We Stand With Ukraine
The recent escalation of the war against the people of Ukraine has deeply saddened and concerned many members of our global Destination Imagination (DI) community, including our staff at DI headquarters. This unprovoked aggression has continued to destroy the well-being and safety of countless Ukrainians, including our Ukrainian participants, volunteers, and their families. War and […]
Dr. Frank Begun Talks History of Pin Trading in Destination Imagination
By: Dr. Frank Begun My name is Dr. Frank Begun, and I’m the guy with the rainbow mustache at Global Finals each year. Let Me Introduce Myself Many of you involved in Destination Imagination already know me. For those of you who do not know me, let me introduce myself. I have been an avid […]
Let’s Welcome Our Newest Board Members
The Destination Imagination (DI) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of six new members to the Board: Aimée Barbagallo, Lisa Diner, Andrea Faulkner, Gabi Guerrero, Niral Merchant, and Kate Nylander. We are pleased that these particular leaders have joined DI’s Board of Trustees. Each of them brings a wealth of experience to […]
Thank You For Your Support: A Message From Our Board of Trustees
To Our Destination Imagination Family: Welcome to another exciting year of Destination Imagination. No one would deny the 2020-21 program year has certainly provided us all with unique challenges. In true Destination Imagination fashion, our participants have risen to and above the obstacles placed in their paths. For every situation, there are always possibilities if […]
Team Manager Tips: Discovering Team Values
The start of every Destination Imagination season is a chance to help students with goal setting and developing their own individual and team core values. Here is an activity I did with our Middle Level team last year to help anchor the season in the team’s chosen core values. 1. Give each student a stack […]
Thank You to Our Retiring Board of Trustees Members
Dear friends and colleagues, Rosemary Bognar-Pinney and Rick Rand will be retiring from the Destination Imagination (DI) Board of Trustees on September 30, 2020. For decades, Rosemary and Rick have given relentlessly to Destination Imagination and were instrumental in the founding of our organization. Their decades of service and their contribution to the DI program and […]
Letter from Our Executive Director & Board of Trustees
Dear DI Family, We hope that you are staying healthy, cool and creative during what will be remembered as “Quarantine Summer.” Summer 2020 will also be remembered as featuring Destination Imagination’s first Virtual Global Finals! We received 2,200 submissions across our Team Challenge Showcase, Virtual Team Challenge and Instant Challenge categories! It was an incredible […]
DI Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members
The Destination Imagination, Inc. Board of Trustees is excited to announce the election of two new members to its board. The newly elected members are Tarsha Whitaker Calloway and Muhannad AL-Jarrah. Destination Imagination’s Board of Trustees Chair, Louise Liddle, announced, “I am thrilled to welcome these two talented individuals. Their unique backgrounds and diverse experiences will […]
Letter from Our Board of Trustees
Dear DI Community, The COVID-19 pandemic created a worldwide upheaval. The pandemic is a world-shattering event that has had, and will continue to have, far-reaching consequences; the world’s health, social, and economic well-being has been disruptive. Destination Imagination, like many organizations, lost its largest fundraising event. This created significant challenges and pressures to Destination Imagination’s leaders […]
How to Get Your Team Members to Project their Voices
How many times and how many ways have you tried to encourage your team members to project their voices for their Destination Imagination Presentation to no avail? Being able to project and articulate the voice is a cornerstone of acting. However, without prior knowledge or experience, Team Managers may struggle with ways to help their […]
Helping Your Team Members Write Better Skits (Without Interfering!)
As a drama teacher, I have spent years writing and editing plays for kids. I’ve also helped countless children write their own short plays. This can be extremely challenging. If you have tried to get your team members to write their own stories/scripts, they may have turned out something like this: Once upon a time […]
How to Get Your Team Members to Face the Audience
As a Destination Imagination (DI) Team Manager, do you struggle with the performance aspect of DI Challenges? Here are three common performance problems that most DI Team Managers face: Team members do not face the audience. Team members do not project their voices. Their stories and plays do not make sense. If you do not […]
