This episode explores how integrative thinking helps students navigate tensions instead of choosing between opposing ideas. Nogah Kornberg shares practical tools like the pro-pro chart and a five-stage problem-solving journey that builds creativity, empathy, and critical thinking. The conversation highlights how embracing “creative friction” in classrooms can empower students to generate innovative solutions to real-world challenges.

Resources

• I-Think website
• I-Think Challenge Kits
• I-Think Case Studies
• Creating Great Choices by Roger Martin and Jennifer Riel
• Email: connect@i-thinktogether.org

About Nogah Kornberg

As strategist, facilitator and coach, Nogah’s work sits at the intersection of thought leadership and action. She is a trusted partner to leaders and educators navigating complex, system-level challenges. As Co-Executive Director of I-Think, she creates solutions that translate aspirations into lasting impact.

Nogah wrote the first textbook in Integrative Thinking, I-Think Facilitator Notebook. She also led the team designing I-Think’s first board game, I-Think Different: About Social Media, the Well-being Mini Kit and Challenge Kits. With school boards, Nogah has designed School Improvement Frameworks used by every leader in the Board, worked with Indigenous Education Teams to co-create their strategy and identify areas for action, and facilitated the Vision, Mission and Strategy with students for Central Technical School. She is currently working on a podcast with them.

Nogah received her Bachelor of Education and Master of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. She holds a Honours Bachelor of Arts from Trent University in History and Indigenous Studies.