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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)

Hot off the Presses!

The 2023 SCD Annual Report is here - in print or digital - with all the best stories from our biggest year yet. Grab a copy at SCD, or flip through the digital version below. 

Read the Report!

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

 
Learn about HCD in a class or workshop
 

Learning at SCD

 
Find a space for your event or group at SCD
 

Explore Spaces


Discover more about our mission and vision
 

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

October
3
October
9

Maker Workshops - Origami

The Shop at SCD

5:00 PM

October
10

Creating Human-Centered Design Challenges

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84140368711?pwd=S1dsMWdFTk9kTkY5bDlrZnV6QllyQT09

12:30 PM

October
3
October
9

Maker Workshops - Origami

The Shop at SCD

5:00 PM

October
10

Creating Human-Centered Design Challenges

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84140368711?pwd=S1dsMWdFTk9kTkY5bDlrZnV6QllyQT09

12:30 PM

October
18

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