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The lesson plans are provided below for trained facilitators who want to use the BSI methodology within their schools.
1st Module: Building a learning community and identifying and reviewing personal strengths
1st Module: Building a learning community and identifying and reviewing personal strengths
This first module emphasizes focuses on participant getting to know other participants, the facilitators, and him/herself, and begins to build an open and inclusive learning community. In the first part of the session, participants will learn names and get to know each other through a game. As play is the foundation for creativity and innovation, reduces stress, helps us learn and connects us with others, games are part of all modules within the course. Participants will also work privately and together to develop guidelines for a safe learning community. Subsequently, the curriculum, objectives and expected course outcomes and competency criteria will be reviewed.
Participants will:
have a greater knowledge of the elements needed to create an open, inclusive and productive learning community.
have greater skills in using critical thinking to review their own strengths and strengths of others
Increase their ability to show respect self and others
have increased resilience
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
2nd Module: Values and Passions
2nd Module: Values and Passions
In this second workshop Participants will think about and identify both their values (what drives them) and passions (what they love the most). They will begin to develop a broad picture of who they are and their uniqueness as they consider their strengths, passions and values together. They will continue to know each other better and deepen their relationships and sense of learning community.
The values half of this workshop aims to define the TOP 5 most important values for an individual beginning with 81 values. As a result, the main drive/motivation of an individual will be clarified.
The Passion half of this workshop uses the methodology from The Passion Test by Janet Atwood. Participants reflect individually on what are the activities that constitute their ideal life. Secondly, they ask open-ended coaching questions to help each other identify their top 5 passions. Finally, they come up with markers for living their passions 10 out of 10.
Participants will:
have increased resilience
have developed an understanding of how their personal values drive their behavior
have a better understanding of their TOP 5 passions.
appreciate that identifying their values and passions supports their sense of self
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
3rd Module: IKIGAI
3rd Module: IKIGAI
During this third module the participants will both analyze and synthesize their strengths, values and passions and begin to consider how they come together to form a unique combination that makes them individuals. They will be introduced to a sense of purpose, the difference between work and a job, begin to consider what the world needs and how all these aspects come together in a large venn diagram – Ikigai. They will work both individually and in pairs as they come to define their IKIGAI.
Finally, they will experience the power of group brainstorming before having a presentation from a local start up.
Participants will:
discover their sense of purpose (IKIGAI) by connecting their strength, passions, values and what the world needs
have greater active listening skills by practicing interviewing one another to create their ikigai
develop an appreciation for the impact working in groups has on results
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
4th Module: Design Thinking
4th Module: Design Thinking
Drawing on their self-learning in the first three workshops, (especially the Ikigai) participants will link their ikigai to innovation.
They will learn about social innovation and its connections to the UN SDG’s.
Participants will engage in a group building challenge practicing their teamwork, specifically collaboration, sharing ideas, listening to other´s ideas, setting a goal and working together to meet it.
The participants will engage in an extensive brainstorming process to come up with societal issues/challenges that they are interested in. They will practice idea generation and building on other’s ideas. They will work on prioritizing their ideas to come up with a few final ideas which they will address in groups in the coming workshops.
Then the participants will be introduced to and learn about the Design thinking process, a five step, human centered process that is used to find innovative solutions to address issues and challenges. Specifically, they will learn about and practice the step of Empathy.
Participants will:
have increased knowledge of how the UN SDG’s connect to their local communities
draw connections between their strength and passions and community challenges
will increase their skills in teamwork to face a building challenge
will increase their understanding of how the design thinking process is used to address identified challenges
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
5th Module: Design Thinking
5th Module: Design Thinking
Continuing the beginning introduction to the Design Thinking process, the participants will categorize their societal challenges and then vote to determine which challenges they want to work on. Once groups are formed based on their interests, participants will review the difference between empathy and sympathy, how empathy applies to Design Thinking and how to create an Empathy map.
They will learn about interviewing skills and active listening. Then, in groups, they will interview each other and others available in the room. They will analyze their empathy maps and then have a brief introduction to working with a problem tree and problem statement.
Participants will:
be better able to categorize societal issues of interest
increase their empathy with people (put themselves in someone else´s shoes) through developing and conducting interviews
develop their ability to discuss and analyze findings
have greater knowledge and ability to create empathy maps from interviews
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
6th Module: Design Thinking
6th Module: Design Thinking
Connecting from the last workshop, participants will draw and think through a problem tree for their challenge. Once they have developed several roots on the tree and gained a deeper understanding of the issue, they will write a clear problem statement.
After deciding on a clear problem statement, participants will dig into the step of ideation. They will use brainstorming techniques to come up with as many ideas as possible and share their ideas with one another in the group.
Participants will:
understand how a problem tree helps them think about the problem deeper
gain an understanding of the process of about Ideation in Design Thinking
develop their competences in working cooperatively
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
7th Module: Design Thinking
7th Module: Design Thinking
Participants will decide on the solution they will work on developing and then work on designing their prototype using various materials. They will be introduced to a social-business model canvas to help them think about some of the issues they would need to consider if they were to put their solution and plan into action. They will prepare for the final presentation workshop where they will present their ideas to guests.
Participants will:
gain practice in negotiating diverse ideas, compromising, and engaging all their teammates to create a prototype
gain patience and resilience by practicing trial and error as they design prototypes
increase their ability to develop a plan, assign tasks and follow through
increase their knowledge and skills in preparing for a presentation
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
8th Module: Final Presentation and Session
8th Module: Final Presentation and Session
Participants will continue to prepare their presentation and be ready to welcome their guests. Participants will work together to share the process and learning during the course and their final design thinking process and solution. Finally, participants will reflect on the entire course, answer a survey on their learning and celebrate their accomplishments.
Participants will:
gain confidence in presenting their learning, process and ideas to guests
have greater skills in answering questions from the guests
have greater skills in reflecting on their experiences
increase their appreciation for celebrating their accomplishments
The lesson plan for this module is provided below:
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