Startland pushes for a culture of innovation that includes our community's young people by bringing design thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, and real-world learning to teachers and students in KC metro schools.

In this video, you’re going to learn how to use the design thinking process to make your ideas real. We’ll walk through the steps of the design thinking framework, and explain why it’s a good approach for solving any type of problem.

In this video, we will help you identify problems worth solving to create meaningful impact.

In this video, you will learn how to solve big problems by addressing the smaller issues, and it all starts by asking the right questions.

Where do you think good ideas come from? In this video, you will learn how to build empathy for users, the critical first step in coming up with great solutions to a problem.

In this video, you’re going to learn how to unpack your user research data so it becomes useful and applicable to your problem and solutions.

In this video, you’re going to learn how to “define the problem” in the design thinking process. Successful solutions hinge on how well you understand and have captured the problem and need of the user.

In this video, you’re going to learn how to create a project management plan for turning your ideas into reality.

Have big (or small) ideas? In this video, you’re going to learn how to “Ideate” in the design thinking process. Ideation is all about pushing your creativity, and thinking about all your project could be.

Let’s bring that idea to life! In this video, you’re going to learn how to “Prototype” in the design thinking process. Prototyping is the first form of your idea - providing users an early, visual representation of what you may be offering (while saving you time and money).

Time to put your idea to the test. In this video, you’re going to learn how to ​​Test” in the design thinking process. Testing allows you to see whether your idea will be worth pursuing in the future.

The moment of truth! In this video, you’re going to learn how to ​​”Iterate” in the design thinking process. Iterating is all about figuring what to do after testing your idea.