25 // Using Systems Theory & Design Thinking to Improve Performance with Dr. Jill Stefaniak

Have you wondered about how to further the systemic influence of your learning experiences? Or maybe how you might better deploy empathetic strategies in your design work? Today’s guest has some excellent insight to these and other critical questions. Jill Stefaniak is an Assistant Professor in the Learning, Design, and Technology program in the Department of Career and Information Studies at the University of Georgia, in the United States. Her research interests focus on the professional development of instructional designers and design conjecture, designer decision-making processes, and contextual factors influencing design in situated environments. Today we are talking about her recent publication "The Utility of Design Thinking to Promote Systemic Instructional Design Practices in the Workplace" in the journal Tech Trends. This paper introduces a conceptual framework, grounded in general systems theory, that combines design thinking principles with instructional design practices to improve performance. Learn more about Dr. Stefaniak here: https://coe.uga.edu/directory/people/jill.stefaniak You can check out the article we discussed here: https://rdcu.be/b30Qh

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