What world will the next generation of students and educators create?

How can we use media to empower educators to step into their agency, use their creativity to imagine more inclusive futures, and make their visions tangible?

How might we shape technology more responsibly? 

We’ll tackle these questions and more at SXSW EDU and Interactive! Members of the d.school community are excited to facilitate and participate in a variety of sessions for both conferences. We’ll engage in activities with some of our favorite changemakers and collaborate with Siegel Family Endowment to present the Futures Studio at SXSW EDU. Keep reading for details on all of our events.

The Futures Studio at SXSW EDU

March 4-6, 2024 - Room 11AB
powered by the Stanford d.school with support from Siegel Family Endowment

The d.school is collaborating with the Siegel Family Endowment and SXSW EDU to build a pop-up Futures Studio! This will be a creative space where educators can imagine the futures they want to see and translate those dreams into creative media. 

At the Futures Studio, attendees will:

• Generate media (for example, album covers, songs, and zines) that communicate their notions and hopes for the future – and take what they create to catalyze futures thinking in their communities

• Discover and get access to world-class print and digital materials on future-oriented design and learn how these materials can be used to support futures thinking in their schools and communities

• Connect with and learn from others to expand their visions of the future, and leave with a community of dedicated educators and leaders committed to reimagining education

On the final evening of the festival, we will host an open mic/showcase experience where guests can come read from their zines, share the audio they recorded, or express visions from and for the future.

Find all the details here:

• Futures Studio, March 4: schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/OE44505

• Futures Studio, March 5: schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/OE44506

• Futures Studio, March 6: schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/OE44507

• Futures Unplugged, March 6: schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/OE44508

d.school and partner SXSW EDU Sessions

March 5, 2024

“Creative Hustle: Blaze Your Own Path, Make Work That Matters”
Featuring Olatunde Sobomehin & sam seidel 
schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP145251

“Can We Be Friends With Chatbots?”, “We Are All Storytellers” and more!
Sessions by our friends at Teach for America’s Reinvention Lab
reinventionlab.org/sxswedu2024

March 6, 2024

Olatunde Sobomehin & sam seidel Creative Hustle Book Signing
schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/OE44514

“Getting Smart on Creativity: Podcast with Stanford d.school”
Featuring Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, Grace Hawthorne & Tom Vander Ark schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP145167

“Print on Purpose: Hearts & Crafts at Stanford's d.school”
Featuring Milan Drake, Patrick Fenton & Indya McGuffin
schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP144339

'“Small Organizations, Big Impact: Redefining Success & Scale”
Featuring our friends at the Siegel Family Endowment
schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP145699

“Charting the Course: From Science of Reading to Full Literacy”, “Crossing the Canyon: Evolving how we support youth after high school”, and more
Sessions by our friends at Teach for America’s Reinvention Lab
reinventionlab.org/sxswedu2024

March 7, 2024

”Explore Forbidden Design: Psychedelic Medicine at Stanford”
Featuring Manish Agrawal, Tracy Deluca & Elysa Fenenbock
schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP139597

“How Disruptive Philanthropy Is Reshaping the World of Giving”
Featuring our friends at the Siegel Family Endowment
schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP145231

“Grantmaking Strategies That Can Transform Cities Nationwide”
Featuring our friends at the Siegel Family Endowment
schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP145381

THE LIGHT HOUSE

March 10, 2024 - The Belmont 
Powered by the d.school and The Tech We Want as part of the Omidyar Network

The d.school is collaborating on THE LIGHT HOUSE during SXSW this year! This in-person event is a wayfinding point and beacon for those who want to connect about more than what the status quo has to offer to our communities during Austin's most exciting time of the year.

Immerse yourself in a day filled with inspiring talks, interactive activations, and intimate screenings in the screening room. Connect with like-minded individuals who share a vision for a more responsible tech future that puts people first as we explore the implications of AI and responsible technology. 

Register and learn more at atxlighthouse.eventbrite.com

Join us for the after party! You won’t want to miss good music with good people.  9pm - ??? :) Register at lightsoutparty.eventbrite.com 

THE LIGHT HOUSE
March 10, 2024
The Belmont, 305 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701