Elon By Design

Information collected over four years at the Center initiates conversations on the power of design thinking

Power+Place and the Center for Design Thinking to host “From Radical Hospitality to Radical Accountability: An Intergenerational Community Workshop at Design Forge 2025

Award winning "Power+Place Legacies of Love" digital story will be screened at Historic Paramount Theatre on Feb. 15.

Alamance County community members were invited to share their pieces of history through storytelling.

Design Thinking Catalyst student Tyberious Brooks '26 has helped create story walks throughout campus, provided educational workshops for over 70 local students, and supported Alamance County Community organizations, all to help inform people about the Power+Place storyteller series.

The stories of local Alamance County faith leaders will be on display during the fall 2024 semester in the Numen Lumen Pavilion.

The Power+Place collaborative partners with two Elon courses to capture 10 new storyteller’s histories at CityGate Dream Center

The article highlighting how the collaborative initiative is documenting and elevating stories from Alamance County communities was published in Liberal Education, the magazine of the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

Power+Place and Elon’s Center for Design Thinking with Williams High School students have launched a new creative initiative this Spring, “Voices of Alamance County” Storywalks.

Elon student catalysts lead design thinking workshops at Stetson University to help students, faculty, and staff brainstorm innovative approaches to their Greek Life living and learning communities.