The Stanford d.school

Five things on the week: 1. I already knew the statistic that if Stanford University were its own country in the Olympics it would have tied with Canada for 11th place overall. But I just about lost it this week when I learned that among those Stanford Olympians, design/product design majors had the most medals (7) and most golds (4)! 2. We had our own The Stanford d.school Olympics this week (I think it was our fourth staging of the games-new events every time), and the competition got heated. For me at least. And luckily the gods of counting off put me with Laurie Moore, Justin Hino, and Lisa Kay Solomon, because we all brought it on every event. Ball pit footsie? Easy. Blind bean bag calendar toss? Bam, three times in row. Tunnel tower egg balance? We did it while fending off dragons. Scenario improv? The judges loved us. 3. And even though we left it all on the floor of the space we were using for the offsite, we still came in second place. It was so close, only 0.25 from gold. But that’s second. There was quite a gradient in trophy sizes between first and second. Here’s Louie Montoya doing his best to hold up his first place urn, complete with Manasa Yeturu who was compelled to underline it because a win this big needs to come with fanfare. If anyone wants the single piece of candy that fits in my second place trophy bowl, come to my office hours. 4. In reflecting on why I like competition so much, I think it’s because I care. Whether it’s a whimsical work game or an athletic event or trivia, I love working towards something. I love that even with all the preparation in the world there will be obstacles to navigate in the moment. I love giving it my all. I love the camaraderie. 5. That camaraderie was in full display at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation - MMRF’s Race for Research. Team Carter showed up strong. I’m proud of us. I’m proud of everyone. Big trophy energy to every patient, those supporting or remembering family, and all who work towards finding a cure.

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An incredible week of learning at The The Stanford d.school The Studio week was packed with impactful , surprising, lighthearted yet tough learning exercises. My big takeaways; How we learn is as important as what we learn. Learning should be joyous ( not sometimes), Everytime! Diversity is a great way to know just how unique you are. That Design ( like life) means different things to different people. That design is not just making aesthetic products, user experiences or services, Design is an attitude of resourcefulness and inventiveness. It can change behaviours, make everyone feel belonged and help navigate a “ fractured, polarised world” It’s ok to “feel”. That it’s alright to live and breathe human- ness, in times of technological hype! That collaboration is not just a word Its easy to be understood as well as to understand It’s ok to have childlike ,innocent, unprejudiced, naive questions in times of expert answers. That it’s ok to be kind ( “kindness is not weakness’) It’s not too hard to imagine ❤️ Thankyou Dr Indu Shahani Dean Chang Erica Estrada-Liou Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, PhD Lisa Maione Dr. Lisa Lipkins, M.B.A, DBA Aurelia Donald, PhD Liliana Bove Duane Arbogast, Ed.D. Dr. Anita McGaha Marco Molinaro Agnieszka Wendland Jenni Lewis Anukal Chiralaksanakul Nandini Singh Siddharth Shahani #designthinking #collaboration #sensemaking #journey #learning #studio #journey

🎧 Episode Five is live 🎧 This episode of the From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood podcast features executive director of Forest & Tree, an organization in Oakland, California, working to support equitable opportunities for young people to have transformative outdoor experiences, Jeffrey Embleton. Christopher Emdin and I talk with Jeff about his essay in From White Folks, titled “Peer Mediation: Shifting Power in School Discipline,” in which Jeff shares his experiences as Dean of Culture at a new school working with students to build a peer mediation program. He reflects on how being white has impacted his ability and approach to engaging students and families, about his decision to actively step out of a leadership role to make space for a leader more reflective of the school community, and about the nature-based work with young people he is leading now. I've known Jeff for years and always learn a lot from our conversations and leave our time together hopeful about what is possible in and around schools. We first met when he worked at Met West High School. We then got to collaborate with each other and Barry Svigals, FAIA to co-design and co-teach a course for middle school students and The Stanford d.school students on redesigning school safety to center equity, wellness, community, and joyful learning. And then I had the honor of "mentoring" Jeff when he was a student in the High Tech High Graduate School of Education New School Creation Fellowship. One of the joys of doing this podcast is getting to share access to some of the deep and thoughtful folks that I am privileged and lucky enough to get to hang out with. I hope you enjoy getting to know Jeff a bit. The link to the full episode is in the comments below.