Finding Design Solutions
2007 Summer Design Institute Keynote Lecture July 19, 2007

Learning by Design
2007 Summer Design Institute Keynote Lecture July 16, 2007

High School Invention Projects (Why & How)
July 17, 2007

How and Why Things Work
2007 A City of Neighborhoods Keynote Lecture June 25, 2007

Design Charrette: Thinking and Making
Design educators Robert Kirkbride and Anna Slafer discuss activities to use in the classroom to engage students in understanding the built environment.

The Future of Design Education
Janet Abrams, University of Minnesota, and David Kelly, IDEO and Stanford’s d.school, debate two perspectives on the future of design education.

Dialogue: Classroom Connections
Presentation and thoughtful critique are an essential part of the design process. Hear commentary from design educators about how to integrate this process into your classroom.

Design Charrette: Products & Things
Follow a team of educators as they use creative problem solving of design to resolve the issue of "a cluttered workspace," using two different sets of low-tech materials.

Scrambled or Over Easy?
Teams of educators and students engage in a group problem solving exercise to design a safe mode of transport for an egg using a piece of drawing paper and a rubber band.

City of Neighborhoods:
Fulton Street Mall
Finding a way to impact our communities can be rooted in learning how to look differently on order to better assess issues and needs. Designers and educators share first hand experiences of community change informed by observation and research.

SDI 2006: Keynote Lecture, Space & Place
Henry R. Muñoz III shares how cultural and personal values, as well as community engagement, have shaped his architectural practice.

SDI 2006: Keynote Lecture, Discovering your "D Spot": Straight Talk about Design
Anna Slafer, discusses the importance of discovering your "D Spot" and the value of educating students about design

SDI 2006: Keynote Lecture, Products & Things
Jill Dumain, Director of Environmental Analysis for the outdoor clothing manufacturer, Patagonia, describes the company misson to create environmentally-friendly products.