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Prioritize Existing Ideas and Propose New Ideas for Schools Improvements

Module Methods Who Where When

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Listening

Interviews
with 5-10 principals, students and parents to identify ideas and proposals that have already been shared.
Principal,
Students,
Parents.
At the schools or virtually. Weeks 1-2
30-60 minutes per conversation.

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Ideating

Round Robin
to share existing ideas and gather input to improve them.

Creative Connections Map
to generate new ideas.

Community members and parents. School auditoriums or virtually. Week 4
Four hour workshop.

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Sense Making

Affinity Clustering, Themes and Insights
to look for similarities between proposed ideas and identify those that resonate with the community.
Community members and parents. School auditoriums or virtually.

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Prototyping

Concept Poster
to translate the themes and ideas from the workshop into a handful of cohesive proposals for improvements.
Core CPS and City of Chicago team. CPS office or virtually. Week 4
60 minutes, after workshop.