Design Thinking

Today's activity on design thinking was a great lesson in group work in addition to helping me think about classroom space.  My favorite part, and the piece I am most likely to implement as a teacher, is the idea of a dot-mocracy.  Typically, group activities can reflect Darwinism - leaving those with the most powerful personalities in charge.  However, with a dot-mocracy, each group member is able to share their opinion and let the silent idea choosing reflect the honest group opinion.  This allows each group member equal power within the group.  It is something I will definitely use with students!