Our guests note that today's school leaders are challenged with exceptionally difficult problems. They propose Design Thinking as an effective approach to finding solutions and offer five rules to begin the process.

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Alyssa Gallagher is an experienced public school educator, school and district administrator, facilitator, and educational consultant. Kami Thordarson has worked in many roles as a public educator—from classroom teacher to professional development and curriculum designer. She is involved with the design thinking movement in K12 education. They are co-authors of Design Thinking for School Leaders: Five Roles and Mindsets That Ignite Positive Change (ASCD). Mike Janatovich is the assistant principal of Harmon Middle School in Aurora, OH, and an ASCD Emerging Leader.