Design for America’s Fellow, Thea Klein-Mayer, spoke today at TEDx U of Chicago. We are so grateful for her amazing creativity and commitment to the success of the Design for America network.
Category Archives: Design for America
Daniel Lewis Rees receives Cognitive Science Fellowship
Congratulations to Design for America’s instructional designer, Daniel Lewis Rees, for receiving Northwestern’s Cognitive Science Fellowship for his research on case-based reasoning and innovation education. I am honored to be co-advising him with Dr. Matt Easterday. The Loft would not be possible without his creativity and hard work.
Forbes.com: 4 Daily Habits of Game Changing Social Innovators
When we think about social innovation, we tend to focus on the outcomes—assistive technology for the blind, work for the underemployed, housing for the homeless. But it’s people who work day after day to come up with new ideas and realize better solutions to social challenges. What are these changemakers doing on a day-to-day basis, when not receiving MacArthur Genius Grants for their work? And could you be doing the same? Read the article at Forbes.com
Join me at my talk Monday, Feb 4th titled Preparing Future Innovators
Join me for my talk at North Country Day School on Monday, Feb 4th at 7pm. I’ve titled the talk Preparing Future Innovators. The talk is hosted by the Family Action Network.
Check out the latest on Design for America on Good.is
Learn more about Design for America and our network of students and designers solving real-world challenges at Good.is