Since much of my thesis research is related to educational reform and students in low performing schools, I’m always on the lookout for case studies that showcase positive progress within the classroom.

One of the programs I’ve been following is K12lab through Stanford’s d.school. Recently, a partner in the project, David Kelley, was interviewed about the work K12lab is doing, and the use of design thinking that he believes is leading to many of the successes.

http://www.crosscurrentsradio.org

DESIGN THINKING FROM IDEO
“Follow the news, and it can seem the world has too many problems and not enough solutions. That’s exactly why people call IDEO. The design consultancy firm, launched in Palo Alto, has mastered a method for solving a wide range of puzzles, from transporting organs, to streamlining the services of the British national health care system. It’s called design thinking, and IDEO founder David Kelley thinks its principles can revive creativity in K through 12 education.  In the first report in a two-part series, KALW’s Bea La O’ visited Kelley at Stanford University’s design school, to learn how design thinking might revolutionize schools.”