DAILY CHALLENGES
Introduction to Innovation
Wednesday, Aug. 8
What do we need to know about you?
How does your voice affect your decisions?
- What do you do?
- Why do you do it?
- What are you curious about?
Project Introduction - Self Portrait
Tuesday, Aug. 14
Reading Discussion - A More Beautiful Question - Warren Berger
- What have you always wondered?
Wednesday, Aug. 15
What has shaped you into the person you are today?
- What do you do?
- What is important to you?
- Knowing your why.
- What gets you out of bed?
- Tell me about yourself
Thursday, Aug. 16
- Who are the people and what are the events that have shaped you?
Friday, Aug. 17
You are a combination of the people you associate with
- Who are the people you associate with and how have they affected you?
Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 20 and 21
What are you curious about?
- Question Scaffolding
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Lab - What would happen if...?
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23 and 24
Gallery Walk - Self Portrait
Idea Generation
Tuesday, Aug. 28
How do you generate imaginative ideas?
SCAMPER
Wednesday, Aug. 29
How do you generate imaginative ideas?
Brainstorming
Thursday, Aug. 30
Prototyping
Friday, Aug. 31
Disruptus
Tuesday, Sept. 4
Guest speaker: Casey Cawthon on personal branding
Innovative Mindset
Wednesday, Sept. 5
Project introduction - Courageous doing
What are the characteristics of deliberate practice? - Anders Ericcson and Daniel Coyle
Thursday, Sept. 6
What are the characteristics of growth mindset? - Carol Dweck
Friday, Sept. 7
How is failure connected to growth?
Monday, Sept. 10
What are the characteristics of grit? - Angela Duckworth
Tuesday, Sept 11
Developing a Digital Portfolio
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Connecting Deliberate Practice, Growth Mindset, and Grit
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13 and 14
Gallery Walk - What did you learn?
Creative Confidence
Monday, Sept. 17
Project Introduction - Building Creative Confidence by Making a Positive Impact
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Building Creative Confidence - David Kelley
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Thursday, Sept. 20
Friday, Sept. 21
Monday, Sept. 24
How Does Risk Taking Lead to Creative Confidence?
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Web Page Work
Wednesday, Sept. 26
You Were Not Born an Expert
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27 and 28
Gallery Walk - Making a Positive Impact
Productive Collaboration
Monday, Oct. 1
What are the Characteristics of Highly-Effective Teams?
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Thursday, Oct. 4
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Friday, Oct. 5
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Design Thinking -- Guest speaker Mark Caswell (KSMConsulting, Inc.)
Monday, Oct. 8
What is Design Thinking?
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Empathy
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Brainstorming
Thursday, Oct. 11
Field trip to CENTRIC's Day of Innovation Butler University
Friday, Oct. 12
Prototype and feedback at the Indiana IoT Lab
Community Partner Project
Monday, Oct 22
Preparing for Your Initial Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 23
Agenda for Your Initial Meeting
Wednesday, Oct 24
Setting Your Group Norms
Thursday, Oct 25
Initial Meeting Practice
Friday, Oct 26
Community Partner Project Roundtable
Monday, Oct 29
Community Partner Project Roundtable - cont'd
Tuesday, Oct 30
Community Partner Project Roundtable - cont'd
Wednesday, Oct 31
Because I said I would - Alex Sheen and the role of accountability
Thursday, Nov 1
Diagramming Your Problem
Friday, Nov 2
Diagramming Your Problem
Monday, Nov 5
Practice Proposals
Tuesday, Nov 6
Practice Proposals
Wednesday, Nov 8
Embrace the Shake - Infusing Creativity into Your Proposals
Thursday, Nov 9
Combining Unrelated Things to Formulate Ridiculous Ideas
Friday, Nov 10
Speaker - Kim Macko - Eli Lilly - Harvard MBA Grad
Monday, Nov 13
Experience Escapes on the Run
Tuesday, Nov 14
Speaker - Jason Williams - Director of Centric
Wednesday, Nov 15
Critique Escapes on the Run - What would your escape room look like?
Thursday, Nov 16
Pitching Your Project
Friday, Nov 17
Group Work
Monday, Nov 20
Group Work
Tuesday, Nov 21
Group Work
Monday, Nov 27
Group Work
Tuesday, Nov 28
Group Work
Wednesday, Nov 29
How would you sell this course to students?
Thursday, Nov 30
A Discussion with Deputy Mayor Leah McGrath
Monday, April 30
E Learning Assignment
Wednesday, Aug. 8
What do we need to know about you?
- Activity - Reimagining name tags
- Research - What is your voice?
How does your voice affect your decisions?
- Activity - Acclimating a new student
- What do you do?
- Why do you do it?
- What are you curious about?
Project Introduction - Self Portrait
Tuesday, Aug. 14
Reading Discussion - A More Beautiful Question - Warren Berger
- What have you always wondered?
Wednesday, Aug. 15
What has shaped you into the person you are today?
- What do you do?
- What is important to you?
- Knowing your why.
- What gets you out of bed?
- Tell me about yourself
Thursday, Aug. 16
- Who are the people and what are the events that have shaped you?
Friday, Aug. 17
You are a combination of the people you associate with
- Who are the people you associate with and how have they affected you?
Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 20 and 21
What are you curious about?
- Question Scaffolding
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Lab - What would happen if...?
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23 and 24
Gallery Walk - Self Portrait
Idea Generation
Tuesday, Aug. 28
How do you generate imaginative ideas?
SCAMPER
Wednesday, Aug. 29
How do you generate imaginative ideas?
Brainstorming
Thursday, Aug. 30
Prototyping
Friday, Aug. 31
Disruptus
Tuesday, Sept. 4
Guest speaker: Casey Cawthon on personal branding
Innovative Mindset
Wednesday, Sept. 5
Project introduction - Courageous doing
What are the characteristics of deliberate practice? - Anders Ericcson and Daniel Coyle
Thursday, Sept. 6
What are the characteristics of growth mindset? - Carol Dweck
Friday, Sept. 7
How is failure connected to growth?
Monday, Sept. 10
What are the characteristics of grit? - Angela Duckworth
Tuesday, Sept 11
Developing a Digital Portfolio
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Connecting Deliberate Practice, Growth Mindset, and Grit
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13 and 14
Gallery Walk - What did you learn?
Creative Confidence
Monday, Sept. 17
Project Introduction - Building Creative Confidence by Making a Positive Impact
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Building Creative Confidence - David Kelley
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Thursday, Sept. 20
Friday, Sept. 21
Monday, Sept. 24
How Does Risk Taking Lead to Creative Confidence?
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Web Page Work
Wednesday, Sept. 26
You Were Not Born an Expert
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27 and 28
Gallery Walk - Making a Positive Impact
Productive Collaboration
Monday, Oct. 1
What are the Characteristics of Highly-Effective Teams?
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Thursday, Oct. 4
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Friday, Oct. 5
Showcase the 8 characteristics of highly-effective teams
Design Thinking -- Guest speaker Mark Caswell (KSMConsulting, Inc.)
Monday, Oct. 8
What is Design Thinking?
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Empathy
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Brainstorming
Thursday, Oct. 11
Field trip to CENTRIC's Day of Innovation Butler University
Friday, Oct. 12
Prototype and feedback at the Indiana IoT Lab
Community Partner Project
Monday, Oct 22
Preparing for Your Initial Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 23
Agenda for Your Initial Meeting
Wednesday, Oct 24
Setting Your Group Norms
Thursday, Oct 25
Initial Meeting Practice
Friday, Oct 26
Community Partner Project Roundtable
Monday, Oct 29
Community Partner Project Roundtable - cont'd
Tuesday, Oct 30
Community Partner Project Roundtable - cont'd
Wednesday, Oct 31
Because I said I would - Alex Sheen and the role of accountability
Thursday, Nov 1
Diagramming Your Problem
Friday, Nov 2
Diagramming Your Problem
Monday, Nov 5
Practice Proposals
Tuesday, Nov 6
Practice Proposals
Wednesday, Nov 8
Embrace the Shake - Infusing Creativity into Your Proposals
Thursday, Nov 9
Combining Unrelated Things to Formulate Ridiculous Ideas
Friday, Nov 10
Speaker - Kim Macko - Eli Lilly - Harvard MBA Grad
Monday, Nov 13
Experience Escapes on the Run
Tuesday, Nov 14
Speaker - Jason Williams - Director of Centric
Wednesday, Nov 15
Critique Escapes on the Run - What would your escape room look like?
Thursday, Nov 16
Pitching Your Project
Friday, Nov 17
Group Work
Monday, Nov 20
Group Work
Tuesday, Nov 21
Group Work
Monday, Nov 27
Group Work
Tuesday, Nov 28
Group Work
Wednesday, Nov 29
How would you sell this course to students?
Thursday, Nov 30
A Discussion with Deputy Mayor Leah McGrath
Monday, April 30
E Learning Assignment
