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WHAT IS DESIGN FOR CHANGE

Design for Change (DFC) is a global movement that cultivates the ‘I Can’ mindset in every child. This ‘I Can’ spirit empowers children and gives them an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action. Design for Change was born out of the conviction that children are not helpless, that change is possible and belief that they can drive it. Through a simple design process of Feel-Imagine-Do-Share ( FIDS for KIDS ) children are designing solutions for some of the worlds greatest challenges! Ready to join the movement?

  • Dr. Howard Gardner on Design for Change

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  • Design for Change Global Impact

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  • What is Design for Change

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Our Solution

Powered by the principles of design thinking, Design for Change offers a simple 4 step framework FIDS (Feel-Imagine-Do-Share)- to unleash the I CAN superpower in every child.

Using this framework, children are encouraged to 'FEEL' (observe and identify any situation that bothers them), 'IMAGINE' (brainstorm a way to make it better), 'DO' (work in teams to implement their solution) and finally, 'SHARE' (their solution of change with the world) to inspire others to say, 'I CAN'!

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GETTING INSPIRED BY DFC STORIES

PROJECTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM AROUND THE WORLD

  • DFC2012 India: Response-ability

  • I Can School Challenge 2015 - ThinkLABS Grand Prize

  • BTC2014 Chile : A CANteen for All

  • DFC2010 Taiwan : Let Me Feel Your Face

  • Grupo de Apoio e Conselho: mediação de conflitos na escola

  • DFC España 2015, Juntos hacemos posible el cambio, Colegio Santa Teresa de Jesús El Vedat (Valencia)

TAKE IT TO YOUR CLASSROOM

The quickest way to unleash the 'I CAN' superpower in children is to introduce the FIDS process in a week or a month. Download the toolkit to begin the process with your children.

PUBLICATIONS

Use these real superhero stories in your classroom as Read aloud/Shared Reading/ Independent reading

  • Working for a Living

  • Wings of Change

  • Friend in Need

  • The Open Well