Using Design Thinking to Elevate Your Game

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 | 3:30PM–4:15PM | Oregon Ballroom Salon EF
Session Type: Professional Development

This session of will introduce participants to some of the principles of design thinking, an effective approach to problem solving used to address challenges in a number of industries and made popular by IDEO founder Tim Brown in his book Change by Design . We'll look at how seven leadership teams in higher education used these principles in the 2013 Breakthrough Models Incubator to address challenges in their institutions and brainstorm solutions to current participant challenges in pairs or small groups.

OUTCOMES:
Discover a new approach to problem solving * Practice your new skills in a relevant context * Brainstorm a prototype solution to a relevant challenge