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Jul 13
Purdue University Pao Hall

Shifting Careers and Curriculum

F. Scott Fitzgerald said "What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable, rather than how valuable we are." Can value can be measured? Can worth be self-assessed? Are we valuable by our contributions to the greater good? If so, how can I play a role, particularly in my... read more →
May 13

The Designer as Social Entrepreneur (Part 1)

This is the first in three installments of an in-depth look at the future of design education... the designer as social entrepreneur. J. Gregory Dees  (Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship) wrote in his introduction to his 1998 landmark article The Meaning of Entrepreneurship (PDF):... read more →
Apr 22

Co-Design in Action

A few weeks ago (April 2-3, 2011) the AIGA Chicago Chapter held their first ever event which tasked designers to work side-by-side with with a client (Growing Home) to collaboratively solve their strategic needs. This sold-out two-day event embraced the idea of Co-Design. Co-Design (or Collaborative Design) argues that the... read more →
Apr 17

Sustainable Design Thinking @AIGA Wisconsin

I had the distinct pleasure this past Thursday (April 14, 2011) to speak at the AIGA Wisconsin's "Sustainable Design Thinking" event. Modern's Species' Gage Mitchell was the facilitator for me getting up to Madison from Champaign, IL.  Gage and his wife Jennifer, and Brittany Barry were amazing hosts and I look... read more →
Mar 15
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Jan 10
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Social Design in the Classroom

In a recent article here on Re-nourish, I wrote about the importance of connecting the students' values to those principles set forth in the concept of sustainability to best intertwine it within the student designers' process. This past fall 2010 semester at the University of Illinois School of Art + Design,... read more →
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