Understanding Impact Project: Guidelines

Identify some entity (Individual, Nonprofit, Lesley Group, Government Agency, Initiative, Campaign, Social Enterprise, etc.)

making a positive impact in an area related to this class.

1.Apply Kevin Starr’sLasting Impact points

http://poptech.org/popcasts/kevin_starr_lasting_impact

What’s the mission?

What are they measuring?

What does the measurement tell us about impact?

2.Is anything sticky or switchy about them?

Are they trying to change people’s behaviors with strategies we can understand with Switch? If not, how could they?

What’s sticky about their work? What could make it stickier?

3.Apply systems thinkingperspectives

What are the systems involved?

What kind of system structure does the organization/project/initiative have?

4.Present the information

5-minute presentation during class time.

You can work togetherin groups of 1-3 students,if you want to.

Example: Community Resources for Science

CRScience.org

1.Apply Kevin Starr’sLasting Impact framework

What’s your mission or goal?

What are you measuring?

What does the measurement tell us about impact?

The mission of CRS is to connect and engage educators, students, and scientists in a vibrant and innovative web of science learning resources, transforming science education.Our vision is a community of educators and scientists working together to excite all children about learning through the scientific exploration of the world around them. Community Resources for Science contributes to this vision by weaving connections between the needs of individual teachers and educational resources, while acting as a catalyst to improve the available resources in our community.

Our goal is simple: help teachers give students more opportunities to “do science” – to ask questions, test ideas, get their hands on real science activities.  We need to inspire the next generation of thinkers, makers, problem solvers, and leaders!

2012 Annual Report

Inspiring science learning!

CRScience.org

2.Is anything sticky or switchy about them?

3.Apply systems thinkingperspectives

4.Present the information