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Here you will find information on creative problem-solving. I’ve included engineering, design thinking, makers, human-centered design, and creativity resources.

STARTING PLACES IN GENERAL
Stanford d.school – ​http://dschool.stanford.edu/ (in particular – Tools for Taking Action)
Human-Centered Design – http://www.designkit.org/human-centered-design and https://acumenacademy.org/course/design-kit-human-centered-design/
Innovators’ Compass – http://innovatorscompass.org/

STARTING PLACES FOR EDUCATION
Tinker Kit Educators Guide –  Tinker Kit Educators Guide
Launch Book & Resources – http://thelaunchcycle.com/
Innovators’ Compass – http://innovatorscompass.org/
Design Thinking for Educators – https://designthinkingforeducators.com/
Maker Ed – http://makered.org/
Harvard Project Zero – Visible Thinking – http://www.pz.harvard.edu/projects/visible-thinking
Harvard Project Zero – Agency by Design – http://www.pz.harvard.edu/projects/agency-by-design
Copper Hewitt Educator Resources – https://www.cooperhewitt.org/education/professional-development/educator-resources/

MINDSETS & METHODS
DesignKit – designkit.org mindsets & methods

PROJECTS
Wayland High Innovation Realization Lab https://wayland.nuvustudio.com/discover/projects
SDGs in Action UN School Hanoi https://www.unishanoi.org/about/sdgs-in-action
Innovation Lab Schools Projects https://innovationlabschools.com/sdg-projects.html

ARTICLES & STORIES
Duke School Magazine – Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Ashoka – Stories for Early Changemaking – https://www.ashoka.org/en/collection/stories-early-changemaking
What If? – https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/stories-of-innovation/what-if/
Teaching Entrepreneurship using Sprint (July 2018) https://sprintstories.com/teaching-entrepreneurship-using-sprint-6d44ae4b6a6c
Design Sprints for Kids: Unlocking the next generation’s creativity https://sprintstories.com/sprints-for-kids-unlocking-the-next-generations-creativity-775bd28892af

VIDEOS

Obvious to You, Amazing to Others – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcmI5SSQLmE
How Wolves Change Rivers – https://vimeo.com/86466357
Molly – GE Commercial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sygqZWBcuKk
Trampoline – Kero Kero Bonito – https://youtu.be/9Qmwsg2pyEc
What If – Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Youth Choir https://youtu.be/DmJBJV0i928
Flash mob in the Copenhagen Metro https://youtu.be/gww9_S4PNV0
Lost Things – https://youtu.be/mwX7uEiEWx4
The Girl Effect – https://youtu.be/WIvmE4_KMNw
A Story of Mixed Emoticons – https://youtu.be/eYyN_6GmzWI
Free Hugs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4
Your elusive creative genius TED talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA
Hexaflexagons – https://youtu.be/VIVIegSt81k
Playing for Change – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn25nZ12HEZq_w_m_1DmbbA

BOOKS
Launch Book & Resources – http://thelaunchcycle.com/
Empower – http://empowerbook.co/
Creating Innovators – http://creatinginnovators.com/
Make Space – https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources/make-space-excerpts
The Third Teacher – https://www.amazon.com/Third-Teacher-Transform-Teaching-Learning-ebook/dp/B00LPRHRIU
Creative Confidence – https://www.creativeconfidence.com/
Big Magic – https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond/dp/1594634726
A Makerspace in the Science Area – Big Questions for Young Minds book by NAEYC- https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/books/big-questions-young-minds
Making and Tinkering With STEM – https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/books/making-and-tinkering-with-stem
Design a Better Business https://www.amazon.com/Design-Better-Business-Strategy-Innovation/dp/1119272114/
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days https://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Solve-Problems-Test-Ideas/dp/150112174X/
The Most Magnificent Thing (good book for intro with younger students – before beginning prototyping) https://www.amazon.com/Most-Magnificent-Thing-Ashley-Spires/dp/1554537045
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything https://www.amazon.com/Element-Finding-Passion-Changes-Everything/dp/0143116738/
Invent to Learn – https://inventtolearn.com/  
How to be an Explorer of the World – https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Explorer-World-Portable/dp/0399534601/
Tinkerlab – https://www.amazon.com/Tinkerlab-Hands-Guide-Little-Inventors/dp/161180065X/

PROTOTYPING APPS & SOFTWARE
Prototyping on paper (great for App Design) https://marvelapp.com/pop/
Floorplanner (great for room redesign) https://floorplanner.com/
Tinkercad (3D prototypes)  https://www.tinkercad.com/
InVision https://www.invisionapp.com/

RESOURCES
Tackling Heropreneurship – http://tacklingheropreneurship.com/
Design Dash Remixable – http://molly.is/writing/design-dash/
Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach – http://ceeo.tufts.edu/
STEM Teaching Tools ​- http://stemteachingtools.org/tools
K-12 Fab Labs and Makerspaces Google Group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/k-12-fablabs
Maker Resources – https://sites.google.com/dsdragons.org/maker/home
Pinterest – https://www.pinterest.com/kaytree38/
Venture Lab – https://venturelab.org/curriculum/
EPICS K-12 – https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/k12
Engineering Information, Careers, Games, and Projects – https://www.titlemax.com/engineering-games-and-projects-from-titlemax-com/ (thank you for sharing Lizabeth!)

DESIGN THINKING HANDOUTS
Design Challenge Notebook click here
Online Resources and Books https://goo.gl/BRrvw1
Participant Worksheet https://goo.gl/RmNDUJ
Design Thinking Cheat Sheet https://goo.gl/wawGNi
Design Thinking Summary https://goo.gl/KpVpe8