Archive for December, 2011
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Design Thinking In Business: Chris Kasabach
Chris Kasabach comes from the intersecting worlds of design, business and technology. He is the Director of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Co-founder of BodyMedia, and Co-founder and Chair of k*lab, which was conceived and started at the Harvard Kennedy School. His collaborative works have been recognized by the publications, museums and awards that set the standard in design, business ...
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Design Thinking In Entertainment: Laura Dames
Laura Dames is senior vice president of Business Operations for Turner Entertainment Networks (TEN), which includes industry leading television brands TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and truTV. In this unique role, she oversees many critical functions for the networks, including leading the vision and strategy for formatting of on-air inventory and programming as well as ...
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Design Thinking In Higher Ed: Leonard Medlock
Leonard Medlock is co-founder of Inner City Educational Technologies (ICEdT), where he designs casual learning games geared towards urban youth. He is currently working on RAPGA.ME, a Twitter app that fuses Hip-Hop battle tradition with on-the-go status updates to spur creative writing. He began working on the game as part of his Master’s project, BarupMobi, completed ...
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Design Thinking In K12 Ed: Kim Saxe
Kim Saxe, Director of the Innovation Lab at The Nueva School and lecturer at Stanford University, is a long time educator, and former engineer and R&D director. She has been teaching over 20 years, the last 14 at Nueva. She is a pioneer in the field of Design Thinking and Design Engineering in K-8 education. ...
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Design Thinking In K12 Ed: Mary Cantwell
Mary Cantwell is a 14 year veteran educator with a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership in Technology. During her 5 years at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, she has led the Science Lab instruction for kindergarten through 5th grade and is a member of the Faculty IT Support Team. Most recently, as the Design Thinking Coordinator ...
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Design Thinking In Administration: Dr Brett Jacobsen
Dr. Brett Jacobsen serves as the Head of School at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School in Atlanta, Georgia. Mount Vernon is a school of inquiry, innovation, and impact preparing students to be college ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders. Over the last several years, Mount Vernon has become widely recognized for its innovative approach to education. In ...
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Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation
The Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation is sponsored by Mount Vernon Presbyterian School in Atlanta, Georgia. Under its direction, the Center for Design Thinking, Center for Citizen Leadership, and Center for Global Competitiveness promote inquiry, innovation, and impact.
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Design Thinking Summit FAQ
On March 23, 2012, Design Thinking Summit 2012, MV Institute for Innovation’s inaugural experience, will bring together a community of learners to discuss the value of design thinking, understand the basic tenets of dt, interact with dt experts, and participate in an engaging dt challenge.
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Who Should Join Us?
Heads of Schools, Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, STEM Coordinators,Technology Specialists, Teachers, Business Teams, Designers, 21st Century Learners, anyone who wants to change the world