This episode’s remarkable guest is Sarah Stein Greenberg. She leads Stanford’s Institute of design, AKA the d.school. The d.school enables and guides students to become innovative thinkers, achievers, and agents of change.
As the current executive director, Sarah manages a multifaceted educational program involving twenty-five courses. These courses are taught by more than sixty experts from the Stanford faculty and the Silicon Valley community.
Sarah has successfully taught various d school courses, including including the Design Thinking Bootcamp, Design Thinking for Public Policy Innovators, and the long-running high-impact Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability.
Sarah obtained her bachelor’s degree in history and politics from Oberlin College and holds an MBA from Stanford graduate school of business. She is the author of a new book, Creative Acts for Curious People: Thinking, Creating, and Leading in Unconventional Ways. It is packed with innovative exercises and provides guidance to discovering and using productive approaches when facing any challenge.