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Design Thinking for Social Change 1: Design Lens

Instructor: Professor Neil Goldberg | Partner: Pacific School of Religion
Learning Pillar: Intentional Creation | Rigor Level: High

 

Welcome

We live in a world with products, services, and experiences clamoring for our attention. Every one of them has been created by someone with intention; by design. Design thinking is for skilled human-centered design practice applicable to any artifact. It empowers organizations and ventures to drive positive changes with equitable and beautiful designs. You will start to see the world through a design lens, and explore a theological understanding of creative praxis as integral to spiritual formation. As a popular course at PSR, Design Thinking for Social Change was selected as the first graduate-level course adapted to Kwaray's accessible learning modality as a Learning Path. This is the first course in the Design Thinking for Social Change Learning Path.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, you will:
  1. Understand the concept, origin, and theological underpinnings of design thinking.
  2. Learn key human-centered design principles
  3. Create a personal self-reflective practice for growth and development of creative-leadership capacities.

Meet the Instructor

Neil Goldberg, an Adjunct Professor at Pacific School of Religion, is a designer, entrepreneur, educator, and author with a passion for seeing human centered design applied with artisanal care to every kind of artifact of the human imagination – and to bring forward design as a framework for enlivened leadership. After starting his career with furniture maker Herman Miller, he brought the people centered innovation process he practiced there to Silicon Valley where he founded the design agency Praxis, and led multi-disciplinary teams developing award winning products. As an entrepreneur he founded WorkClub, the first co-working business operating on a subscription business model. He has also created ventures in digital photography, online print fulfillment and solar power.

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