In addition to being an EdTech Researcher co-author, I also write for Edutopia. The post below includes excerpts from a recently published post on Design Thinking and PBL. Consider this conundrum: ...

With more and more engineering-focused companies trying to become design-centric, they’re no doubt trying to adopt design thinking. But it’s not as simple as saying, “Just use design thinking.” Saying ...

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 ...

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 ...

Design thinking -- creative problem-solving that focuses on addressing the needs of users -- is a technique I've used to improve overall company results and customer satisfaction. After all, ...

The Deloitte welcome wall design rendering, developed in partnership with SCADpro for Deloitte Digital’s virtual studio, currently in development Successful designers are creative, collaborative and ...

An approach that promised to democratize design may have done the opposite. When Kyle Cornforth first walked into IDEO’s San Francisco offices in 2011, she felt she had entered a whole new world. At ...

Most universities aspire to produce job-ready graduates who can solve complex problems, work across cultures and adapt to change. Yet in many classrooms, students are rewarded for reproducing the ...

Do you know what design thinking is? Your answer to that question will depend largely on where you sit. Design thinking is often centrally associated with the fabled design and consulting firm IDEO, ...