Daily Challenges
Introduction to Innovation
Wednesday, Aug. 8 - What do we need to know about you?
- 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, Gorwth Mindset and Grit
Thursday, Sept. 13
Gallery Walk - What did you learn?
Friday, Sept. 14
Gallery Walk - What did you learn
Creative Confidence
Monday, Sept. 17
Project introduction - Make an impact
Tuesday, Sept. 18
David Kelley - Creative Confidence TED Talk
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Building Creative Confidence
Monday, Sept. 18
How can you build Creative Confidence?
Project Introduction - Building Creative Confidence by Making a Positive Impact
Tuesday, Sept. 19
Redefining Failure
Wednesday, Sept. 20
Developing Creative Confidence - David Kelley
Thursday, Sept 21
Field Trip - Fail Fest
Friday, Sept 22
Field Trip Recap
Monday, Sept 25
Making an Impact Project Progress
Tuesday, Sept 26
Web Page Work
Wednesday, Sept 27
You Were Not Born an Expert
Thursday, Sept 28
Gallery Walk - Making a Positive Impact
Friday, Sept 29
Gallery Walk - Making a Positive Impact
Productive Collaboration
Monday, Oct 2
Collaboration - Focusing on We, Not Me
Tuesday, Oct 3
Collaboration - What Do You Bring to the Table?
Wednesday, Oct 4
What are the 8 Characteristics of Highly Productive Teams?
Thursday, Oct 5
What are the 8 Characteristics of Highly Productive Teams?
Friday, Oct 6
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams?
Monday, Oct 9
Collaboration - Focusing on We, Not Me
Tuesday, Oct 10
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Wednesday, Oct 11
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Thursday, Oct 12
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Friday, Oct 13
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Community Partner Project
Monday, Oct 23
Preparing for Your Initial Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 24
Agenda for Your Initial Meeting
Wednesday, Oct 25
Setting Your Group Norms
Thursday, Oct 26
Initial Meeting Practice
Friday, Oct 27
Community Partner Project Roundtable
Monday, Oct 30
Community Partner Project Roundtable - cont'd
Tuesday, Oct 31
Because I said I would - Alex Sheen and the role of accountability
Wednesday, Nov 1
Diagramming Your Problem
Thursday, Nov 2
Diagramming Your Problem
Friday, Nov 3
Diagramming Your Problem
Monday, Nov 6
Practice Proposals
Tuesday, Nov 7
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?
- 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, Gorwth Mindset and Grit
Thursday, Sept. 13
Gallery Walk - What did you learn?
Friday, Sept. 14
Gallery Walk - What did you learn
Creative Confidence
Monday, Sept. 17
Project introduction - Make an impact
Tuesday, Sept. 18
David Kelley - Creative Confidence TED Talk
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Building Creative Confidence
Monday, Sept. 18
How can you build Creative Confidence?
Project Introduction - Building Creative Confidence by Making a Positive Impact
Tuesday, Sept. 19
Redefining Failure
Wednesday, Sept. 20
Developing Creative Confidence - David Kelley
Thursday, Sept 21
Field Trip - Fail Fest
Friday, Sept 22
Field Trip Recap
Monday, Sept 25
Making an Impact Project Progress
Tuesday, Sept 26
Web Page Work
Wednesday, Sept 27
You Were Not Born an Expert
Thursday, Sept 28
Gallery Walk - Making a Positive Impact
Friday, Sept 29
Gallery Walk - Making a Positive Impact
Productive Collaboration
Monday, Oct 2
Collaboration - Focusing on We, Not Me
Tuesday, Oct 3
Collaboration - What Do You Bring to the Table?
Wednesday, Oct 4
What are the 8 Characteristics of Highly Productive Teams?
Thursday, Oct 5
What are the 8 Characteristics of Highly Productive Teams?
Friday, Oct 6
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams?
Monday, Oct 9
Collaboration - Focusing on We, Not Me
Tuesday, Oct 10
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Wednesday, Oct 11
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Thursday, Oct 12
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Friday, Oct 13
How do you enhance the 8 characteristics of Highly Productive Teams - Activities
Community Partner Project
Monday, Oct 23
Preparing for Your Initial Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 24
Agenda for Your Initial Meeting
Wednesday, Oct 25
Setting Your Group Norms
Thursday, Oct 26
Initial Meeting Practice
Friday, Oct 27
Community Partner Project Roundtable
Monday, Oct 30
Community Partner Project Roundtable - cont'd
Tuesday, Oct 31
Because I said I would - Alex Sheen and the role of accountability
Wednesday, Nov 1
Diagramming Your Problem
Thursday, Nov 2
Diagramming Your Problem
Friday, Nov 3
Diagramming Your Problem
Monday, Nov 6
Practice Proposals
Tuesday, Nov 7
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
