Fellows applications are now open!
We’re now accepting applications for the d.school fellowship program for the academic year 2014-15. This year, we are looking for restless experts in the fields of K12 education and health care. Ideal candidates will be mid-career professionals and entrepreneurs with the potential to drive systems-level change. If you’re dedicated to improving either of these areas, read on!…
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Stanford Student Info Session: Feb. 11th
Have you been itching to find out more about what kinds of design thinking classes and projects will be offered by the d.school this spring and next fall? Here’s your chance to find out! Tuesday Feb. 11th, from 12:00-1:00pm the d.school will host an information expo. Learn more about the classes we’ll be offering this spring (and eat for…
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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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How the First d. School Executive Program Inspired a New Book on Scaling (Part 1 of 2)
Stanford Biz School Professor Huggy Rao and I spent seven years working on Scaling Up Excellence, which will (finally) be published in early February. The history of the d.school and the book are deeply intertwined – it never would have been written without the healthy discomfort the d.school creates for both students and teachers. The…
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David Kelley joins #dchat
THE WHITEBOARD | IDEO founder, Stanford professor and d.school lead creator David Kelley joined us for #dchat on Dec. 10. It was an hour-long discussion that covered his latest book “Creative Confidence” as well as questions we fielded from Twitter, our host d.school Teaching Fellow Adam Selzer and from d.school fellows Anne Gibbon, Caitria O’Neill, andMargaret Hagan…
d.school Winter & Spring Classes
If you a Stanford student and are eager to dive into design thinking, tackle big projects, and hone your skills, then take a class at the d.school! Information for our winter and spring classes is available online here. We hosted a student info session on Nov. 7th and were excited to see so many of you…
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