Step 2
Design Experience 2: Developing a School Concept

Pre-work

Preparing for Design Experience 2

Experience

Design Experience 2

Post-work

Post-Work Activities

Preparing for Design Experience 2

Overview

Before Design Experience 2, your school design team will come together to reflect on what you’ve learned through community engagement and inspiration visits. You’ll identify key insights about your community’s needs and aspirations, draw inspiration from bold school models, and revise your Case for Change to reflect new learning. This step ensures your team will arrive at Design Experience 2 ready to craft a Bold School Concept grounded in community voice, research, and inspiration.

Outputs
  • Synthesis of community feedback and inspiration visit insights recorded in the Design Journey Notebook
  • Refined Case for Change that reflects new learning and evolving community vision

Goal
Prepare to meaningfully engage in Design Experience 2 by analyzing community insights, capturing key takeaways from inspiration visits, and refining your Case for Change.

Owner(s)
School team lead

Contributor(s)
School design team

Putting It Into Practice

1

Synthesize and organize data:

If not yet completed, synthesize the data you’ve collected from your community in your Design Journey Notebook. Synthesize the data you’ve collected from your Inspiration Visit in the Design Journey Notebook.

2

Reflect and Refine:

As a team, review the synthesized feedback. Identify which insights should shape your Bold School Concept.

  • What hopes, needs, and assets emerged that should inform the direction of our design?
  • What feedback aligns with the XQ Design Principles and strengthens the urgency or clarity of our Case for Change?
  • What changes will make our Case for Change more grounded in what our community values most?
  • What did this feedback reveal about how we’re communicating our purpose or vision? How might we build greater clarity and conviction so future engagement leads to deeper, more informed input?

Document your design decisions and rationale in your Design Journey Notebook. Then, refine your Case for Change accordingly.

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Milestone: Design Experience 2
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