Wondering how students around the world are taking on challenges using design thinking? Check out this recent video of d.school co-founder George Kembel describing a pop-up d.school experience he led in South Africa. This academic quarter George is partnering with Unreasonable at Sea, visiting cities all over the world and teaching design thinking.
This is a guest post from Michael Margolis, the lead user researcher for the Google Ventures design studio. Michael spends his days helping the fund’s portfolio companies to quickly recruit users, test products, and synthesize the feedback into an actionable iteration plan. He also writes for the design studio’s blog, Design Staff. By now we…
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Juntos Finanzas, a startup that provides personal financial tools to Latino communities, began as a project led by d.school student Ben Knelman in our LaunchPad class in 2010. Since then, the startup has gained global recognition and Knelman has been named one of The World Economic Forum’s “Global Shapers” under 30. Here’s an update from the…
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We’re always interested when our alums take design thinking into unexpected places. Meet Phil Ansell, who came to our executive education bootcamp last year. Phil works at the Los Angeles County department of welfare, a 13,000-employee bureaucracy. We’ve been learning from Phil’s team, and what they’ve been able to do. Take a look: Here’s more…
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In preparation for the election, the d.school was asked to author a note of advice to the next President of the United States (along with thought leaders Thomas Friedman, T. Boone Pickens, Geoffrey Canada and others) on how to foster innovation. As seen on Parade Magazine’s website, here are some ideas for creating a culture…
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We are thrilled to learn that Fast Company has selected d.school co-founder and Executive Director George Kembel as one of their Design 50 honorees this year! George has been a central part of the d.school since its beginning, with a passion for fundamentally transforming how we educate our children, how we lead our organizations, and…
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Summer is in full swing! No matter where in the world our students are when they’re not at Stanford, we see them spreading the spirit, mindsets and processes we teach at the d.school. Check out the blog of 2nd-year medical student and recent Design for Extreme Affordability alum Shahed Alam who is working in Kolkata, India this summer. He’s…
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SHARE DESIGN THINKING WITH THE WORLD We are thrilled to invite you to beta test our new virtual Crash Course series of creative and intelligent teaching tools. Visit our Crash Course page NOW and add yourself to the d.school heatmap. This virtual Crash Course has custom-created videos, handouts, and facilitation tips to help you as…
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Background on the #dgift Project This project is an immersive activity meant to give participants a full cycle through the design thinking process in as short a time as possible. The project itself gives facilitators the opportunity to touch on the fundamental values of the d.school—human-centered design, a bias towards action, and a culture of…
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