{"id":1843,"date":"2014-07-16t17:42:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-17t00:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2014-07-16t17:42:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17t00:42:20","slug":"company-kudos-ideo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/company-kudos-ideo\/","title":{"rendered":"company kudos: how ideo is putting some of our favorite values to work in peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

greetings from the new pr and editorial intern! i\u2019m new to the whole magoosh blogging scene, so before i dive in, let me start with a brief introduction.<\/p>\n

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\nhi! my name is maizie. i\u2019m a senior studying journalism at the university of arizona, i\u2019m 5\u20194\u201d, pretty fond of cookies (all kinds), and i love all things education. in fact, i also work as a tutor for student athletes at the u of a, and<\/i> i just returned from a trip to peru where i taught english for six weeks!<\/br>\n<\/p>\n

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a company on a mission<\/h2>\n

ah, peru. that\u2019s part of what caught my attention about this recent article<\/a> from the new york times. it\u2019s called \u201cshaping a school system, from the ground up,\u201d and it profiles ideo<\/a>, a san francisco\u2013based design company that has been working for the past three years to improve the education system in peru.<\/p>\n

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\nbut what really caught my attention was this: ideo\u2019s mission in peru lined up perfectly with some of magoosh\u2019s most important core values<\/a>\u2014the values that first compelled me to apply to magoosh.
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\nbut before we get into those core values, let me first answer\u2026
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who\u2019s ideo?<\/h2>\n

as i mentioned earlier, ideo is a design firm based right across the bay from us. hey, neighbors! what have they designed, you ask? well, the first laptop, for one, and the first mouse for apple computers. nice.<\/p>\n

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\nbut for years now, people have been coming to companies like ideo and asking them to redesign some out-of-the-ordinary stuff, such as \u201ccomplex systems for businesses, governments, and nonprofits,\u201d according to the article. recently, they even redesigned the cafeteria system<\/a> for schools in the san francisco unified school district\u2014see ya later, lunch lines\u2014among some other pretty amazing projects.
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\ni\u2019m guessing that\u2019s why peruvian businessman carlos rodriguez-pastor came to them for a solution to the problems in peru\u2019s education system.
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what\u2019s going on in peru?<\/h2>\n

we\u2019ll get back to ideo in just a second. but first, a little background on peru and its education system:<\/p>\n

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\nthe country may have an endless supply of hilarious llama antics (i got spit on probably three times), but the state of its education is no laughing matter. peru has again and again scored alarmingly low on the global education survey<\/a> by the organization for economic cooperation and development. and i speak from experience when i say peru\u2019s public school system needs work.
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\nthe kids i taught in trujillo (a city up in the north) were consistently uninterested, unmotivated, and too distracted to learn. and who could blame them? the classrooms we used were ramshackle and cluttered, with no windows\u2014not one. it was too stuffy to close the doors so we left them open, only to turn around and see students from every other classroom huddled, gazing through the entrance. not an ideal learning space. here\u2019s a picture of one of my classrooms so you have an idea:
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\nso, along came ideo.
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classroom = problem; ideo = solution<\/h2>\n

when mr. rodriguez-pastor presented ideo with the daunting task of improving the current state of education in peru, ideo got right on it. in 2011, they began sending architects, mechanical engineers, ethnographers, communication designers, and education specialists into lima and went straight to work. the result was an improved system called innova schools.<\/p>\n

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\nthrough innova schools they hired experienced teachers and installed new technology in classrooms across lima. they also redesigned rooms with sliding walls that allowed teachers to supervise two classes at once in an effort to promote their \u201cblended learning model\u201d that combined tech-driven independent study with teacher-led group study.
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\nideo\u2019s goal was to provide education that \u201cemphasized academic excellence<\/b> and was affordably priced<\/b> for peru’s emerging middle class.\u201d
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\nnow, that\u2019s a goal magoosh can get behind!
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where values merge<\/h2>\n

challenge > comfort<\/i><\/p>\n

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\nthis is one value i see fueling ideo\u2019s efforts in peru, and it just so happens to be one of my favorite values at magoosh. ideo didn\u2019t back down from the challenges that peru\u2019s education system presented. they dove head first into a project they had never done before, and they came out victorious. we think that\u2019s pretty cool.
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\nat magoosh, putting challenge over comfort means our team members strive to tackle new tasks they\u2019ve never done before, they understand that the best progress often comes from uncomfortable situations, and they constantly challenge themselves to learn new skills.
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\njumping into peru to change an entire education system – yeah, that pretty much sums up \u201cchallenge > comfort.\u201d
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\nchange > status quo<\/i>
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\nit takes passion and courage to change the status quo. ideo\u2019s team has demonstrated that with the courage and dedication they\u2019ve shown in peru over the past three years. and their passion to redesign has fueled the positive change that innova schools is promoting.
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\nat magoosh, putting change over the status quo requires us to put heart into everything we do. as magooshers, we love our jobs too much to call it work and we are passionate about helping students create positive change in their lives. whether that\u2019s by encouraging them that they can<\/i> get that higher score on the gre, explaining in detail how to work through even the most difficult questions, or releasing free practice material for those who need it, we love to generate change!
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\nhaving enough passion and courage to change the face of education in a whole other country\u2014we see a lot of \u201cchange > status quo\u201d in that, too.
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mad magoosh respect<\/h2>\n

so, a big high five to you, ideo, for the awesome work you\u2019re doing around the world.<\/p>\n

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\nas a former english teacher in peru, i appreciate the work you\u2019re doing in the communities i fell in love with down there. and i\u2019m excited to see what your system will do as it spreads to more areas.
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\nas a new magoosh employee, i appreciate your dedication to upholding the same values that inform our decisions every day. keep being game changers!
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\nand as an education junkie, i say keep up the good work.
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\nif you want to learn more about the work ideo\u2019s doing all over the world, you can check them out here: https:\/\/www.ideo.com\/<\/a> (their website is also really neat).
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