Resources for scientific, design and systems thinking
Six Thinking Hats is a book by Edward de Bono which describes a tool for group discussion and individual thinking involving six colored hats. "Six Thinking Hats" and the associated idea parallel thinking provide a means for groups to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way, and in doing so to think together more effectively.
Edit Remove MoveAlso called: NGT voting, nominal prioritization Variations: sticking dots, weighted voting, multiple picking-out method (MPM) Multivoting narrows a large list of possibilities to a smaller list of the top priorities or to a final selection. Multivoting is preferable to straight voting because it allows an item that is favored by all, but not the top choice of any, to rise to the top.
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Edit Remove MoveThomas Edison created the electric lightbulb and then wrapped an entire industry around it. The lightbulb is most often thought of as his signature invention, but Edison understood that the bulb was little more than a parlor trick without a system of electric power generation and transmission to make it truly useful.
Edit Remove MoveBrainstorming helps you develop creative solutions to a problem, and is particularly useful when you need to break out of stale thinking patterns. Includes a video.
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Edit Remove MoveFronstispiece fromNew Almagest (1651), by the Italian astronomer and Jesuit priest Giovanni Battista Riccioli. Source: History of Science Collections, the University of Oklahoma Libraries Can science make you good? Of course it can't, some will be quick to say-no more than repairing cars or editing literary journals can.
Edit Remove MoveThroughout history, innovations in instrumentation-the microscope, the telescope, and the cyclotron-have repeatedly revolutionized science by improving scientists' ability to measure the natural world. Now, with human behavior increasingly reliant on digital platforms like the Web and mobile apps, technology is effectively "instrumenting" the social world as well.
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Edit Remove MoveThe Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit contains the process and methods of design adapted for the context of K-12 education. It offers new ways for educators to be intentional and collaborative as they design solutions for their schools, empowering educators to create impactful solutions for complex challenges.
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