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Design Thinking with and for Children: From Human-Computer Interaction to Strategic Leadership for Change
Host
Stefanie Mueller
Design Thinking with and for Children: From Human-Computer Interaction to Strategic Leadership for Change
As HCI researchers, we develop innovative new technologies and we develop unique new design approaches so innovation can emerge. I've come to understand that the design-thinking HCI methods we develop and use can also be applied for deep change in our organizations. With my life-long focus on interaction design and children, I have been fortunate to see several of my team’s ideas move from isolated systems to strategic impactful change. From the International Children’s Digital Library to new digital visitor experiences at U.S. National Parks, I will share our co-design processes in developing diverse new technologies, learning approaches and place-based change.
BIO
MIT Media Lab ('87) alumni, Allison Druin is the inaugural Associate Provost for Research and Strategic Partnerships at Pratt Institute. There she works throughout the campus to develop, expand, and find funding for research of all kinds, from Design incubation, to pop-up STEM learning, to preservation of open source technologies. Dr. Druin came to Pratt in June 2017, from the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland where she was a Professor for almost 20 years leading design teams of children and adults to develop new storytelling technologies. Among her numerous roles at Maryland, Dr. Druin served from 2013 to 2015 as Chief Futurist for the university's Division of Research. From 2015-2017, Dr. Druin took leave from the university to serve as Special Advisor for National Digital Strategy for the United States National Park Service. In her national leadership role, she worked on such projects as the redesign of the Lincoln Memorial visitor experience; the development of the Every Kid in a Park program; and the a new National Digital Junior Ranger program.
As HCI researchers, we develop innovative new technologies and we develop unique new design approaches so innovation can emerge. I've come to understand that the design-thinking HCI methods we develop and use can also be applied for deep change in our organizations. With my life-long focus on interaction design and children, I have been fortunate to see several of my team’s ideas move from isolated systems to strategic impactful change. From the International Children’s Digital Library to new digital visitor experiences at U.S. National Parks, I will share our co-design processes in developing diverse new technologies, learning approaches and place-based change.
BIO
MIT Media Lab ('87) alumni, Allison Druin is the inaugural Associate Provost for Research and Strategic Partnerships at Pratt Institute. There she works throughout the campus to develop, expand, and find funding for research of all kinds, from Design incubation, to pop-up STEM learning, to preservation of open source technologies. Dr. Druin came to Pratt in June 2017, from the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland where she was a Professor for almost 20 years leading design teams of children and adults to develop new storytelling technologies. Among her numerous roles at Maryland, Dr. Druin served from 2013 to 2015 as Chief Futurist for the university's Division of Research. From 2015-2017, Dr. Druin took leave from the university to serve as Special Advisor for National Digital Strategy for the United States National Park Service. In her national leadership role, she worked on such projects as the redesign of the Lincoln Memorial visitor experience; the development of the Every Kid in a Park program; and the a new National Digital Junior Ranger program.