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Designing the Future at One of the Nation's Oldest Schools
Author(s) -
Glendinning Matt
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
design management review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1557-0614
DOI - 10.1111/drev.10269
Subject(s) - face (sociological concept) , frame (networking) , mathematics education , sociology , engineering , pedagogy , engineering ethics , psychology , social science , mechanical engineering
Our youngest students will graduate from college in the year 2030. The careers they'll aspire to and the challenges they'll face may not exist yet. How does a two‐centuries‐old school remain true to its time‐tested philosophy while also creating a culture of innovation, one that will prepare students for the changing world of the future? Design thinking and design management was used to frame an effective growth strategy for a 230‐year‐old K‐12 day school in the Quaker tradition.