Creativity is a crucial skill for any design career. But learners and professionals must be able to apply their creativity to their chosen field. Design thinking can help students use creativity to solve problems in the workplace and beyond.

This episode includes audio from our latest CERTIFIED Academy: Design webinar, where we interviewed two of our CERTIFIED Ambassadors, Greg King and Katie Watchorn. Greg King is a Computer Assisted Design Instructor at McCann Technical School in North Adams, MA. Prior to leaping into a teaching career, Greg was a Senior Mechanical Designer/Project Manager for HVAC projects in both the design build and plan-spec marketplace. Greg has been an Autodesk student & user since 1997 with a primary focus on AutoCAD and Revit. Outside of the classroom, Greg enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family and on rainy days, blissfully trying to find ways to thank his wife for allowing him to commandeer the dining room table with 3D printers, CNC machines, and laser engravers.

Katie is a Digital Business Education Career & Technical Education Instructor at the Sault Area High School's Career Center. She discovered her passion for teaching while living in Italy, where she taught General/Business English, proofread scientific articles, edited CVs, advised on business presentations, designed email templates, and offered marketing services. She joined her Alma Mater in 2019 with the intention of helping students to discover what they really enjoy and what they want to do in their life. Throughout her professional career, Katie has worked within the marketing and sales sectors in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Milan, Italy for 7 years. Her objective is to inspire students, by bringing her industry experience into the classroom.

Together we discussed the world of design thinking, specifically Intuit's Design for Delight framework and certification, plus how your learners (and educators) can use this framework to apply their creative skills.

Learn more about Intuit's Design for Delight Innovator certification here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Certifications/Intuit/Certifications/Certify/Design-for-Delight.

You can also dive deeper into creativity and design thinking here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Blog/2022/February/Unleash-Your-Students-Creativity.

Connect with your fellow educators, like Greg and Katie, in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.

Don't miss your chance to register for our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference here: https://certified.certiport.com/.

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