Chris McNutt

Listening to young people, educators and communities, then reimagining what school could be.

One-on-one career conversations that connect what students love to real careers, and to the CTE pathways that lead there.

1. Each student talks through what they love and what they're good at.
2. Polaris matches them to careers and groups them by career cluster.
3. Their answers rise into a “Career Constellation.”
4. Each cluster opens a CTE pathway to a program and a local employer.
5. Students work through aligned activities toward real training and real jobs.

A physical augmented reality system where a team designs a reimagined school based on recorded conversations.

1. Everyone says what the new space should feel like.
2. Their words gather into themes and ideas.
3. Groups design their school with physical materials, which are turned into “walkable” 3D spaces.

A design sprint where students solve a problem together.

1. Students are tasked with a problem.
2. They work together to find solutions.
3. They photograph their solution and are challenged to change ideas.
4. Polaris shows the skills they used throughout.

Schools working together to make learning more creative, authentic, and relevant.

1. Schools across West Michigan, reimagining public education.
2. Project- and place-based.
3. With portfolio-based assessment.

A two-player co-op game about communication.

1. One player walks the office as the Ambassador.
2. While the other works their office terminal as the Operator.