

Our roles were parents at a BOT meeting, where the Principal and the Chair were reporting to the parents some of the issues at the school. We were each given a 'parent' role to play that ranged from a lawyer, plumber, professor, artist, real estate agent, roading contractor/engineer, and farmer. The Principal reported the school's issues which were our identified challenges, and within our roles we had to question these challenges and talk through why they were a potential problem. Over all it did not paint a positive picture for Kuaotuna Area School. 

This session was helpful as it clarified how our challenges were seen from different perspectives. It also identified the vast range of experiences within the MIT team and highlighted the many different skills in the room. This is exciting as we have great resources within our MIT ropu. 

Moving forward I am looking forward to seeing where this challenge will go. 

MIT Connect Hui Feb 2021

And i'm off.... my adventures continue with MIT with our connect hui in the Coromandel. I met up with the South Island crew and we continued our journey to Kuaotunu. Arriving safely we had a wonderful meet and greet by Dorothy. After a quick tour of the whare I unpacked into my home away from home, hidden amongst the garden with a backdrop of the bush surrounded by the bird song of our NZ native birds.

What a slice of paradise to escape to.

This Connect Hui would be the first of many face to face hui this year. There are seven teachers from a range schools across New Zealand. It was great to talk to all the teachers and discuss their proposal ideas and also connect with the teachers I had the pleasure of working with on our Moonshot proposals. The purpose of this hui was around team building with our MIT 2021 colleagues and to start our design thinking process around our proposals.

With the support of the Manaiakalani team; Dorothy (Logistics and Cheerleader), Matt (Co-pilot and Ship Steadier) Jenny (CEO Manakalani Trust & Master Chef) we were in good hands.

Design thinking "is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer's toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for ... success.” Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO.

This connect hui will see us explore six design thinking ideas and put our own ideas to the test, as we explore the 'Why'.

 I look forward to this challenge and working with the MIT team in 2021 and being part of their inquiry journey.