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Destination ImagiNation - Leapfrog Institutes joint presentation at World Future Society conference 2009
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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.
Leapfrogging just ahead of change Lev
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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• <[email protected]>
• JohnW.Moravec• <[email protected])
• ArthurHarkins• <[email protected]>
Thankyou,andwatchfortheslides!
Des2na2onImagiNa2on:• www.idodi.org
LeapfrogIns2tutes:
Leapfrogins2tutes.org
Educa2onfutures.com