NCompass Live: Pretty Sweet Tech - Design Thinking: How Technology is Made
Channel: Nebraska Library Commission
Date: 2019-11-27

Recorded on November 27, 2019
NCompass Live - http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/

New special monthly episodes of NCompass Live! Join the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Amanda Sweet, as she guides us through the world of library-related Pretty Sweet Tech.

In recent years we’ve all been hearing more about "design thinking". Fun fact! It’s not a new process. It’s just problem solving. You probably already use it, but may know it under a different term. The difference is that design thinking puts the user first. That’s right, humans matter in technology design. It’s a novel idea. 

This week’s Pretty Sweet Tech aims to de-mystify design thinking and how technology is designed, prototyped and tested. When we know how technology is made, we all have a better chance to choose and use technology more effectively. Here’s a rundown of what this session will cover: 

•What is Design Thinking? 
•Example as it applies to technology design 
•Using Design Thinking to Choose Technology Tools 
•Using Design Thinking to Teach Technology Literacy

Let’s get together and build people-first technology. Make technology mean something.