How can a board game teach the fundamentals of design and creativity? Gray Garmon, founding director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Integrated Design, joins hosts Doreen Lorenzo and Michael Baker to explore how creativity becomes a powerful tool for solving everyday problems, and how his collaborative approach is democratizing design education.
Gray Garmon is a designer, educator, and public scholar whose work empowers people to use design as a method and mindset for shaping a better future. He serves as Associate Professor of Practice in Design and Founding Director of the How can a board game teach the fundamentals of design and creativity? Gray Garmon, founding director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Integrated Design, joins hosts Doreen Lorenzo and Michael Baker to explore how creativity becomes a powerful tool for solving everyday problems, and how his collaborative approach is democratizing design education. Gray Garmon is a designer, educator, and public scholar whose work empowers people to use design as a method and mindset for shaping a better future. He serves as Associate Professor of Practice in Design and Founding Director of the Center for Integrated Design at The University of Texas at Austin, where, since 2018, he has built one of the largest undergraduate design programs in the country, making design education accessible to students across all disciplines. Find out more and read the episode notes. As we stare into the abyss of uncertainty, how do we find direction and guidance? What tools will help us? One word: CREATIVITY. Welcome to the Creativity is the Job of the Future podcast, where hosts Doreen Lorenzo and Michael Baker have in-depth conversations with ultramarathon runners, designers, story architects, recovery coaches, and other unconventional creatives as we explore how they use creativity to tackle complex challenges, uncover unexpected paths to success, and adapt to rapid change. The post Playing With Creativity: Gray Garmon appeared first on PRINT Magazine.