Understand and document your environment, gathering data to visualize challenges and opportunities. Use case studies to explore successful changes and adapt them to your context.
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Design Thinking Guide (DTG) is a 30-hour curriculum for middle schoolers, simplifying design thinking and developing empathy. Using the FIDS framework, DTG equips students with 21st-century skills to tackle real-world challenges creatively. It integrates into existing curriculums, fostering proactive citizenship and offering structured exercises, reflection, and clear guidance for teachers.
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We create a clear and easy-to-use guide for teachers and children, to implement FIDS in classrooms tailored for different audiences and country contexts.
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Workbook: Is designed for each student to have ample opportunities to develop the design thinking mindset through the FIDS process.
30 Lesson plans: And assessments help teachers to drive the session in their classrooms and assess the growth of the child.
Every session: Of the Design Thinking Guide provides children with opportunities to be creative, critical, collaborative and empathetic, thus developing 21st- century skills.
Designed for seamless integration:Into existing school curriculums, the program offers flexibility for implementation through either weekly sessions or dedicated project weeks.
CURRICULUM
Understand and document your environment, gathering data to visualize challenges and opportunities. Use case studies to explore successful changes and adapt them to your context.
Investigate and pinpoint issues through careful observation. Conduct interviews to gather insights, compile your findings, and summarize the outcomes.
Envision the ideal solution and consider its potential impact. Collaborate with others to brainstorm innovative solutions.
Find motivation from various sources and develop prototypes to test your ideas. Create a detailed plan, execute your project, and document the journey.
