Destination ImagiNation - Leapfrog Institutes Collaboration

EngagingGlobalYouth:Innova2onDesignChallenges

Innova2onandCrea2vityinaComplexWorld

WFSChicago,2009

Ajointpresenta2onwith…

PamelaF.Schroeder,affiliatedirector,MinnesotaDes2na2onImagiNa2on,Minneapolis,Minnesota.

JohnW.Moravec,Educa2onFutures&UniversityofMinnesota,Minneapolis,Minnesota.

ArthurM.Harkins,director,LeapfrogIns2tutes,UniversityofMinnesota,Minneapolis,Minnesota.

Andourfellowfuturists!

DIandLFICollabora2ng•  Imagining

•  Crea2ng

•  TeamProblem‐Solving

Togetherwith

•  FuturesScanning

•  Innova2ng

•  Integra2veDesign

Agenda

•  PamelaSchroeder,WhatisDes2na2onImagiNa2on?

•  JohnMoravec,WhatisLeapfrogIns2tutes?

•  ArthurHarkins,HowwillDIandLFIplantocollaborate?

First,PamelaSchroeder:WhatisDes2na2onImagiNa2on?

Des2na2onImagiNa2on

BringingExperien2alEduca2onAnd

21stCenturySkillsTogether

Des2na2onImagiNa2on

•  Theworld’spremierecrea2veeduca2onalprogram,servingmorethan100,000kidsaroundtheworldannually

•  DIoffersasuccessfulandunconven2onalinterac2veandinterna2onalco‐curricularprogramforyouth,kindergartenthroughcollege

•  DIteachesthethreeessen2aldevelopmentalskills:Crea2vity,Teamwork,ProblemSolving

ThegoalofDesBnaBonImagiNaBonistohelp

studentslearnthatthroughacombinationofcrea$vity,

teamwork&tenacity,they candevelopCREATIVEand

INNOVATIVEsoluBonstocomplexproblems

completelyontheirown.

DesBnaBonImagiNaBonhas:•  AclearlydefinedmarketplaceinEDUCATION•  Apresencein50statesandmorethan30countries•  Amixedaudienceoftheplanet’sbestandbrighteststudents,parents,educators,andcivicleaders

•  Acompleterangeofgeographic,cultural,economicandreligiousaudiences

•  Anincrediblemessagelife‐spanbecauseofunparalleledprogramloyalty

•  26yearsofexperience•  Sixcompe22veChallengesannually

•  ChallengetoTournamentinfrastructure

•  Teamdriven,Kidpowered

•  DIdevelopslifeandlife‐longskills

DIprogramsandchallengesaredesignedtoconnecttoNa2onalStandards

•  Makeslearningfun,exci2nganddynamic•  Academicallybased•  Focusedononeormoreoftheseareas:

  Technical/MechanicalDesign  Scien2ficExplora2on  Theatrical/Literary/FineArts  Improvisa2on  Structural/ArchitecturalDesign  ServiceLearning/YouthEmpowerment

TheCrea2veProblemSolvingProcess:theStepstoAc2on

• Crea2veThinkingPhase•  Genera2ngOp2ons

• Cri2calThinkingPhase•  Focusing/Evalua2ngOp2ons

•  Teamsofuptosevenkidsworkfor16weekstoperfecttheirsolu2onstomindbendingChallenges

•  Elementary,middle,highschool,anduniversitylevelteamcompe22ons

•  Regional,stateorcountry,andGlobalFinalstournaments

•  Teamslearntocreate,toinnovate,howtotacklelifeasateam

•  Presentsteamswithanimmediatemul2‐facetedchallengewhichtheymustworkeffec2velytogethertosolve

•  Learntoengageinteam‐orientedimprovisa2onalthinkingandac2on

•  100,000plusteams

•  30,000plusvolunteers•  Public,private,independentcharter,homeschools,andcommunityandreligiousorganiza2ons

•  Over3millionalumni

Innova2on,together:•  Na2onalDairyCouncil•  AmericanEquipmentManufacturers

•  3M

•  SyFyChannel•  USDAandUniversityofTN•  UniversityofMNandLeapfrogIns2tutes

TheGlobalworkplaceisjustastepaway.

“DesBnaBonImagiNaBon®parBcipantsSTAND OUTamongournewemployees.

Theirpresence,confidenceandabilitytoleadputthemYEARS AHEADoftheirageandexperience.

Destination ImagiNation® is making a differenceinthehigh‐techfutureonaglobalbasis.”

‐‐RogerGarriock,IBMCanadadirectorofe‐commercedevelopment

•  …par2cipa2ngintheprogramfor10yearshasgivenmetheskillsandeduca2ontorealizemyowndream…

•  Crea2veproblemsolvinghasbeenawayoflifeformesinceIwas8yearsold…

•  Asascien2st,I’veno2cedhowdifferentlyIthinkthanotherpeople…

•  TheskillsthatIdevelopedinDIhaveallowedmetoexcelintheworkforce….

Destination ImagiNation

Our kids can do

ANYTHING!

Second,JohnMoravec:WhatisLeapfrogIns2tutes?

What is Leapfrog?

What are the Leapfrog Institutes?

JohnMoravec,PhDEduca2onFutures

www.educa2onfutures.com

TheNewParadigm

•  Increasingimportanceofcrea2vehumancapital•  Increasingratesofchange•  Increasinglyinaccuratepredic2ons•  Increasingneedtocreatepreferredfutures•  Increasingsensethatkidsmustsharecrea2onofnewfutureswithadults

…also…

•  Today’skidspar2cipateinanincreasinglyglobalizedworld

•  Industrialsocietyhasgivenwaytotheknowledge‐basedsociety

…whichisalreadystar2ngtotransi2ontoaninnova2onandcrea2vitysociety

So,shallweliveinthepastorcreatethefuture?

Wethink…

•  Kidsarevastlyunder‐u2lizedashumancapital•  Kidscanbebroughtintofullrela2onshipwiththeexploding

knowledge/innova2oneconomy•  Advancededuca2onaltechnologywillberequired•  “New”Workforceincorpora2ngkidswillbemorecrea2veand

muchlargerthanpresentworkforce•  “ParallelSchools”areoneapproachtothere‐integra2onof

children,adults,andtheeconomy

Legacy:The18thcentury

•  Farming/agricultureeconomy

•  Familybasedenterprises•  Kidslearnedathome•  Kidsworkedathome

•  Kidswereengagedcross‐genera2onally•  Adultscouldlearnfromkids•  Kidscontributedatalleconomiclevels

Legacy:The19andMid‐orLate20thcenturies

•  Industrialeconomy•  Job/wage/salarybasedenterprises•  Kidslearnedincreasinglyatschools•  Kidsworkedatlowlevel,some2mesdangerousjobs•  Kidswereengagedcross‐genera2onallyaschajel,hirelings,

ordefacto(anddejure)slaves•  Kidslearnedfromadultswithindivisionofageandlabor

formats•  Kidss2llcontributedatalleconomiclevels

Las2nglegacyeffects:USAinthe21stcentury

•  Emergingknowledge/innova2oneconomyisstunted•  Integratedac2vi2esbetweenadults/kidsarehighlylimited•  Kidsandadultslearnlessandlessfromeachother•  Adultsanxiousabout/fearlearningfromkids•  Kidsseparatedfromadults,followinglegacyindustrialeconomymodel•  Kidsworkmainlyatmenialtasks•  Kidss2llcontributetoalleconomiclevels,butatfarlowerlevelsthan

possible,feasible,anddesirable

So?

To move from legacy millstones:

Leapfrogging…

•  meansleadershipratherthancatchingup.•  meansusingadvanced(wireless)technologiestoassiststudentsandteachers

•  technologiespermitmovingfrommemoriza2ontocrea2veandinnova2veknowledgeproduc2on

•  greatlyenhancinghumancapital

We can design the future.

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“New”workforce:21stcentury–GlobalLeapfrog

•  Emergingknowledge/innova2oneconomycangetaquantumboost•  Integratedac2vi2escanpartnerkidswithadults•  Adultsareeagertolearnfromkids•  Kidsandadultslearnmoreabouteachother•  Kidsandadultspartnerandcollaborate,teachingtoandlearningfrom

eachother•  Kidsworkincreasinglyatcrea2vetasks•  Kidss2llcontributetoalleconomiclevels,butwithbejerdistribu2onof

effortthaninthepast

What’sitgoingtotake?

•  Voluntaryestablishmentof“ParallelSchools”•  Voluntarypar2cipa2onbykidsandadults•  Screenedvolunteersrepresen2ngre2redstaff,graduatestudents,professionals,etc.

•  Dona2onsandgrantsforinsurancecosts,food,transporta2on

Whatshouldbeavoided?

•  Pressuresonteachersrequiringkidstomemorizeunrelatedfacts

•  Pressuresonadultsandkidstopar2cipate•  Compe22onwithlegacyschoolfunc2onsandpersonnel

•  Race,class,andaotudechallenges•  Lowexpecta2onsandstandards•  Boas2ng

Whatshouldbesought?(Leapfrog!)

•  Top‐flightvolunteersfromallappropriatesectors•  Useoflatesttechnologies,includingBetadevicesandsorwarefrompartneringcompanies

•  ExcellentWebconnec2vityamongParallelSchools•  Collabora2verela2onshipswithsimilarschoolsabroad

Wealsothink…

•  Kidsshouldmirrorthecrea2veworkforcesfirstandforemost•  Func2onalityshouldbeemphasizedfirstandforemost•  Technologysupportsreliablefunc2onality•  EverykidandadultaCrea2ve•  EverykidandadultanInnovator•  NOFAILURES•  GloballeadershipfromDay1,drivenbycollabora2ng

LeapFrogIns2tutes?

“If you can’t fail, you

can’t innovate.”

- Peter Diamandis

WhatareLeapfrogIns7tutes?

•  Collabora2ngschools,colleges,anduniversi2esfromaroundtheglobe

•  SourcesofParallelSchools•  Organiza2onstobringyouthandadultstogethertoco‐createthe21stcentury

We all co-invent the future.

We’re all white belts.

The future we design can…

•  Help change education regimes to create the future

•  Help lead the world in educational change

•  Help bring people of all ages into the knowledge workforce

•  Help kids and adults work together creatively

“Innovate, baby, innovate!”

Third,ArthurHarkins:HowwillDIandLFIcollaborate?

DIFocuses

•  Imagining

•  Crea2ng

•  TeamProblem‐Solving

LFIFocuses

•  FuturesScanning

•  Innova2ng

•  Integra2veDesign

DIandLFICollabora2ng•  Imagining

•  Crea2ng

•  TeamProblem‐Solving

Togetherwith

•  FuturesScanning

•  Innova2ng

•  Integra2veDesign

FuturesScanning

•  Historicaltrends(futuresofthepresent)•  Contemporarytrends(empirical)

•  Contemporarymicro‐trends(implicate/intuited)

•  Projec2ons(possible/probable)•  Scenariosandstories(projectedandretro‐cast)

•  Exis2ngandvirtualmyths,legends,epochs

Innova2on

•  Isdifferentfrominven2on,but…•  Emergesfrominven2on

•  “Makesadifference”inoneormorecontexts

•  Canrangefromimprovements/upgradestohighlydisrup2veimpacts

•  Isgenerallybasedoninten2ons,accidents,andnecessi2es,includingcompe22on

•  Canberiskyanda“hardsell”

Integra2veDesign

•  Design:Arts,sciences,andtechniquesforcrea2ngschema2crela2onshipsamongideas,innova2ons,objects,2meframes,andcultures

•  Integra2on:Movingbeyondtheschema2ctosuccessfulprac2calrela2onshipsbetweeninnova2onsandtheircontexts

QuickSummary:DIandLFICollabora2ng

•  Imagining

•  Crea2ng

•  TeamProblem‐Solving

Togetherwith

•  FuturesScanning

•  Innova2ng

•  Integra2veDesign

YouthLeadersforInnova2onSocie2es

•  Guaranteedleading‐edgesocietalperformance(now&future,forallkids)

•  Elimina2onofyouthperformancedivides(everywhere)

•  Con2nuouslyupdatedworkforce(throughoutglobalsocie2es)

•  Instantcompetencies&compe22veness

•  (amongyoutheverywhere)

•  Youthculturesbasedoninnova2ons&performance(individual‐collec2ve‐societal)

•  Youththatare‘Leapfrog’ready!

AudiencePar2cipa2on:“WordCafé”

Ques2onsforFellowFuturists

•  Wethinkofthesixskillsasfounda2onsfora“newbasics.”Whatdoyouthink?

•  Howcanwedefendthem?Whatdoyouthinkisabejerapproach?

•  WhatdoyouthinktheUS(oranyotherspecificcountry)wouldhavetodotomakethishappen?

•  Howshouldskillperformancesbemeasured(academically,applied,orboth)?

•  Whatkindoforganiza2onalandculturalchangesarerequiredtoembedtheseskills?

Ques2onsforFellowFuturists

•  Canyouenvisionthisbecomingpartofstandardeduca2ononaglobalbasis?

•  Whatdoyouseeasthefirststeptowardimplementa2onofthesixskills?

•  Howwouldyouliketobeinvolvedinbringingthesixskillstoeduca2on?

FuturistsReport

ConcludingRemarks

HowtoReachUs

•  PamelaF.Schroeder•  <pfschroeder@district287.org>

•  JohnW.Moravec•  <moravec@umn.edu)

•  ArthurHarkins•  <harki001@umn.edu>

Thankyou,andwatchfortheslides!

Des2na2onImagiNa2on:•  www.idodi.org

LeapfrogIns2tutes:

Leapfrogins2tutes.org

Educa2onfutures.com