About
• We are a creative place at Stanford where people discover & build new possibilities.
We advance the widespread use of design to help students and professionals develop their creative capacity to leave the world better than they found it. The d.school is a place, a community, and a mindset.
Learners & Leaders
The d.school is part of Stanford’s extraordinary academic environment. Students come to pursue passions and potential. Professionals come to find innovation opportunities and put their curiosity to work. We’re hungry to change the status quo.
Discover our design degrees & professional offerings
We believe everyone has the capacity to be creative. We teach design skills through hands-on learning and spread these tools so more people can tackle the challenges they see around them.
Evolving Methods
We educate innovators, and we innovate education. We deliver learning experiences that explore the edges of design and act as a hub for innovators across the Stanford campus. Our methods spring from decades of insight and impact.
Unconventional Tactics
We emphasize experimentation and risk-taking because no problem has a single correct answer. We embrace radical collaboration as a way to drive innovation. We engage with real-life problems so that our students make an impact from the start.
We aim to build a world that works for more people, made by more people, and driven by human imagination, innovation, and ingenuity. Our work and teaching are guided by four basic values.
Care
Good design cares about the long-term & near-term needs of people and the planet. It’s about being more human in an age of technology & prioritizing a commitment to service.
Spark
Unconventional approaches open unexpected possibilities. Quirky creativity allows people to explore and produce new to the world ideas.
Make
Materials are getting more intangible. Making in many mediums allows for the flexibility to work with the enduring and the just emerging.
Adapt
Things change fast.
We figure it out.
The d.school aims to unlock the creativity in everyone because we believe design can create positive change.
We strive for diversity and inclusion, because multiple perspectives are required for good design. We recognize our roots in privileged systems, so our goal is to reduce barriers to equity, build belonging, and honor marginalized voices. We always have more learning and growing to do as we pursue this mission.
Meet Our People
There are a lot of wonderful humans working both in front of and behind the curtain at the d.school. Find out who makes the magic happen here!