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- Helen Sheridan, a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science, TU Dublin, discusses how design thinking in combination with Sustainable Development Goals helps students solve sustainability problems in creative ways. Helen Sheridan: Design Thinking for Sustainability the link.
- The Greener Business Challenge is a team-based project coordinated by the professor. Henrik Totterman in one of his courses at Hult International Business School (Boston). The challenge of this project assigned to students, with accelerating the green transition, is to use the Design Thinking principles to create and pitch sustainable business solutions that address some of today’s most pressing environmental concerns, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- “Design Thinking in STEM” – is an initiative of Siemens Stiftung aimed at developing approaches for teaching these abilities in science and technology lessons. More at Design Thinking in STEM – Innovative encouragement, creative thinking
- Design thinking at Monash - The director at Monash Tech School (Australia) Neil Carmona-Vickery discusses how they apply the design thinking model to STEM courses and how it can be used as a framework to leverage authentic opportunities for students.