About Learning by Design
Get to know
Learning By Design
This is a national initiative conceptualised by the DesignSingapore Council, in consultation with the industry, government, educators, parents and youths. Empowering creative and resilient youths who can ride the future waves of change, equipped with design thinking skills.
We are a little red dot with design in our DNA.
For us to continue to thrive, we believe design thinking is a national skillset that needs to be nurtured from young. We see our youths as future change agents filled with a big dose of creative confidence!
You can be a
Changemaker!
Changemakers are everyday heroes, like you and I! All of us need to care enough, not just for Singapore but also for our planet, and be able to boldly drive change. The traits to become a changemaker can be cultivated one step at a time.
Changemakers look at the world and approach surprises differently. Let’s check out the qualities of changemakers!
Curious
Their drive to understand and improve things makes them inquisitive, unafraid to ask questions to get to the root cause.
Empathetic
With an open mind, they know the benefit of considering different perspectives. Most importantly, they care enough to take action!
Resilient
They are cognitively and emotionally resilient. Not destabilised by failure and comfortable with discomfort, they keep going.
Experimental
Excited by possibilities, they explore multiple ways to confidently tackle problems amidst ambiguities and challenges.
How do we nurture changemakers?
Build applied knowledge
We provide experiential learning through our programmes to boost students’ confidence, while giving educators and parents deeper insight into the power of design thinking.
Provide nexus of support
We create a supportive ecosystem of industry and community partners to extend resources for schools.
Share self-help resources
Educators and parents are supported by resources such as toolkits, case studies and videos relevant to local context and those from overseas.
Present opportunities
We help students, educators and parents plug into learning opportunities from stakeholders such as the Institutes of Higher Learning, corporates and the creative industry.
Meet the team behind
Learning by Design
We’re the Changemakers with a passion to impact young lives!
Design Practice Division
Brian Ng, Chen Junhua, Ben Tan, Angeline Lim, Tamsin Greulich-Smith, Sia Pei Ying, Diana Leyau, Sheena Lai
Learning By Design Team
Tamsin Greulich-Smith, Sheena Lai, Ben Tan, Sia Pei Ying, Chen Junhua
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