1. Mapping a Path to Change Making Choices, Tinkering with Ideas & Building New “Courses” of Action Power Up - Women in the Trades Vancouver, BC February 27, 2014

3. A definition of course moving in a path from point to point a pathway an accustomed procedure an ordered process or succession part of a meal succession - as in lessons

4. But, how to change course?

5. Cognitive Maps: Visualizing Our Stories Linear paths Emotional detours Significant sign posts Professional / personal symbols

6. Design for Extreme Simplicity Michael Calcagno http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/N ew_York_City_Subway_Route_M ap_by_Michael_Calcagno) http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/N ew_York_City_Subway_Route_M ap_by_Michael_Calcagno … and fill our cognitive maps with our own markers of meaning (Aris Venetikidis http://www.ted.com/speakers/aris _venetikidis.html) http://www.ted.com/speakers/aris _venetikidis.html

7. Some facts … 90% of Canadians aged 25 - 64 have completed at least high school v 75% across OECD BC has highest graduation rate in Canada 92% v rest of OECD 64% of Canadians graduate from post secondary programs 27% Bachelor - PhD programs 37% College, Vocational, Trade, Certificates

8. Some more facts … Employment rate w/o degree 55% Employment rate with degree 82% These figures have held true since 1998

9. … but Fewer than 11% of engineers in the US are women Less than 20% of degrees in STEM fields go to women By age 6, girls start losing interest in STEM topics SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

10. … AND THEN THERE IS THAT PINK AILSE

11. “Just because this is the way things are doesn’t mean this is how they have to be,” Debbie Sterling - CEO Goldiblocks Design a different way … Add design to STEM = STEMx Embrace potential of Advanced Manufacturing - Use of technology to improve products and/or processes, with the relevant technology being described as “advanced,” “innovative,” or “cutting edge”

12. Maybe the Maker Movement? Movement officially started 2006 in Menlo Park, CA Tech Shop – Mark Hatch Collective experience – sharing tools, tips, & technologies Access to information – Internet Access to expertise & tools – MakerSpaces Increasingly important as 1 in 9 of us live in condos But, the usual suspects appears to be there as well

13. A definition - Making To use our hands and imaginations together To engage in creative play – Frank Lloyd Wright To make things and then make those things better

14. So, what will change this time? 14

16. Seeing a different way on our journeys to make a difference http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57612678/the-recyclers-from- trash-comes-triumph/ The landfill philharmonic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejU3E0I-vE

18. Making requires design, empathy, & imagination Stanford d.School https://dschool.stanford.edu/https://dschool.stanford.edu/

20. Think about William Kamkwamba’s journey … http://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_on_building_a_windmill.html http://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_on_building_a_windmill.html

21. Seeing possibilities in trash http://gizmodo.com/335979/15-below-a-transfoming- all+weather-jacket-for-the-homeless

22. https://www.innocentive.com/innovation-solutions/products- services-overview

24. Traits of a Design Thinker Empathy – Ability to image the world from multiple perspectives Integrative thinking - Exploit opposing ideas & opposing constraints to create new solutions Optimism – Assume no matter how challenging the constraints of a given problem, at least one potential solution is better than the existing alternatives Experientialism - Pose questions & explore constraints in creative ways that proceed in entirely new directions Collaboration - Complex problems require an enthusiastic interdisciplinary collaborator Thanks Shane Austin & d.School

26. GARY MASON Oct. 18, 2013 Where did all our skilled workers go? Once upon a time, shop class was mandatory in most high schools. There was a belief that even if a student wasn’t intent on becoming a mechanic or carpenter, having some basic life skills in these areas wasn’t a bad thing. Over time, however, shop began to look dated and irrelevant and was given less status. Somewhere along the way, it was drilled into students that the only way to get ahead in life was to go to university and earn a degree. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/where-did-all-our-skilled-workers- go/article14909494/

27. They are in kindergarten+ … just waiting for us!

28. Core references Plus the wonderful design thinking workshop guides from Stanford’s d.School … and Maker Day toolkit http://blogs.ubc.ca/centre/category/maker/ http://blogs.ubc.ca/centre/category/maker/

29. Work with colleagues … Talk with ITA for potential support Connect w/ local colleges (Okanagan College – Women in Trades) Use the UBC Okanagan / ITA resources Invite good people to a good day

30. It’s all about process … Collaboration Empathy Need Design Prototype … and then a bit of magic might happen

31. “ … collectively use our goodness & opportunity to address issues in our civil society & make the world just that little bit better.” Hatch (2014) The Maker Movement Manifesto