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Design thinking workshops for children

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  • Meet the Mentor — Chris

    Meet the Mentor — Chris

    Chris runs a digital consultancy in Coventry. He’s now facilitating his third cohort of Design Club at a local primary school.
    Go to the profile of Chris Brain
    Chris Brain
    Feb 22
    Design Club: a hybrid model for teaching design thinking to children

    Design Club: a hybrid model for teaching design thinking to children

    For our Reboot project, funded by Grant for the Web, we worked on creating best-in-class design education and expanding our global reach.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Jan 19
    Meet the Mentors — Multiverse

    Meet the Mentors — Multiverse

    Uma and Ken from Multiverse ran an online design thinking course for apprentices, built with Design Club resources.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Nov 19, 2021
    Paper prototypes with children

    Paper prototypes with children

    Last week, I published a photo in Twitter, and it seems like I caused a storm in the UX world. It was not my intention.
    Go to the profile of Monica Ferraro
    Monica Ferraro
    Nov 15, 2021
    Introducing Coil: A new way to support Design Club

    Introducing Coil: A new way to support Design Club

    Who fancies trying Coil? We have some free codes to give away — just email hello@designclub.org.uk :)
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    Noam
    Nov 1, 2021
    Design Club update autumn 2021: back to school and other news

    Design Club update autumn 2021: back to school and other news

    It’s been a frustrating year. But we’ve made progress. Here’s what we’ve been working on — and plans for the rest of 2021.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Oct 29, 2021
    Thinking about ethics and how apps make money at a Design Club for 11–13 year olds

    Thinking about ethics and how apps make money at a Design Club for 11–13 year olds

    The children have been prototyping social apps. We looked at how these apps make money and the implications for users.
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    Jemima Gibbons
    Oct 21, 2021
    Rebooting Design Club, rethinking plans and experimenting with Coil

    Rebooting Design Club, rethinking plans and experimenting with Coil

    We’re nearing the end of “Design Club: Reboot”, our project funded by Grant for the Web. Here’s a progress report.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Oct 8, 2021
    What working with kids has taught me about being a designer…

    What working with kids has taught me about being a designer…

    I’m mentoring at a weekend Design Club for 8–12 year olds in Dagenham. Here are six things I’ve learnt.
    Go to the profile of Ritika Periwal
    Ritika Periwal
    Sep 2, 2021
    How to make remote learning fun

    How to make remote learning fun

    From mood jars to scavenger hunts, here are 14 things we did to keep children engaged during our remote Design Club.
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    Kate King
    Jul 21, 2021
    5 insights from running a Design Club remotely using printouts and Zoom

    5 insights from running a Design Club remotely using printouts and Zoom

    Learnings after our remote Design Club earlier this year at West London Free School
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    Kate King
    Jun 18, 2021
    Design Club: Become a Reboot Supporter for 2021

    Design Club: Become a Reboot Supporter for 2021

    Our plan to make Design Club fit for the future and more impactful — and how you can help!
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    Noam
    Mar 20, 2021
    Weeknotes on running an after school Design Club remotely

    Weeknotes on running an after school Design Club remotely

    The club started on 9 February and runs for 6 weeks over Zoom. I’m going to try to keep a diary. [FINAL UPDATE: 23 March]
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Feb 15, 2021
    Meet the Mentors — Elsewhen

    Meet the Mentors — Elsewhen

    Matt and Bailey from Elsewhen ran a Design Club project at School 21, delivered remotely via Google Meet.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Jan 18, 2021
    Reboot: latest Meetup, idea definition and experimenting with teacher-led

    Reboot: latest Meetup, idea definition and experimenting with teacher-led

    Notes from our recent virtual Meetup and developments in our thinking on how we might deliver Design Club remotely.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Nov 13, 2020
    Design Club wins $15,000 funding from Grant for the Web

    Design Club wins $15,000 funding from Grant for the Web

    We’re thrilled to announce we’ve been selected as a “Spark” grantee by this new fund. We’ll be experimenting with video content and more!
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    Jemima Gibbons
    Sep 30, 2020
    How to run a Design Club online (3): User testing and next steps

    How to run a Design Club online (3): User testing and next steps

    Design Club mentor Bianca Hollis reflects on her key takeaways from running a series of Design Club workshops over Zoom
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    Bianca Hollis
    Jul 17, 2020
    10 tips for safeguarding children during online workshops

    10 tips for safeguarding children during online workshops

    Running a club remotely (via video) is different from face to face for many reasons. Here the key things you need to consider
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Jul 14, 2020
    How to run a Design Club online (2): Delivering the workshops

    How to run a Design Club online (2): Delivering the workshops

    Take children through a design project in a few short video workshops. Bianca Hollis shares her tips on running a successful session on…
    Go to the profile of Bianca Hollis
    Bianca Hollis
    Jul 13, 2020
    How to run a Design Club online (1): Planning your project

    How to run a Design Club online (1): Planning your project

    The first of three posts where our fab mentor Bianca Hollis shares practical tips to run Design Club activities remotely
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    Bianca Hollis
    Jul 9, 2020
    Design Club update summer 2020: We’re hitting the pause button

    Design Club update summer 2020: We’re hitting the pause button

    Preparing for a reboot in January 2021
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    Noam
    Jun 6, 2020
    Exploring how to help kids do Design Club projects at home

    Exploring how to help kids do Design Club projects at home

    We hosted our first virtual Meetup on 9 April. Thanks to all mentors who joined. We discussed creative ideas, support and safeguarding.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Apr 29, 2020
    Changes to Design Club (and how we’re adapting) due to Covid-19

    Changes to Design Club (and how we’re adapting) due to Covid-19

    Organisations are having to re-orientate in order to reach the people who matter to them. Design Club is no different.
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    Noam
    Mar 25, 2020
    How to run a Design Club mini-project from home

    How to run a Design Club mini-project from home

    Help children design and prototype an app using pen and paper. This simple project works through the basics of design thinking.
    Go to the profile of Jemima Gibbons
    Jemima Gibbons
    Mar 19, 2020
    Meet the Mentor — Rocio

    Meet the Mentor — Rocio

    I want to help young people engage with design thinking and discover more creative career paths, and promote tech for girls.
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    Rocio Leon
    Mar 13, 2020
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