For those who are familiar with the global design firm IDEO, a few words might come to mind. Consulting. Design thinking. K-12 and higher education? Yes, IDEO has indeed carved out a space for itself ...

This story is part of Change Generation, our series on young entrepreneurs making a difference. Jocelyn Wyatt and Patrice Martin are the co-leads and executive directors of Ideo.org, the unique ...

Design thinking is a process of empathizing with the end user. Its principal guru is David Kelley, founder of IDEO and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (otherwise known as the ...

As mindset and toolset, as pedagogy and professional learning, as improvement and innovation framework, design thinking has come center stage in U.S. K-12 education. Sandy Speicher (@sandyspeicher) ...

It’s time for another rousing edition of “Because You Asked,” a space for you to ask those questions weighing you down--the ones you don't even want to ask your friends. Got an edtech question that ...

Design thinking is a process that many professionals, including journalists, have discovered and adopted in the last few years to create products focused on users. Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner ...

Rapid prototyping processes, part of design thinking, can lead to an abundance of fresh ideas. In last week’s column, we shared how biopharmaceutical company AbbVie uses design thinking to humanize ...

At a recent teaching conference in Richmond, Virginia, a session on “design thinking” in education drew a capacity crowd. Two middle-school teachers demonstrated how they had used the concept to plan ...

From the iPhone to everyday furniture, design thinking has enabled some of the world's most beloved brands like Apple and Ikea to develop intentional and human-centric products. Often used in product ...

In this one-day workshop, participants will discover Design Thinking — an innovative, human-centered approach to problem solving — which can be applied throughout academic, professional, ...