{"id":7591,"date":"2010-07-30T09:17:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T13:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2010-07-30T09:21:19","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T13:21:19","slug":"design-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/07\/30\/design-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/startl.org\/programs-2\/design-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\">Design Boost<\/a> is a four day bootcamp for prototyping  digital learning products.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We\u2019re looking for promising young innovators, to bring learning into  the 21st century, to create digital products that excite and engage kids  in meaningful learning. In partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/startl.org\/partners\/operating-partners\/IDEO\/\" target=\"_blank\">IDEO<\/a>,  Startl is offering a multi-day immersion for designers and creators,  hackers and coders, builders and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Boost isn\u2019t about sitting around dreaming up pie-in-the-sky ideas.  Its an intense whirlwind of activity, with lots of hands-on, real-world  involvement in the design and product development process. You\u2019ll be  taking the seed of an idea and seeing whether you can grow it into an  effective and marketable learning product. Along the way, you\u2019ll be  steeped in how to create user-centered, learning-rich and market-smart  designs and learn the tricks that seasoned entrepreneurs use to generate  new products quickly and cheaply. But you won\u2019t be doing this on your  own. You\u2019ll be surrounded by inspiring peers and collaborating with them  to amp up your creativity and rigor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Startl\u2019s first series of Design Boost will focus on the  design of mobile applications for learning<\/strong>, targeting these  primary platforms: Android, iPhone, Symbian and BlackBerry. We\u2019re making  this the focus because there\u2019s a serious lack of high-quality mobile  applications for learning and education on the market, so there\u2019s a  massive opportunity to make a difference and make your mark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Boot Camp will be a launching pad for participants to make their  next entrepreneurial move, be it with Startl, IDEO, local firms,  national brands or beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/www.wizehive.com');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wizehive.com\/apps\/display\/boost2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Apply<\/strong><\/a> for the November 2010 Mobile  Design Boost\u00a0to be held in San Francisco November 11-14, 2010.\u00a0  (Application deadline \u2013 September 17, 2010)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/startl.org\/programs-2\/design-boost-teams-a-must-read\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The  Basics \u2013 What You Need to Know Before Applying<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nA primer on what Startl is seeking in teams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/startl.org\/programs-2\/design-boost\/design-boost-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Design  Boost FAQ\u2019s<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/startl.org\/programs-2\/design-boost\/design-boost-mobile-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mobile  Design Boost Schedule &amp; Agenda<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>From DSC:<br \/>\nAre there many <em>college-level courses <\/em>out there like this? This is a very interesting, real-world, engaging, hands-on approach &#8212; while offering numerous opportunities to collaborate.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/en\/products\/category\/workspace\/freestanding\/media-scape\/pages\/overview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Media:Scape-based setups<\/a> would work well here.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Design Boost is a four day bootcamp for prototyping digital learning products. We\u2019re looking for promising young innovators, to bring learning into the 21st century, to create digital products that excite and engage kids in meaningful learning. 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