Jessica Jackley interviewed entrepreneurs over coffee, UCI students explored small farmers’ experiences in online conversations, and IDEO designers walked hospital rounds with nurses. How might you connect with your community partners to gain empathy insights? We know why empathy interviews are crucial for social entrepreneurs (as we covered in Part 1), so now let’s turn… Continue reading How to Interview for Empathy and Information
Tag: Innovation
Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation
Many people say that kids are the future, but we are here now, and we can make a difference —Gitanjali Rao, at age 11, in 2017 I’m excited to share a preview of my new book, Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation. The following excerpt showcases how young innovators applied design thinking to solve real-world… Continue reading Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation
Unlock Your Creativity: Practical Tips and Exercises
“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” — Mary Lou Cook “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” —Maya Angelou Creativity isn’t only for artists and inventors. We are all creative, even if we think we aren’t. It’s a skill that anyone can… Continue reading Unlock Your Creativity: Practical Tips and Exercises
Neurodiversity & Creativity
The Extraordinary Potential of Unique Minds What if the very traits that challenge us are also the ones that lead us to our greatest achievements? Neurodivergent individuals often face hurdles in traditional settings, but these same individuals are also capable of remarkable creativity. Let’s explore neurodiversity and some of its impact on creative expression and… Continue reading Neurodiversity & Creativity
Unseen Conflict:
How Bacterial Battles Paved the Way for CRISPR Gene Editing In the microscopic world, a relentless battle has been raging for millennia, one that has inadvertently given rise to one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of our time: CRISPR gene editing technology. This discovery, stemming from the age-old war between bacteria and viruses, reshaped… Continue reading Unseen Conflict:
Book Review: A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM
How do some people accomplish so much? TIME magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao, gives us a glimpse of her techniques in A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM: 5 Steps to Problem Solving for Students, Educators, and Parents. As with everything she does, Gitanjali Rao delivers a great guide to the innovation process. … Continue reading Book Review: A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM