Do you wish your students could have a deeper understanding of concepts, vocabulary, and relationships between ideas? Are you looking for a good hands-on or digital learning activity that will help reinforce learning for your students? If so, then give hexagonal thinking a try!
Hexagonal thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves breaking down complex problems into smaller, interconnected components. The goal is to explore multiple perspectives and connections between different parts of a system. One fun way to practice hexagonal thinking is through playing the connection game.
The connection game is a puzzle game that involves connecting hexagon-shaped cards on a tabletop... or you can also drag vocabulary terms or short phrases onto a digital template.
Check out Betsy Potash's excellent article, which includes digital templates! You can also find hexagonal graphic organizers on Canva.
Each hexagon can be connected to up to six other hexagons, creating a complex web of connections. The goal of the game is to create a path between two ideas using the existing connections. It's a simple concept, but the game quickly becomes challenging as the number of nodes and connections increases.
The connection game can help your students start to see connections that they may have otherwise overlooked. The method works just as well for grown-ups, too--try it when you're collaborating with your colleagues! This kind of thinking can be applied to many different problem-solving scenarios, from everyday challenges to complex business problems.
Hexagonal thinking is perfect for Jamboard! However Jamboard doesn't have a hexagon-shape tool. Not to worry! You can create similar templates using other shapes!
Hexagonal thinking is a valuable problem-solving tool that can help us approach complex problems in a more systematic and interconnected way. Playing the connection game is a fun and engaging way to practice hexagonal thinking skills, and it can help us develop the kind of thinking we need to solve problems in our daily lives. So next time you're facing a tricky problem, try approaching it with a hexagonal mindset and see where it takes you!
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Stay Techie,
Note: Portions of this blog post were written with the assistance of ChatGPT by OpenAI.
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