Deirdre Cerminaro

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Complexity doesn’t scare me. As a former architectural designer with a background in…

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Publications

  • What the %*$# Is Systems Design?

    Modus

    A systems designer explains systems, why they need designing, and what she actually does for a living

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  • Thinking & Acting like a Designer: How design thinking supports innovation in K-12 education

    World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)

    Over the past two decades, interest in using design thinking in K-12 settings has grown dramatically. In spite of this growth, insufficient attention has been given to the importance of design thinking as a component of an educator's professional toolkit. Through a consideration of current research and practice, this publication is intended to showcase the best and forward-looking practices and new ideas of design thinking in K-12 education; provide recommendations and potential limitations to…

    Over the past two decades, interest in using design thinking in K-12 settings has grown dramatically. In spite of this growth, insufficient attention has been given to the importance of design thinking as a component of an educator's professional toolkit. Through a consideration of current research and practice, this publication is intended to showcase the best and forward-looking practices and new ideas of design thinking in K-12 education; provide recommendations and potential limitations to inform practitioners interested in applying design thinking to K-12 settings; and identify provocative questions that will drive future research.

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  • To be a great leader, rethink your default behaviors

    Medium

    Reflections on leadership after a year working with IDEO's former CEO, Tim Brown.

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  • Design and the Social Sector: An Annotated Bibliography

    Design Observer / Change Observer

    This collaborative bibliography showcases the "must-read" articles and books for anyone interested in the power of design and design thinking to solve intractable social problems. This project was initiated at the Yale School of Management with contributions from students Deirdre Cerminaro ('13) and Courtney Drake ('12) and advisement from William Drenttel, Senior Faculty Fellow at the Yale School of Management and Editorial Director of Design Observer.

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Courses

  • Human-Centered Systems Thinking

    Available at ideou.com

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  • MBA Innovation Summit

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    Co-founder of the MBA Innovation Summit, an annual event from 2012-2019 that brought together top MBA students with business leaders driving innovation across sectors.

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