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SCD is a campus resource for everyone - students, faculty, and all learners interested in developing the mindsets of HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN 

What is Human-Centered Design?

Human-centered design (HCD) is a problem-solving approach that uses design thinking methods and tools to identify the unmet needs of a population in order to collaboratively and iteratively develop solutions.

(Tim Brown, Harvard Business Review, 2008)

We DO design by integrating research and practice

Our research informs our content, and teaching our content feeds our research. This relationship allows information to travel both ways and is at the core of how we develop meaningful and relevant teaching materials for any discipline. 

Research at SCD

We are Rooted at Illinois

The 2024 SCD Annual Report takes a look at our third year with the Center open on campus, and examines how we have found our place among the history, and as part of future, of the University of Illinois

Read the 2024 Annual Report

 
Learn about HCD in a class or workshop
 

Learning at SCD

 
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About SCD

Stories from SCD capture the impact of HCD

Storytelling is how we share our experiences, and sharing is how we learn to design for each other. 

 

Stories From SCD

At SCD you won't stand on the outside looking in.

Collaborate. Innovate. And yeah - maybe get your hands dirty every once in a while. Learning is an experience. Dive right in. 

Experiential Learning at SCD

Upcoming SCD Workshops and Events

Click here for the full schedule of activities in SCD

November
21
December
4

Maker Workshops - Paper Crafts

The Shop at SCD

5:00 PM

February
6

Getting Started with Human-Centered Design

SCD Classroom 1002

2:00 PM

November
21
December
4

Maker Workshops - Paper Crafts

The Shop at SCD

5:00 PM

February
6

Getting Started with Human-Centered Design

SCD Classroom 1002

2:00 PM

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