The power of design and innovation is one of the key themes of the AAA Annual Meeting this year and the opening keynote speaker will be Bruce Mau. We have been invited to offer a design-thinking workshop for accounting academics on Saturday, 4 August
With this workshop, we want to share insights and practical ideas about how academics can adapt their skills to meet the needs of a changing world. Design-thinking and service-design offer a different mindset and new tools to complement our work.
In these increasingly complex times for accounting education, the two most important capabilities are innovation and collaboration – both principles are essential in design. This hands-on workshop will lead you through the design-thinking process and will offer opportunities to learn its application with practical examples and case studies.
This three part session will explore how human-centered design can help develop innovative solutions for the complex challenges we face as educators. In addition to providing extensive overview of the theory and tools, we will explore practical ideas for designing curriculum and fostering collaboration within university departments.
The workshop will conclude with sharing examples for applying the same methods in the classroom. The capacity to innovate vie complex problem solving is one of the key critical skills for the 21st century professionals and this workshop will help you develop ideas for fostering these skills in students.
EMAIL USWorkshop outline
- Session I: Introduction to design-thinking – theory, history and practical lessons
- Session II: Applying design-thinking in practice – service-design methodology, tools and case studies
- Session III: Designing education: practical workshop for curriculum design
- Session IV: Fostering creativity and critical-thinking in students: design-thinking projects and applications in the classroom
Learning objectives
- Understand the fundamentals to human-centred approach to innovation
- Become knowledgeable about design-thinking methods and processes
- Learn how to use specific design-thinking tools
- Know how to create a service blueprint for improving course delivery and curriculum
- Develop ideas for fostering creativity and critical-thinking in students
Workshop registration
This workshop is hosted by American Accounting Association and to reserve your place, you need to register on their website.