Prototyping for Your DI Challenge Solution

Prototyping for Your DI Challenge Solution

By: Terry Branstetter, DI Volunteer Prototyping fits hand-in-glove with the Destination Imagination creative process, especially during imagination and assessment. Simply put, and stemming from the original Greek, a prototype is a primitive form—an early sample. Various prototyping techniques are used in many scientific fields, engineering, and computer programming. Prototyping seeks to validate ideas and concept […]

Why Parents Choose Destination Imagination

Why Parents Choose Destination Imagination

Are you a parent who is looking for new opportunities to inspire your kids? Or maybe you’re an educator who is passionate about STEAM-based (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) learning. Become a Destination Imagination Team Manager! Sixty-five percent of today’s students will be employed in jobs that don’t exist yet. Destination Imagination prepares them […]

7 Team-Building Activities

7 Team-Building Activities

By: Seila Saldivar, DI Volunteer Aside from practicing Instant Challenges, team-building exercises are a great way for teams to bond, learn more about each other, and learn to work as a team. The idea is not only to get your team to have as many experiences as possible, but to have different kinds of experiences. […]

Destination Imagination Appoints New Executive Director

Destination Imagination Appoints New Executive Director

Destination Imagination, Inc. is excited to announce the appointment of Michele Tuck-Ponder, Esq. as our new Executive Director. In December 2017, Tuck-Ponder was appointed as Destination Imagination’s Interim CEO and has been working closely with the Board of Trustees and staff on a strategic plan for sustainable growth and impact. “I am honored and inspired […]

Bring Your DI Skills to Poland!

Bring Your DI Skills to Poland!

Ready to take your Destination Imagination (DI) skills abroad? DI Poland is opening up its 2019 Affiliate Tournament to all registered teams across the globe! The DI Poland Affiliate Tournament will take place in Wroclaw from March 1-3, 2019 and is an opportunity for international teams to meet new people, showcase their creativity and immerse […]

Team Manager Tips: Introducing New Skills

Introducing New Skills to Students

By: Terry Branstetter I love when kids brainstorm. They really get it—not the least bit constrained by physics, costs, time, skills, or any well-established laws of nature—exactly as it should be. Your team’s ability to bring some of their awesome ideas into reality very much depends on their individual skills. Can the Team Manager help […]