teaching design to kids in extreme environments

What are we going to talk about today
. What’s the big idea
. Research 1 . What do designers play with as kids
. Research 2 . Kids play in extreme environment
. Synthesis and Frameworks

The Big Idea

What’s the big idea
design thinking
for
kids in extreme
environments

What’s the big idea
design thinking
for
kids in extreme
environments

Our Scope
Open framework
for kids 4 to 12
1.8 billion kids

kid’s in Oakland

Kid’s in Pakistan

Kid’s in Thailand

What do
designer’s play
with as kids!
Research

What do designers do as kids
For our research
6 cities
9 countries
25 designers

"I drew pictures on the
side walk with chalk"
~ Ankuhou
“When I was around the
age of 4-5 my
grandmother set out a
HUGE sheet of butcher
paper and threw down
a pile of pens and
markers in front of me”
~ Justin Boyce

LEGOs, legos, legos! They
were my all time favorite
toy. Between legos and
my sandbox I built entire
worlds.
~ Michael McDaniel!
Taking every toy apart I
had and not being able to
put them back together.
~ Andrew Nairn

"I would look at the
jungle and forest and
create stories."
~ Deven
"Art is alive; you get to
express and explore
new things..."
~ Mario

Kids in extreme
environments
play with what!
Research

Explore

Draw

Build

Play

Build Draw
Play
Story Team
Explore

Puzzles Sketch
Make Aesthetic
Build Draw
Paint
Blocks
Past
Present
Play Organize
Future
Story Team
Dance Capture
& Song the Flag
Explore
Drama Kickball
Ride
Journey
Push

Play

Play
People

Play
People
Environment

Next Steps

Where do we go from here!
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