Two years ago this January, I was introduced to the Innovation Hub at the University of Toronto. Although this unit is housed at the St. George campus, I was welcomed at their 10-week, Design Thinking Experience Program. This program which invited both staff, students and faculty members provided a wonderful “deep-dive” into the design thinking […]
Critical Making – Checking our Biases
This week, I was browsing Stanford’s dSchool web site. Lots of interesting resources and inspiration. One section I gravitated to was a tool called the Critical Lens Group Protocol. This sound-based tool guides teams in analyzing a prototype or any design through an equity-focused lens. Intended for small groups, the prototype is reviewed by the group with the aid […]