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Design thinking course helps M.Ed. students build bridges between Power + Place Storytellers and local youth this summer
August 4, 2023
The Power + Place Collaborative and M. Ed. students in 7460 Design Thinking connected youth to the power of sharing stories and connecting with the surrounding community.
The Times-News features oral history work of the Power + Place Collaborative
July 31, 2023
Founded in 2020, he Power and Place Collaborative is a partnership between Elon, the African American Cultural Arts and History Center and the Mayco Bigelow Center and strives to preserve and present stories from and about the people, places and moments of Alamance County’s Black communities.
Taking it a Step Further: How Elon By Design has crafted community partnerships for mutual benefit
June 27, 2023
After four years of considerable growth, Elon By Design is expanding its consulting practice to nonprofit organizations, local school districts, healthcare providers, higher education institutions, and beyond, solving real world problems and having large scale impact on communities.
Lucy Garcia ’23 puts Burlington’s ‘Black Bottom’ on the map
May 11, 2023
Garcia’s study of Burlington’s bygone Black business district stemmed from the Power & Place Collaborative’s efforts to document the stories and history of Alamance County’s Black community.
The Center for Design Thinking supports faculty and staff projects from across campus
May 10, 2023
The Center for Design Thinking Supports Faculty and Staff Projects from across Campus through their 2023 Community of Practice.
Jam-packed month of design thinking this Winter Term
May 5, 2023
Exciting things are happening in the Center for Design Thinking this January with 15 students learning to harness the power of design thinking to support four diverse client projects.
The Center for Design Thinking expands its consulting work into Greensboro
April 11, 2023
The Center for Design Thinking expands its consulting work into Greensboro with the non-profit Safer City Greensboro, an organization that aims to support its commitment to inclusive community engagement.
Design Forge 2023 tackles intergenerational design thinking
April 7, 2023
Design thinking experts gathered at the Center for Design Thinking for the two-day conference.
Design Forge 2023 to focus on ‘intergenerational community-building’ this week
February 17, 2023
From March 29-31, the Design Forge will share stories and strategies for cultivating intergenerational design projects that foster pluralistic, participatory communities.
Three Elon teams present at the WISE Conference
February 8, 2023
The Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement (WISE) Conference was held on Feb. 3 and 4 at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.