tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post2292449577197657349..comments2024-03-26T11:50:32.354-05:00Comments on Youth Development Insight: Try an engineering design approach to program planningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-89902097848601859472017-04-18T09:36:59.147-05:002017-04-18T09:36:59.147-05:00Margo, thank you for always bringing the science p...Margo, thank you for always bringing the science perspective to my work. I might see how I can incorporate this into my GOT-VIVA program planning presentation. I like to think of program planning as a program improvement cycle. Using the engineering design perspective reinforces this. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Karyn Santlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654382682974043339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-32718425579686474952017-04-10T08:59:09.502-05:002017-04-10T08:59:09.502-05:00What a great perspective Melissa! How do we intro...What a great perspective Melissa! How do we introduce innovation in our programs when the stakes are high? Program planning can be a process to isolate a particular component of programming for the sake of examining its role in the outcome of our program. And when the stakes are high, we should also have peers and colleagues critically examine our plan to make sure our reasoning is sound and our innovations will do no harm. But I think you're right Melissa, if we think of our programs as continually evolving, it would help to promote and support innovation!Margo Bowermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173788936472731505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-14671224110134900422017-04-07T10:55:48.279-05:002017-04-07T10:55:48.279-05:00Thanks Margo for this comparison of program planni...Thanks Margo for this comparison of program planning with the engineering design process. I have done program planning for many years and actually enjoy the process although I do have to remind myself to document the learning or identified best practices rather than just applying to the next program designing process. <br /><br />When I was introduced to the engineering process a few years ago, I appreciated the process in working with young people for use in problem solving design challenges. The language was easy for youth to understand the steps, and the cyclical process allowed for improving on design ideas. This actually lifted stress youth often feel if they didn't get the "right" answer on the first try, ultimately allowing for more innovative ideas. <br /><br />So would presenting the program design process in a cyclical manner increase our design innovation? Would we be better able to create big and bold ideas if we started our planning processes knowing we would redesign until we sucessfully achieved the identified outcomes? Perhaps, the biggest redesign we can achieve is allowing ourselves permission to experiment until we get it right!Melissa Persinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511440507367390noreply@blogger.com