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The most unique feature of the Design for Change initiative is that it is not only simple and constructive, it is open-source, accessible, adaptable and replicable. Feel PROCESS VIDEO FEEL This step starts with asking you to slow down and 'understand' the situation before jumping to 'solve' it. Why is it Important? It develops EMPATHY. When you want to design a better solution, you need to move from 'assumptions' to 'insights' - this happens when you engage with the user and design solutions 'WITH', instead of 'FOR' them. Imagine PROCESS VIDEO IMAGINE This step asks you to brainstorm solutions to improve, enrich, change the user experience. Why is it important? It develops ETHICS. When you choose to offer a solution to change the current situation, it asks you to take the 'responsibility' for the same. This mindset helps you believe that you are NOT helpless, change IS possible and YOU can drive it! Do PROCESS VIDEO DO This step is about creative agency and the ability to take timely action. Why is it Important? It develops EXCELLENCE. 'Action' that follows 'intention' results in desired 'impact' . Furthermore, the focus on details allows the action to improve the 'quality' of the experience, building a habit for excellence. Share PROCESS VIDEO SHARE The final step is 'Share' - cultivating the abundance mentality. Why is it Important? It develops ELEVATION Elevation is the shift from 'competing' with others to 'completing' others. Inherent in this step is the belief that the 'I CAN' spirit offers hope and inspiration for further change. Go ahead, be a storyteller and shamelessly inspire others to 'Be the Change' ! The power of Design Thinking allows both children and adults to transform the world into how they envision it - the power to create a more compassionate, empathetic world. By spreading Design Thinking globally, Design for Change was one of the first organisations to pioneer this progressive way of thinking to schools and children. MULTIPLE LANGUAGE PROCESS VIDEOS VIEW 2020 STORIES VIEW 2019 STORIES January | Featured Stories Bangladesh: Expand the knowledge of the community The children realized that they wanted to learn beyond the limited knowledge in school textbooks. They decided to feed their curiosity by gathering used books and tirelessly making bamboo bookshelves to create a beacon of knowledge; their very own library! Brazil: Amazon as a natural laboratory for scientific exploration The lack of a laboratory and other scientific facilities made learning in Maira Belem State school feel boring. So the students decided to change that by going into the Amazon Rainforest and examining its many wonders to explore scientific concepts in action! Malaysia: Saying No to body shaming Fighting weight issues and body shaming, children from SMK LAMPONG LAUT Malaysia came up with innovative ways to campaign and spread positivity and awareness for the ill effects of body shaming on mental health. February | Featured Stories GHANA : Environmental Wardens The Environmental Wardens of International Community School discovered the lack of hygene plaguing their community. They decided to fix this by spreading awareness around the importance of staying clean and mantaining a garbage free community. IRELAND: Caring For The Homeless The children of The Donahies Community school wanted to make a difference in the lives of the homeless people in their neighbourhood by raising awareness and taking care of their needs. They toiled tirelessly to create presentations and different carepackages which, ultimately, helped improve the livelihood of the homeless! POLAND : Hotel for insect The students of Linde Primary School realized that bees were growing sparce in their community. They realized that their habbitats were getting destroyed and thus decided to create "Hotels" for pollinating insects on school grounds. In the spring, they recieved their first bee tenants, and are expecting many more to arrive! JAN FEB MEET THE SUPERHEROES Children are telling us they don't need permission to make the world a better place. Get inspired by their solutions to some of their greatest challenges. Come As You Are The Water Guardians Healing Child Cancer Patients A Safer Neighbourhood for All Children Creating a Community Garden The Real Social Network: Seeing Past Digital Relationships The Power of Language: Wisdom of the Inga Community A Toy Plane to Reforest Valleys Young Environmental Leaders of Lynn The Recycling Wheel Response-ability: Helping a Disabled Student Fighting Prejudices Against Homosexuality Immigrant or Not, You Are My Friend! Including Children With Special Needs Bringing Light to the Dreams of Blind Kids Combating High Drop-Out Rates Discovering Teaching-Learning Materials from Waste Securing the School Wall A Canteen for All Bamboo-zled! Lobbying for Free Range Milk Our Safe Way to School VIEW MORE STORIES GLOBAL I CAN TOOLKITS The quickest way to unleash the 'I CAN' superpower in children is to introduce the FIDS process in a week or a month. Download the toolkit to begin the process with your children. DOWNLOAD ONE WEEK TOOLKIT ONE WEEK LESSON PLAN ONE MONTH TOOLKIT ONE MONTH LESSON PLAN GLOBAL TOOLKITS ONE MONTH ` CURRICULUM The month long curriculum enables students to work with one another, collaborate and to engage to find solutions for problems that bothers them. DOWNLOAD ` LESSON PLAN The curriculum comes with a month lesson plan for you to timetable for a month, download the plan get started. DOWNLOAD -- GET INSPIRED Kiran Bir Sethi talks on empathy and problem solving. I CAN CHILDREN'S GLOBAL SUMMIT Kiran Bir Sethi on Make YOU Happen Show Kiran Bir Sethi awarded the Vital Voice honoree 2018 Design for -Change A Champion of learning through play Design for Change- Teacher Prize A message for all the superheroes! What is Design for Change? Design for Change - Global Impact TED talk- Kiran Bir Sethi Dr Howard Gardner on Design for Change SEE ALL STORIES WATCH THE WORLD LIGHT UP Participate in the Design for Change school challenge in your respective Countries and regions and submit your story. HAPPENINGS Kiran Sethi joins some of the leading minds in a conversation celebrating The International Day of Education by UNESCO Fixing the Future 2020 Education Conversation with Kiran and Stephanie long from International Baccurelate on empowering and inspiring students Kiran Bir Sethi's Podcast for Vital Voices "Power to Empower" Is Covid-19 a Speed Breaker, Bridge or a Launch pad? An engaging MasterClass with Mr Andreas schleicher In a conversation with Dr. Howard Gardner - Moderated by Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder The Riverside School and Design For Change Hundred Keynote by Kiran Sethi where she shares the insights on scale and impact I Can Children's Global Summit Children from over 40 countries around the world poured into Rome at t...