Radical Ideas for Reinventing Education: The d.school at Wired by Design
Sarah Stein Greenberg, executive director of the d.school, spoke at Wired by Design. The topic: how we might redesign higher education. You can watch her talk and share your ideas over on the whiteboard.
Class Info Session for Students Nov. 6, 5:30-7:30
The d.school’s Pitch Night will be November 6th, 5:30-7:30p in Building 550. Are you a student thinking about taking a class at the d.school? Or curious what the d.school is? Come for a night of fun and inspiration! Teaching teams for Winter and Spring courses will give 1-minute pitches for their classes and set up…
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Introducing the 2014-15 d.school fellows
The d.school fellowship program helps restless experts grow creative and resilient organizations, to accelerate systems-level impact in their areas of expertise. We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming arrival of eight fellows for the 2014-15 academic year. The early- to mid-career leaders come from sectors including education, health care and product design. This year’s d.school fellows are: David Clifford, Yael Cohen,…
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Students make maps for the d.school pop-up class ‘From Maps to Meaning’
Maps. What is a map to you? Is it an old paper atlas used in grade school? Is it part of an application on your phone that loves telling you to make U-turns? Maps are much more than either of those representations. One of the oldest visual tools created by humans to make sense of…
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The Stanford d.school, Scaling, and Navigating the Buddhism-Catholicism Continuum
In the d.school’s early days, a group of us were sitting around debating our scaling philosophies. The conversation heated up after Michael Dearing, a faculty member and venture capitalist, asked a brilliant question. It went something like: “What is our goal? Is it more like Catholicism, where the aim is to replicate preordained design beliefs…
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