Using Design Thinking to Solve Real-world Problems, Near and Far

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​See this process at work in the real world, right here in the year 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio through a project called "A Better Land".

"A Better Land" represents News 5's ongoing commitment to investigating the problems plaguing Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, and to sharing the stories of the people and groups working to making our area A Better Land.

Check it out! ​https://www.news5cleveland.com/a-better-land
Introduction to the contents of this PROJECT RESOURCE PAGE...

Below you will find different Blendspaces, a platform that allows us to post resources about a related theme.  Each Blendspace represents one of the real-world problems you may explore on your way to creating an innovation of your own.  The Blendspaces below are introduced by topic and essential question.  We merely collected a few samples of resources for each topic.  There is always so much more to learn, and as you zero in on a topic that interests you, you may find that you need to look beyond .

TOPIC: Innovation and Making the World a Better Place For All Americans

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to improve our understanding and acceptance of each other?

TOPIC: Innovation and School Dress Codes

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to create a dress code that better reflect and represents the shared values of a school community?

TOPIC: Innovation and Human Health

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to improve human health?

TOPIC: Innovation and Technology

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate technology to improve our lives?

TOPIC: Innovation and Enabling People with Disabilities

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to improve the lives of people with disabilities?

TOPIC: Innovation and Safety

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to keep people safe?

TOPIC: Innovation and Feeding the World

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to feed the world?

TOPIC: Innovation and Transportation

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate transportation to get anyone anywhere at anytime? 

TOPIC: Innovation and Building Community

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to build community? 

TOPIC: Innovation and COVID-19

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to fight COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)?

TOPIC: Innovation and the Environment

 ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to protect the environment?

TOPIC: Innovation and Entertainment

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to improve entertainment, sports, and the arts?

TOPIC: Innovation and Immigration in the U.S.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to solve immigration-related problems?

TOPIC: Innovation and Gun Violence

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to reduce gun violence? 

TOPIC: Innovation and School

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to improve schools?

TOPIC: Innovation and Homelessness

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to end homelessness?

TOPIC: Innovation and Fake News (Misinformation)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to stop the spread of misinformation?

TOPIC: Innovation and Transgender Youth

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to better support trans children?

TOPIC: Innovation and Mental Health

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to meet the needs of teens with mental health issues?

TOPIC: Innovation and Substance Abuse

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to solve addiction and substance abuse?

TOPIC: Innovation and Sexual Harassment

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How can we innovate to end sexual harassment in society?

TOPIC: Innovation and Modern Beauty Standards

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to make our beauty standards more inclusive and realistic?

TOPIC: Innovation and People Who Are Hearing Impaired

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to better understand and support people with hearing impairment?

TOPIC: Innovation and ADHD

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to better address the needs of students with ADHD? 

TOPIC: Innovation and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to better address the social emotional needs of our students in school? 

TOPIC: Innovation and Elderly Pet Owners

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can we innovate to make pet ownership easier for elderly people?
Can't get to your Blendspace because the network is too slow?  Open the Google Doc linked below for the direct link to each Blendspace.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pvHUJBmmwZG7uXEWn3ebGQm9yXJDrXTj_AHoD9z-eAY/edit?usp=sharing​