Actually busienssWeek recently posted a list of the top 30 design thinking programs. Some are business schools teaching design thinking and some are design schools teaching business.
SCAD was one of the schools listed. In my IDUS department here we offer a Masters program in Design Management. This is not a program in how to design the studio, but rather a program in how to manage business as a designer (or a designerly thinker). Per Mr. Merholz rant on HBR about how Design Thinking is not enough, our program teaches business and design and social sciences. The k-12 scenario though is one I would not give up on so fast. There is no reason why abductive thinking techniques and visual thinking and assorted early craft skills should not be included in earlier education programs. there are actually magnate schools that do consider design around the country. Here in Savannah we have a math, technology & design elementary school and I met some great and passionate HS students at the DASH high school in Miami's Design District this past month. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46754 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
