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The future: big ideas.(Editorial)
May 1, 2009... Big Ideas can be seen all over the planet. Big Ideas are not new, either. If we journey through history, we will inevitably run into a Big Idea. The past provides us with a great record of Big Ideas that seem to defy the capabilities of people. Pyramids, Inca and Aztec temples, and the Panama...

The future: big ideas.(Technology Education for Children Council: Message From the President of TECC)(Conference notes)
May 1, 2009... On February 11, 2009 in Washington, DC, the Economic Policy Institute hosted a conference titled, "Thinking BIG, Thinking Forward." The major message presented was that we need to think beyond a one-time stimulus, and to think big. Presentation sessions on Infrastructure, Renewable Energy,...

Delving into design: activities to promote a design sense.(ACTIVITY)
May 1, 2009... "The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind... these people--artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big-picture thinkers--will now reap society's richest rewards and share its greatest joys." Daniel H. Pink in A...

Big ideas: extreme technologies.(WEB LINKS)(Website overview)
May 1, 2009... Big challenges require big science and big technologies. From yesterday's dreams to today's realities and beyond, here is a sampling of websites devoted to the exploration of BIG IDEAS. dsc.discovery.com/convergence/ engineering/archives/archives.html Extreme engineering presents a...

Engineering design process.
May 1, 2009... The United States is currently in a period of economic unrest that as resulted in problems for the manufacturing sector, housing market, and ultimately the loss of jobs. These crises cannot easily be solved with a typical design process of brainstorming and "what if" scenarios. A more...