Manaiakalani Inquiry : KPMG

Manaiakalani Inquiry : KPMG

On Monday the 25th of March we had our first collaborative meeting at the KPMG Office in Auckland.

The journey started with us sharing what had worked well for us, and what had not worked well.

The day progressed with us getting into groups and sharing our inquiry with others. The feedback was useful and it started another journey of questions and self reflection of our own inquiries.

We then shared our inquiries and we had to defend and explain our inquiries, with further scrutiny with the following questions:

Prototype of solution questions
What was the achievement challenge?
What was your purpose in designing this tool?
What were the gaps you identified in your prototype?
What is the point of difference with other tools already being used? Why yours?
How is this tool/approach/process going to have an impact on student achievement?
As a result of the feedback, you received today who else do you need in your team? What else do you need to do with your design?
What is the weak point or link in your design thinking process?

The feedback and the questions have made me go away and think about developing my prototype. There are more questions than answers at the moment and I feel like I am at the bottom of the learning pit. I will use the break to develop and draft my prototype so I can see what impact it will have on my students in Term 2. I am slying the dragon and it seems to be getting bigger and bigger every time we meet.

Thanks to KPMG for the venue and the opportunity to work in a corporate work environment