IDEO’s Sandy Speicher explains how human-centered design and design thinking can transform how we do school

04/03/19 • 34 min

In this episode of “Ed Influencers,” ISTE Chief Learning Officer Joseph South interviews Sandy Speicher, global managing director for IDEO, about her early work teaching graphic design to elementary students, the definition of human-centered design, how design thinking applies to learners and how we can all exist together in the digital world. Along the way, Speicher describes her role at IDEO, how she helped design an entire international school system and how she hopes to influence the future of teaching and learning. This episode that unpacks leading-edge thinking in education is not to be missed!

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Ed Influencers - IDEO’s Sandy Speicher explains how human-centered design and design thinking can transform how we do school

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