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February 16 – Conference Kick-Off
Ask the Experts
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Design Thinkers Answer Your Most Pressing Questions
4:00 PM – 6:00 PMSupported by our graphic facilitator, we will kick off the conference by discussing challenges with real-world applications of design thinking, scaling up, and other nuances that emerge between theory and application.
February 17 – Conference Learning
8:30 AM
Conference Welcome, Keynote Speakers
Gesturing towards Decoloniality in Design: From Human to Humility-centered framings
Maryam is currently a Senior Fellow at Social Innovation Canada supporting their Financialization of Housing Lab, a Senior Consultant at the Center for Social Innovation, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Foresight Canada, and pursuing a Doctoral degree in Sustainability Management at the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment. 
Design is an Essential Medicine
Jaspal teaches courses bridging public health, engineering, and business at UC Berkeley, where he served as the Fung Fellowship’s faculty lead from 2016-2021 and created the first-ever human-centered design course in a school of public health.
9:55 AM
BREAK
Breathe, beverage, family, recharge
10:10 AM
Concurrent Sessions 1
ROOM 1
Dr. Angèle Beausoleil (55 minutes):
Teaching and Measuring Innovation Literacy Through Design
ROOM 2
Tabea Berg (55 minutes):
The Vulnerability of Design Thinking: Helping Novices Feel Safe and Free to Get “Out of the Box”
11:20 AM
LUNCH
Breathe, eat, reflect, fuel
11:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions 2
ROOM 1
Dr. Bidyanand Jha (20 minutes):
Unleashing the potential of design thinking and innovation for a sustainable ecosystem
Gordon Alexander (20 minutes):
A Technologist’s View of Design Thinking in the Real World
Dr. James Simak (20 minutes):
The Innovator’s Voice
ROOM 3
Katharine Ziff (20 minutes):
Teams, Tools, and Trust in Facilitating Design Thinking
Rhonda Webster (20 minutes):
Design Thinking Mindset
Lindsay Smith (20 minutes):
Level up your brainstorming with the 6 3 5 Method
1:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions 3
ROOM 2
Sameer Singh & Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse (25 minutes):
Exploring Wâhkôhtowin: Prototyping an Indigenous/historical boardgame for the market
Brooke Foti Gemmell (25 minutes):
A Visual Designer’s Mini-Guide to Virtual & Hybrid White-boarding
ROOM 3
Glenda Tarnowski (55 minutes):
Engaging Family Caregivers as Part of the Care Team: Co-design of Competency-Based Education for Interdisciplinary Healthcare Providers
2:45 PM
BREAK
Breathe, beverage, family, recharge
3:00 PM
Keynote Speaker, Closing Reflections
Practicing Just Transformation: Building Equity Design Into Pedagogy
Dr. Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon is an innovation catalyst, researcher, facilitator, and evaluator, impassioned by the space between transformation and liberation. As the Director of the Equity Innovation studio at Think Rubix, a Black-led social innovation consultancy. Dr. Otlhogile-Gordon serves as a shepherd for Equity Innovation to shape our collective future.
4:35 PM
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