Gallagher Alyssa, Thordarson Kami. Design Thinking for School Leaders: Five Roles and Mindsets That Ignite Positive Change

ASCD, 2018. — 154 p. — ISBN10: 1416625941, 13 978-1416625940.Design Thinking for School Leaders explores the changing landscape of leadership and offers practical ways to reframe the role of school leader using Design Thinking, one step at a time. Leaders can shift from "accidental designers" to "design-inspired leaders," acting with greater intention and achieving greater impact. You'll learn how viewing the world through a more empathetic lens-a critical first step on the path to becoming a design-inspired leader-can raise your awareness of the uniqueness of your teachers and students and prompt you to question the ways in which they experience your school.
Gallagher and Thordarson detail five specific roles to help you identify opportunities for positively impacting students, teachers, districts, parents, and the community.