The disciplines known as Design Thinking and Human Centered Design have become buzzwords in the world of progressive thought around learning for the last ten years.
When I worked for Mission Indy, a small local missionary organization in Indianapolis, we would do an Asset Based Community Development protocol with non-profit leaders from around the country. We would draw a map of their city on a large dry-erase board and then ask them to talk about the needs of their community.
“In PLCs, principals are called upon to regard themselves as leaders of leaders rather than leaders of followers.”
Dr. Chad Dumas is the author of Let’s Put the C in PLC: A Practical Guide for School Leaders.