This academic year sees the launch of a new program @ DYPIS - Creativity and Innovation.
This program is being offered by DYPIS in collaboration with Edgemaker. EdgeMakers is a San Francisco, U.S.A. based company founded by John Kao who has taught at Harvard Business School, Stanford and MIT. For over 30 years, John has advised Governments and Multi-National Corporations on Innovation Strategy.
This curriculum aims to provide students the ability to generate new ideas, develop them and harvest the resulting value. It provides students skills essential in the 21st Century:
- Creativity and Innovation
- Critical Thinking
- Problem- Solving
- Decision Making
- Collaboration
- Ethical Leadership
- Presentation Skills
- Entrepreneurial Capacity
- Digital Fluency
- Citizenship
These skills are crucial enablers of success- in academic, career and personal terms. The EdgeMakers curriculum is being used in leading schools across India, United States of America, Brazil and Columbia.