As Higher Education faces unprecedented challenges in the minds of students, such as mounting skepticism, ballooning loan debt, and dwindling enrollment, the question emerges:
How can designers reshape the narrative about Higher Education and attract future learners in new ways?
This panel will be more than just a discussion. It's a call to action. Together, we will explore the evolving landscape of education and discuss potential design-driven solutions that could address those pressing issues. Led by Kimball International's Design Futurist, Kaelynn Reid, industry-leading experts will unite designers to reimagine and reshape the future academic world for the better.
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Panel Host and Industry-Leading Guests
Kaelynn Reid
Design Futurist
Kimball International
As a Certified Design Futurist and the Host of Kimball International's Alternative Design podcast, Kaelynn encourages designers to make creative decisions today for a more promising human experience tomorrow.
Marianne Lewis
Dean and Professor of Management
University of Cincinnati
Marianne W. Lewis is Dean and Professor of Management at the Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati. She previously served as dean of Cass (now Bayes) Business School at City, University of London, and as a Fulbright scholar. A thought leader in organizational paradoxes, she explores tensions and competing demands surrounding leadership and innovation.
Fiona Grandowski
Principal
Collins Cooper Carusi Architects
As a principal and firm owner at Collins Cooper Carusi Architects (CCCA), Grandowski is involved in all strategic planning initiatives at the organization. In her role, she combines an understanding of the different ways in which individuals learn, work, and play with her knowledge of interior architecture, furnishings, and materials, to further enhance the built environment. She has held various leadership positions within and outside of IIDA including as a leader of the IIDA Georgia Chapter and a member of the Interior Design Advisory Board at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, from which she holds a BArch.
Bryan Alexander
Education Futurist and Senior Scholar
Georgetown University
Bryan Alexander is an award-winning, internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of Higher Education's future. Bryan is currently a senior scholar at Georgetown University and teaches graduate seminars in their Learning, Design, and Technology program.