Mitigating Uncertainty: An Exploration of Design Thinking Strategies to Support Design Challenges in Real-World Contexts

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Short Description

This panel will discuss common challenges incurred by instructional designers in the field. The panel will focus on how a design thinking mindset can assist with managinguncertainty that arises in design. The panel provides examples from personal experiences of strategies they have employed on various projects in higher education and industry. The goal of this session is to have an interactive conversation with attendees to strategize how they can confidently cope with uncertainty in design.

Authors

• Presenter: Jill Stefaniak, University of Georgia

• Presenter: Laura Stapleton, Old Dominion University

• Presenter: Sheri Anderson Conklin, UNC Wilmington

• Presenter: Jason K McDonald, Brigham Young University

• Contributor: Fredrick W. Baker III, University of West Florida