Give yourself an “A” // Week 2: Task 2

You would be right to think the last thing we want to do here is to suggest that chasing grades is an admirable quest to take on. It isn’t.

Three Projects, Infinite Possibilities

Framing the project work for the semester.

If I am going to commit to my intention to scaffold learning experiences more clearly, then I want to propose specific projects while inviting the opportunity for…

How I Realized This Unequal World and Determined to Fight against

There were three men who “helped” me to face the reality.

Mr. A: “I don’t want a girlfriend who is as smart as you.”
Mr. B: “If my girlfriend or my wife earned more than me, I would feel…

Other’s Story // Week 4: Task 1

Exploring the interplay between storytelling and empathy.

We have spent the first two weeks of class looking into our own backgrounds, habits and mindsets to prime ourselves for the work of the coming months…

Tiny Habits // Week 1: Task 1

Liz Sanders and Pieter Stappers in their book Convivial Toolbox highlight the value of priming exercises…

Transforming Mindsets: a design studio

Welcome to our experiment in sense-making the role of design…

One Verse

It was October, and I had just settled into the eighth grade. I still remember my homeroom teacher, Mr. Crawford, handing out the blank…

Your Story // Week 2: Task 1

To set up this publication we need you to become writers. At Medium this means I need to invite you to be a…

I had no idea…

I can tell she isn’t paying attention. Her focus is off somewhere in LaLa Land. She appears to be doodling. And every now and then…

Why I got an A.

December 16th 2015

To my peers,

I got an “A” in my studio class because I learned to stop constantly comparing myself to you. Believe it or not, I used to think being different than you made me, by default, worse than you. But what is being a “good…