With millions of alumni across the globe, Destination Imagination alumni are leaders in education, business, non-profits, health, government -- and even the military.
As team members, they learned the creativity, teamwork and problem solving skills and incorporated them into their everyday lives - impacting school, jobs and their personal lives.
Our alumni are making a difference in our world. Below is the story of just one of our alumni and how he is using the skills he learned in DI and applying to real-world --and in his case life-threatening -- problems.
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Matt Harvey Applies Teamwork as a Marine
The final test of boot camp is called the Crucible and includes a series of challenges. Private 1st Class Matthew Harvey wrote to his mother about his experience:
“Our team had to move a wounded Marine from one spot to another and then get the rest of the team to safety, with next to no materials, and the clock ticking. I suggested the team move from roof to roof to quickly escape. My team looked at me like I was crazy. I told them that in combat, we use whatever means available to achieve our objective safely, and the instructor didn’t say we couldn’t. The team finally agreed. We achieved our goal in 2 minutes, while the other teams took 15 minutes to finish. The Drill Instructor said, ‘In all these years, I have never had a team use that kind of solution. Good job, and way to think about your possibilities. You won the challenge.’
“Mom, it was all DI,” Matthew added. “In DI we worked as a team for points; now we work as a team because it is life and death.”
Tell us your DI Stories!
The Destination ImagiNation Educational Program is designed to be the journey of a lifetime. Each participant takes a path of self discovery by learning their unique abilities and talents. On this journey, you learn to use imagination to see things not as they are but as they could be. You learn that you cannot control everything that happens to you but you can control how you respond. You learn how to be comfortable outside of your comfort zone. You learn to value teamwork and to appreciate each team member’s differences. You learn to make presentations with passion and clarity. But most of all you learn to believe in yourself and to have fun in life. After you complete your DI journey, you have learned the skills of creativity, teamwork and problem-solving.
Now you are a part of a global learning community. Tell this community about your experience. Share with us your life logs, growth plans and life accomplishments. Let us know your success stories. Please click the purple link or email us at
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