Eight units of learning engage students in the core principles of innovation, design thinking and invention.
Our experiential method invites students to collaborate with peers, challenge assumptions, create and test hypotheses as they work to complete their product prototypes.
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UNIT 1:EXPLOREThe Innovator in You |
Students create their personal innovator profile based on their skills and strengths and learn about careers in innovation. |
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UNIT 2:OBSERVEThe Power of Patterns |
Students learn to think critically and creatively about their everyday environment |
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UNIT 3:VISUALIZEDeveloping a Blue Sky Perspective |
Students learn how to view problems through multiple perspectives to design a solution |
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UNIT 4:IDEATEEngaging the Inquiry Process |
Students learn how to define a problem to solve and conceive of an idea |
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UNIT 5:ANALYZEBuilding a Business Case |
Students learn how to assess the market opportunity for their idea |
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UNIT 6:DESIGNBlending Arts and Engineering |
Students utilize tools to design and model their product concept |
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UNIT 7:BUILD?Constructing Models |
Students develop the idea into a product prototype |
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UNIT 8:GO TO MARKETMaking the Pitch |
Students learn how to frame and present their concept to multiple stakeholders – peers, teachers, coaches, industry |