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The He(art) of Design: Ethos-led design thinking and creativity in boys’ schools

Int Introduc oducing ing Dr Ian PM Lambert Principal Mr Paul Vickers Director of Music and Co-Curricular Activities / Coordinator of Design Thinking and Creativity Ms Andrea van den Bol Head of Curriculum (7-12) Dr Caitlin Munday Research Fellow (Professional Learning)

2,065 students $72 million budget 373 staff 7 campuses

The problem for schools

The The Rati ation onale le Why ethos-led design thinking and creativity in boys’ schools?

Our VUCA World …

Source: The New Work Smarts: Thriving in the New Work Order (Foundation for Young Australians, 2017)

Wic icked ed Pr Problem lems “… a class of social system problems which are ill-formulated, where the information is confusing, where there are many clients and decision makers with conflicting values, and where the ramifications in the whole system are thoroughly confusing.” Rittell, 1967

What qualities do we want to develop in our boys so that they might flourish in this new world? How do we do it?

Experiential Education Framework

Defining terms

Wor ord a assoc sociati ation on Creativity Design Thinking Ethos

Creativity

“The figure of the scientist has held claim to the mantle of empirical inquiry, reason and cognition, [while] the artist has stood as the embodiment of subjectivity, spontaneity, and imagination.” Wakeford (2004, p.81)

Creativity as … “a tran ansform sformati ative pro roces ess where mean anin ing, g, emotion tion an and cogn gnit itive e sy symbol bols are synthesised res result ultin ing g in in both ac acti tivit ity as well as the pu purpo posefu seful const nstruction ruction of ne new artefacts or products.” John-Steiner, Connery & Marjanovic-Shane, 2010

Design Thinking

Design Thinking Process - d.school, Stanford University

Design Thinking Process - d.school, Stanford University

Design Thinking as … “Design thinking is a human -centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer's toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.” Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO

Design Thinking as … “Design thinking is not a linear path, it's a big mass of looping back to different places in the process.” David Kelley, IDEO Founder “The subject matter of design is potentially universal in scope, because design thinking may be applied to any area of human experience.” Buchanan, 1992

Ethos-led

e· e·th thos ˈē THäs noun ‘The char aracteri acteristic tic sp spir irit it of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations’ Oxford English Dictionary

‘Higher learning for the common weal’

The School’s Vocation “In seeking to serve God faithfully, The Scots College exists to inspire boys to learn, lead and serve as they strive for excellence together.” ‘Higher education for the commonwealth’ Rev James Smith White, 1893

Scots’ Graduate Profile Brave Hearts Bold Minds

St Striving ing to be E o be Etho thos-led led in all ways at all times in all things

The ‘Icing on the Cake’ Approach Certain things are sacred or secular practices Mission statements Chapel Uniforms ‘Traditions’ Religious education Thin Ceremonies (e.g. Graduation) General curriculum Financial stewardship Marketing and admissions Landscape and Crisis management ices architecture actic Thick Residential programs pract Sport Alumni and philanthropy Technologies Music Creative arts Staff recruitment Student welfare policies and induction

The ‘Whole Cake’ Approach Everything is sacred and nothing is sacred Mission statements Chapel Uniforms ‘Traditions’ Religious education Ceremonies (e.g. Graduation) ices actic General curriculum Thick pract Financial stewardship Marketing and admissions Landscape and Crisis management architecture Residential programs Sport Alumni and philanthropy Technologies Music Creative arts Staff recruitment Student welfare policies and induction

Ethos-led design thinking and creativity What does it look like?

Ethos-led design thinking and creativity In Practice – Artistry

“The 125 Years Thanksgiving Concert is a very special event celebrating 125 years of our College striving to realise it’s purpose under God. Specifically, we acknowledge and celebrate the intersection of music and the Christian life of the College as inherently intertwined throughout our history. We consider today God’s promises to His people and the way these promises have been lived out in the Scots community. Our concert program expresses thankfulness for the College’s history and God’s continued provision for our school. We then turn our posture towards the future, celebrating the hope we have for the next 125 years of inspiring boys to learn, lead and serve as they strive for excellence together.”

Th Than anksgi sgiving C ing Conc oncer ert Audio

Design Thinking Process - d.school, Stanford University

The Process of Design Squiggle by Damien Newman, Central Office of Design

Design for Learning Teacher preparation Design Outcome: Student Learning Experience Teacher as Designer

Design for Learning Design as Learning Teacher as Designer Student as Designer

Ethos-led design thinking and creativity In Practice – Curriculum Integration

Pr Produc oduce t e to M o Mark arket et Year 8 Integrated Learning Elective “It teaches us practical skills you don ’ t learn in a classroom. We’re getting outside; getting our hands dirty; learning about the real world; creating sustainable valuable products whilst creating history for our College.” William Guilfoyle – Year 8 Country Boarder

Pr Produc oduce t e to M o Mark arket et Year 8 Integrated Learning Elective Designed to educate students about the sustainability of the world’s environments to ensure that food is available into the future. Students examine the environments of the world to identify the best agricultural areas and then investigate the best forms of agriculture and technology to produce sufficient food for the world’s population.

Ethos-led design thinking and creativity In Practice – Skills

Inno Innovati ation and on and De Design ign “…the Innovation and Design Co -Curricular Activity at Scots will facilitate deep learning around how we embed Design Thinking and Creativity in our programs in a way that is authentic, effective, and distinctly ours.”

Inno Innovati ation and on and De Design ign 1. Boys learn from experts • Practicing designer • Design Researcher 2. Boys are explicitly taught skills 3. Boys apply their learning to a real world design problem 4. Boys learning is embedded in our ethos

Innovati Inno ation and on and De Design ign Boys will: • Expand their creative thinking ability • Strengthen their collaboration skills • Understand empathetic research methodologies • Explore visual research imagery • Explore a designer’s ‘toolbox’ • Develop their reflective practice • Better understand how they might flourish as created and creative

Design for Learning Design as Learning Student and Teacher as Collaborative Co-designers

Conclusion

Getting Gett ing St Star arted ed 1. Know your ethos – Who you are? Where have you come from? What you exist for/Where are you going? 2. Do not rush to product. 3. Allow the process to help you create meaning. 4. Collaboration is key. 5. Allow space for creativity.

Business as usual won’t be good enough Our story compels us to change the world It is why we’re here

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