Imagine for a moment that a business needs a radically innovative approach to a vexing problem. Designers and managers start with an intense focus on the human aspect–the real problems their customers ...

First-year honors nursing majors (left to right) Jared Ramos, Erin McCarthy, Alannah Crozier, Charlotte Rotter and Kalisa ...

Rapid prototyping processes, part of design thinking, can lead to an abundance of fresh ideas. In last week’s column, we shared how biopharmaceutical company AbbVie uses design thinking to humanize ...

Design thinking is a problem-solving process that encourages us to rethink the world and how people connect through products, systems or institutions. Leading brands globally use design thinking to ...

Four sixth graders in Emily Butterfield's Bearden Middle School science class have all kinds of ideas about how to deal with kudzu. You could harvest it and use it for medication. You could build a ...

The Independent Day School of Middlefield is the state's first institution to adopt a new problem solving initiative called design thinking. Design thinking is a method of problem solving that ...

Once a niche process used mostly in product design, design thinking has become a flexible, people-first framework for solving problems across business, education, entertainment, and more. This story, ...

During the last few weeks of summer as children cool off in lakes, pools, hydrants and beaches, some of our nation’s top teachers have been upping their game in preparation for this year’s students.

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...