Joshua Fost
Joshua Fost PhD is Vice Provost and Managing Director of High School Innovation at Minerva. He has a diverse academic background centering on the intersections between science, philosophy, technology, and education. His recent work has included the creation of a quantitative measure of knowledge transfer; the use of Big Questions to focus gen-ed courses on a […]
Dr. Sean Ferguson
Sean Ferguson is the associate dean at the Asia School of Business (ASB). ASB is a start-up partnership with MIT-Sloan and Bank Negara Malaysia. Ferguson received his doctorate in Global Education from the University of Southern California. His area of expertise focuses on employability and career management in APAC. He also has an MBA from Rice University […]
Jac Torres Gomez
Jac is a passionate community development practitioner, teacher, facilitator and author. She has worked in various education and community development contexts including in Japan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Mexico and Bolivia. She is committed to supporting sustainable community and educational partnerships through innovative program management and policy, with a focus on enhancing education and learning […]
Balaji Gadicharla
Balaji Gadicharla spent more than two decades implementing technology solutions at various organizations around the globe. He is passionate about the new trends in educational technology and holds a strong belief that education is a fundamental human right.
Keri Facer
Keri Facer is Professor of Educational and Social Futures at the University of Bristol. From 2018-2020 she was Zennström Chair of Climate Change Leadership at The University of Uppsala, Sweden. From 2012-2018 she was Leadership Fellow for the AHRC’s Connected Communities Programme. From 2001-2008 she was Research Director for the Futurelab research and development lab. […]
Ms Charla Bear
Charla Bear is an award-winning journalist and design researcher, focused on translating insights from research into actionable ideas.
Ms Deirdre Cerminaro
Deirdre Cerminaro has lead and contributed to many key projects that bring design thinking to education.
Dr. Laura Moorhead
Laura Moorhead holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University’s Learning Sciences & Technology Design program.
Ms Sandy Speicher
Sandy Speicher has pioneered bringing design to the education field — formerly an educator herself, she founded the Education practice at global design and innovation firm IDEO, and has created a portfolio of design solutions that bring effective and meaningful experiences for today’s learners and teachers
Ms Annette Diefenthaler
Annette Diefenthaler is a long-term practitioner of design thinking, co-authored IDEO’s Design Thinking For Educators Toolkit, and has since engaged in helping design thinking spread across the sector.