When groups meet to brainstorm, good ideas are lost. People bite their tongues due to conformity pressure, noise, and ego threat. A better approach is brainwriting: generate ideas separately, then meet to assess and refine. Group wisdom begins with individual creativity.

First day of classes Loomis Chaffee and Mr. Rubin’s Algebra 2 class works in the PHI on collaborative games to demonstrate the value of communication in problem solving! #purposelived

New team members learning about our subgroups ahead of #FTCKickoff this Saturday!! FIRST Tech Challenge Loomis Chaffee PHI

News Circle with Scott MacClintic Problem Solving for the Common Good students. One of our favorite norming activities

Computer science students Loomis Chaffee learn about the design process as they prepare to design and develop computer games for on campus partners. #navigateambiguity #purposelived

Today in the Loomis Chaffee PHI : discussion of Adam Grant book Think Again. What “best practices” at Loomis Chaffee should we rethink? How can we move more towards a learning culture instead of a performance culture? #purposelived

Excited to be part of the “Discover Loomis” program this morning Loomis Chaffee kick off from Amy Thompson

It isn't always best to speak up right away. Strategic silence can amplify your voice. Evidence: people are more likely to be heard when they wait until (a) the issue is relevant, (b) they’re ready, and (c) the audience is responsive. Fools rush in. Wise people bide their time.

CS Topics class Loomis Chaffee have their first "board meeting" to give an receive feedback on early prototypes of software they are developing to support the Alvord Center.

Loomis Chaffee Community Work Program returns this week. We love having students help us out in the PHI. Time to sand down the work tables!

Problem Solving for the Common Good class meets with next partner. Loomis Chaffee class if 2004 graduate Ariana Washington Ariana Washington.

Visiting Innovator Ariana Washington, video game designer, and Loomis Chaffee class ‘04 spoke about her love of creative writing and design, the value of recognizing and embracing the layers of yourself, and her experience at LC in her evening talk last night #purposelived

Excited to begin our year long project Loomis Chaffee PHI were Spanish culture comes to life.

Beginning of a busy day Loomis Chaffee in the PHI. 4 time blocks with 10 classes coming down…you do the math! So many creative things being made.

Geometry classes making stickers, keychains, and glasses with shapes they have designed

Happy to have Mr. Dyreson from the Alvord Center for Global & Environmental Studies join us for the annual Gilchrist Environmental Fellowship Design Thinking Workshop. Some great ideas coming from students to enhance our sustainability programming! #purposelived

Robotics Loomis Chaffee alum Jarrod Smith ‘12 spoke with the HAX#40 team about his work beyond LC and supported our engineering group as they worked on this year’s robot #purposelived

Beginning of new school year Loomis Chaffee means orientation events in the PHI. Always something going on!

Book chat day Loomis Chaffee. PHI book = "Futureproof" by Kevin Roose. Students were tasked with generating concrete things they could do for each of the 9 rules, plotting them on an Impact vs Feasibility graph, and then committing to do 2 specific ones.