Design Thinking Isn't a Framework. It's a Toolkit That Outlives Classrooms.
d.tech alum Miriam Brody, now an HCI PhD student at UW, on how design thinking built her habits of empathy, iteration, and accessible design.
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Ken Montgomery
Dr. Ken Montgomery is the Co-Founder of Design Tech High School @ Oracle, located on the Oracle corporate campus in Redwood Shores, CA. Ken has served as the executive director for over ten years now. Ken completed his PhD in administration and policy analysis at Stanford University. While at Stanford Ken published several articles about school leadership and developed a school leadership course. As a teacher Ken held a variety of positions and won several awards including being named a member of the USA Today All-teacher team and becoming a National Board Certified teacher. Current partnerships focus on dimensions of Human Agency with researchers at Stanford University, Georgetown University, and Penn State University.
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