Not Ready for Your Tournament? Don’t Quit Now!
By: Dan Henderson, DI Volunteer You may be thinking, “Ugh. There’s no way my team will be ready for the tournament!” Well… you couldn’t be more wrong. I became a Team Manager in 1997. At the time, I was teaching at Cascade Elementary in Maryland and our school was doing Odyssey of the Mind. The principal was […]
How to Wow in the Central Challenge
By: Noam Eshed, DI Alumna It’s no secret that to get to Global Finals and succeed, your team needs to go above and beyond. You also know that’s much easier said than done. Here are some tips and suggestions to help improve your Challenge solution and unleash your creativity. Think Outside Your BoxYour Challenge box, […]
How to Evaluate Your Team’s Progress in Instant Challenge
By Marie Farley, Team Manager Every year, every team, in every level, in every Challenge has to compete in Instant Challenge (IC). It is the common denominator of all Destination Imagination (DI) Challenges. The skills IC teaches—leadership, time management, improvisational engineering, critical thinking, teamwork, and so many more—are too important for any team to pass […]
You Know You’re a DI Kid When…
By Liz Lohrmann, DI Alumna Destination Imagination (DI) allows each and every one of its participants to have incredible experiences from which they can learn. Here are a few experiences that every DI alum and participant can relate to: Are you a Destination Imagination alum? We want to hear your DI stories and tips for […]
How to Get Your Team to Focus
By Jennifer Andreachi, Team Manager There always seems to be a small window in which you can get your team to focus all at the same time. You may manage a team where some of your kids work better with certain members and not well with others. Some of your team members may struggle with […]
How Improv Skills Can Help Any Team
By Kirsten Merryman, Team Manager, Maryland When I first started managing a team doing the Improvisation Challenge for DI, I have to admit that I felt some despair. During the early days, a typical practice session would look something like this: Susie proposes an idea to solve the Challenge. In fact, she proposes twenty ideas […]
