<p>2006-2007 d.school Fellowships</p><p>Are you interested in a superb fellowship opportunity at Stanford? Are you passionate about design thinking? Do you want to collaborate with world-class faculty and designers? We are looking for people like you!</p><p>The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design is a new organization at Stanford. We affectionately call it the d.school. We have set out to prepare future innovators to be breakthrough thinkers and doers, use design thinking to inspire multidisciplinary teams, foster radical collaboration between students, faculty, and industry, and apply the design process to real world projects.</p><p>The d.school fellowship is a 1-year post-masters full time position that coincides with the academic school year with the possibility of starting a quarter before or extending to a quarter after. Ideal candidates will come from diverse programs across Stanford, have shown competence in design thinking, and will demonstrate potential for leading innovation.</p><p>As part of the dynamic d.school start-up team, fellows will play key roles in the d.school community. Fellows will herald d.school initiatives such as K-12 education, sustainability, design for extreme affordability, and health and wellness. In addition, fellows will collaborate with faculty to create and lead d.school courses, engage in designing and building innovative learning spaces, drive the d.school’s online strategy, and run design thinking workshops. </p><p>This is an exceptional opportunity for fellows to develop innovation leadership skills, contribute to the design thinking movement, and to help build one of the most outstanding new organizations on campus. d.school fellows will leave Stanford as members of an inspiring network of leading industry and academic design experts with the confidence, experience, and skills to make a unique and lasting impact on the world.</p><p>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Nicole Kahn ([email protected]), a current d.school fellow.</p><p>2006-2007 d.school Fellowships Application</p><p>The application deadline is 5 PM, Sunday, April 9th, 2006. Completed applications must be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to the d.school (Birch Hall, 215 A Panama St.). Interviews for select candidates will be conducted on April 17th- 20th. The positions will be announced via email on Friday, April 28th, 2006 by 5 PM.</p><p>Please provide the following information:</p><p>Name:</p><p>Address:</p><p>Phone:</p><p>Email:</p><p>URL (optional):</p><p>Please respond to the following questions in 2 pages or less:</p><p>1. What interests you about being a d.school fellow? </p><p>2. How do you see yourself uniquely contributing to the d.school fellowship program, to the primary initiatives as described above, and to the larger d.school community? </p><p>3. We are always open to new ideas and initiatives at the d.school, and there is an opportunity for self-directed, passionate fellows to take the lead in this endeavor. Please propose a project you are interested in heralding at the d.school. What is your point of view and how do your skills complement this initiative?</p><p>4. If accepted, how will this opportunity help you grow as a design thinker?</p><p>5. Briefly communicate to us (through the medium of your choice) something that you have created through design that you are proud of, and why.</p><p>6. Are you available to participate in a week-long fellowship orientation one week prior to Autumn quarter? </p><p>7. Please state your available times for an interview on April 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th.</p><p>Please attach: 1. Your resume and an informal bio</p>