Projects that utilize the ideals of design thinking in the course of developing an educational initiative. Programs can be part of a formal educational institution, or come from corporate, non-profit or other stand alone organizations. Examples include, but are not limited to, workshops, class projects, institutional programs, print and/or digital campaigns, education-driven exhibitions, online learning initiatives, toolkits, strategy documents, etc. Please note that this is a Professional category only.
Design Education Initiative Award
Core77 Design Awards 2015
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WinnerBack To School 2015
By aruliden
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Runner UpDesign Lab
By SITU Studio
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NotableIBM Design Education + Activation
By IBM DEsign
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NotableMaterial ConneXion KEA
By Material connexion
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NotableplatFORM
By Maia Rowan, Andreas Eiken, Lisa PaPania, Sarah Lubik
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NotableTeachers Design for Education
By Business innovation factory
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NotableThe Chair that Rocks: Linking Contemporary Designers with Craftsmen from Tlacotalpan, México.
By Studio José de la O
Design Education Initiative Announcement
Core77 Design Awards 2015
Design Education Initiative Jury
Core77 Design Awards 2015
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Mike Weikert
Director & Founder, Center for Social Design, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Mike Weikert is founding director of the Center for Social Design and Master of Arts in Social Design at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). In 2008, he established MICA's Center for Design Practice, a multi-disciplinary, project-based studio bringing together students and outside partners to collaborate on innovative solutions to social problems. Previously, he served as co-chair of the graphic design department at MICA, partner/creative director at Atlanta-based Iconologic, and as a design consultant to the International Olympic Committee. In 2011, he was nominated for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and in 2014, received the Ashoka U-Cordes Innovation Award.
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Becky Slogeris
Associate Director, MICA Center for Social Design
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Jess Gartner
CEO & Founder, Allovue
Jess Gartner is the CEO & founder of Allovue, an education resource planning platform for K-12 schools and districts. Allovue helps education administrators connect spending to student outcomes. In the past, Jess has taught in numerous schools throughout the world including South Africa and Thailand. She received her M.A in teaching from John Hopkins University. She was featured as one of The Baltimore Sun's 2013 Women to Watch as a leader in education and Baltimore Magazine's 40 Under 40. In July 2012, she was a featured panelist alongside prominent education leaders at the Education Technology Innovation Summit in New York City. Her writing and photography has been published in Weekly, Changing, Skillcrush and Women 2.0.
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Sarah Hemminger
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Thread
Sarah Hemminger co-founded Thread with her husband Ryan Hemminger in 2004. She has eleven years of experience in nonprofit management and expertise in the development, expansion, and replication of innovative, paradigm shifting models of mentoring. Sarah has a deep understanding of the challenges that face students in successfully completing high school and accessing higher education, as well as the potential for students and volunteers to change not only their own lives but also create a positive and lasting impact on those around them. Sarah was awarded fellowships from Ashoka, Echoing Green Foundation, Open Society Institute, and the Albert Schweitzer Fellows Program, which support social entrepreneurs with innovative ideas. In 2010, Sarah received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University for her work on the role of the cerebellum and the primary motor cortex on the time scales of consolidation of motor memory.