Human-Centered Design Thinking

About

Human-Centered Design (aka “Design thinking”) has become an incredibly popular framework for problem-solving in social change organizations, classrooms, and boardrooms.

More than just a philosophy, the methodology begins with deep user empathy and iterates towards more collaborative, creative, and long-lasting  solutions. In this highly interactive session, participants will learn why leading organizations are incorporating the tools of human-centered design into their work and take home elements of design thinking to their own practices.

Speakers: 

Abby Fifer Mandell

Executive Director, Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship

Abby Fifer Mandell is the Executive Director of the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab and teaches BAEP 471 and 571, courses in which interdisciplinary teams of students use design thinking to create products for underresourced communities in California. Prior to joining USC, Abby served as the Director of Admissions of the graduate school of education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles. As a consultant for Brailsford & Dunlavey, she designed educational programs and facilities at Duke University, The University of Vermont, and Dartmouth University, among others. Abby is a Wexner Heritage Fellow and serves on the board of Question Box