Design thinking is a dynamic and fluid approach to problem solving that has captured the imagination of innovators in education and philanthropy, as well as entrepreneurs around the globe. Originally focused on the exclusive domain of engineering, design thinking has
Located on Istanbul’s Asian side of the Bosphorus Strait, Kadiköy is a bustling municipality with a diverse population of more than 500,000 professionals, artists, workers and their families. Its street markets are stocked with fresh fish, fruit and vegetables, Turkish
Would you expect to see a patent held by Michael Jackson for anti-gravity shoes at the National Archives in Washington, DC? An exhibit, “Making the Mark: Stories through Signatures,” features selected signatures complemented by documents and artifacts to illustrate the
According to the College Board, one out of every three 5-17 years in the United States is a first generation student. A first generation student is an individual from a family in which neither parent has gone to college or
Imagine a future where tiny robots carry medicine directly to a cancer tumor in the body, completely destroying the tumor with no toxic side effects. That is the promise of nanotechnology as applied to medicine and biotechnology — a new
Wading through the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), one cannot help but notice the references to creativity. The NGSS guide us along the paths of eight understandings about the nature of science, one of which is “Science is a
In January 2014, the family of jazz great Max Roach donated his papers to the Library of Congress. One of the items on display was his childhood report card. Roach was a D student in music! Those Ds, however, did
A Maltese priest, Father Alex Busuttil, works primarily with single mothers and their children in the “old” and “new” settlements in Alto Cayma, a mountainous enclave on the outskirts of Arequipa, Peru. Through mutual respect, flexibility and the courage to
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his landmark study, Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, identified several prominent characteristics of creative people He defines creativity as “any act, idea or product that changes an existing domain (e.g., science, art, music), or that transforms an
