Bootcamp 2012 application now open!
Stanford grad students: supercharge your creative potential this fall and apply for Design Thinking Bootcamp: Experiences in Innovation and Design by September 19, 2012.
Boot Camp
This July: Design Thinking Bootcamp for Executives
Demand for constant product innovation and iteration in today’s world pushes the limits of what most executives have been trained to handle. New competition and heightened customer expectations change the paradigms of effective problem-solving for all organizations—from Fortune 500 companies to startups, non-profits, and the public sector. What leaders need in order to evolve their…
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A learner’s perspective
The d.school’s flagship class, Design Thinking Bootcamp, consistently draws students from every school and program to work together on team-based approaches to real-world challenges. Want a glimpse of what it’s like? Justin Ferrell, the Director of Digital, Mobile and New Product Design for the Washington Post, is on campus for a one-year long Knight journalism…
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d.dataviz: Describing the Design Process
We gave 76 Stanford grad students a challenge: describe each design process mode in one sentence. Check out our visualization of their responses to see a rhythm behind the design process.
Food for Good
A year ago, a group from PepsiCo came to the d.school to see how design thinking might apply to a new social business initiative they had begun to develop called Food for Good. They had already piloted a mobile summer feeding program but wanted to explore other avenues to bring healthy foods to inner city…
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The Bootcamp Bootleg is Here!
The d.school Bootcamp teaching team has curated a loose collection of the methods, modes and mindsets that Bootcamp students found most useful this quarter. The Bootcamp Bootleg is intended for people who’ve already had an introduction to design thinking, but who need some refreshers as they head out to tackle real-world challenges. The teaching team…
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d.school Tailgate BBQ
We are inviting the whole d.school community (you!) to a tailgate BBQ this Saturday. Come hang out with the d.school community. Saturday November 7, 11 am on Maloney Field near the corner of El Camino Real and Sam MacDonald Road. Head off to the game [12:30 pm start] or stay with us into the afternoon….
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Redesigning Retirement
Our Bootcamp students wrapped up their second design projects this week, and the results were spectacular. Twelve teams spent three weeks using the design process to re-invent “the Golden Years” for rebellious Baby Boomers. Students were asked to give particular focus to the empathy phase of the process, and develop a strong user Point of…
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Question of the day
Our bootcamp students are deep in prototype-test-iterate cycles for their second design project, and they’re asking a question that’s fairly universal for design-process learners: Do I have to test my prototype with the same users I designed it for? The short answer is: Heck no! It’s always best to get as far out of your…
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Applications for Design Thinking Bootcamp are now available!
Future innovators, prepare yourselves to become breakthrough thinkers and doers. Cross the boundaries between technology, business, and human values. Use design thinking to work on BIG projects with multidisciplinary teams. Be human-centered, prototype driven, and mindful of process in everything you do. Get a jump on your skills for d.school classes and Labs offered in…
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