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I teach 2 interdisciplinary modules at Warwick University with Dr Bo Kelestyn: Introduction to Design Thinking (undergrad) and the new Design Thinking for Social Impact (postgrad)....
This is a resource that I made a few years ago. It is designed for the complete novice, to show how they can use simple techniques...
Some thoughts on design fixation, and teaching Design Thinking, in response to the article “Whose ideas are most fixating, your own or other people’s? The effect...
“Design anthropology for emerging technologies: Trust and sharing in autonomous driving futures”, Sarah Pink. et al., Design Studies 69, 2020. “Participatory design for sustainable social change”,...
I recently published an article in which I argued that Microsoft Teams is a team-working platform, works well as such, and we should not try to...
In his book Well Designed, Jon Kolko explores “how to use empathy to create products people love.” We start from understanding real people, both in what...
Changing how we teach and learn is often a messy and inefficient process. In this article, I will describe an ideal change cycle, which I think...
There are very good reasons for wanting to allow anonymous student participation in discussion forums and messaging channels. Students can feel less inhibited, more open to...
Education has very suddenly moved to a hybrid and flexible mode, sometimes referred to as “hyflex”. What does that mean? Hybrid: The media in which these...
That’s an attention grabbing headline, but the message behind it is simple: You can use Teams for videoconferencing, and it’s OK. But that’s like using an...
