AMSTERDAM -- On a typical Tuesday morning in the 8e Montessori School in the north of Amsterdam, two boys let out a cheer. They've just flicked a switch on their prototype river clean-up device, ...

Do you know what design thinking is? Your answer to that question will depend largely on where you sit. Design thinking is often centrally associated with the fabled design and consulting firm IDEO, ...

Here you will learn more about the concentrations DTI is connected with and the additional courses we offer. For recommendations on course across the curriculum that integrate design and hands-on ...

The new book “Designing Your Life” uses so-called “design thinking” to help you achieve a better, more fulfilling life. But what does that have do with design? When you hear the word “design,” what ...

That’s the question behind the grand opening of the Design Thinking Initiative’s new space in Capen Annex Tuesday, March 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event includes lunch, music and some ...

At most colleges and universities, there are hundreds of different majors for students to chose from–all in hopes of preparing the student for a future job and career. And most schools still operate ...

Innovation with design thinking demands critical thinking because we must understand our assumptions that frame our ideas and shape our design. As our world becomes more and more digital, it’s not the ...

The following is the second of two excerpts from The Way to Design, a guide to becoming a designer founder and to building design-centric businesses. It was adapted and reprinted with the author’s ...

An approach that promised to democratize design may have done the opposite. When Kyle Cornforth first walked into IDEO’s San Francisco offices in 2011, she felt she had entered a whole new world. At ...

Are you a creative or inventive person? Or would you like to be? Would you like to harness your creativity to solve problems for your company or for society? Would you like to add design-driven ...