TFA frames teaching as leadership. That’s the name of the framework we’re following, TAL – Teaching as Leadership. Throughout the recruitment, this is a point they head home – this is leadership training, our students need strong leaders, and diversity, equity, and inclusivity is the center of our leadership. As a student leader, this was …
Design For Action – design thinking, in it’s murky, undefinable glory, is on the cover of Harvard Business Review. As design has moved further from the world of products, its tools have been adapted and extended into a distinct new discipline: design thinking. Arguably, Nobel laureate Herbert Simon got the ball rolling with the 1969 …
The biggest gathering at Kendall College of Art and Design is Halloween. There’s a costume contest, there’s food, everyone comes to it. On most other days of the year, the school is empty. The dialogue and personality class at Kendall College of Art and Design is solving community and student life issues the same way …
On March 27, Sir Ken Robinson spoke at Grand Valley State University as a part of their community reading project, where students and faculty were encouraged to read his book, The Element. Robinson started by talking about his own experience with education, saying that he went to college at a time when college led straight …
Design/Educate/Connect partners with the GRAM to showcase local entrepreneurs who bridge the gap between design and business. On Friday night, the third annual D/E/C event featured seven business owners. One defining characteristic of D/E/C is the fact that the interviewees are interviewed by people who they know well – often colleagues, friends, or partners. The …
Photo by Livy Hoskins Publishing has a Design problem. Big D Design, systems design, design thinking, all of that.We’re at a weird spot in which writers don’t need publishers in the same ways that they always did. Forty years ago, writers needed publishers. Publishers took care of everything, they read through slush piles to find …
Strictly speaking, innovation isn’t a requirement of outdoor furniture. There are plenty of terrible benches and tables and streetlights in the world. However, when people actively choose to innovate, great things can happen. Landscape Forms is a furniture manufacturer that is astoundingly focused on design thinking. They design outdoor furniture, and you’ve probably seen their …