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Wrong Theory Protocol Ep 1: The Science of Great Ideas

Vanessa Svihla

 
Wrong Theory Protocol
 
Dr. Vanessa Svihla, author of Wrong Theory Protocol, is an associate professor in the University of New Mexico’s  Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program and in the School of Engineering, where she is a special assistant to the Dean. Dr. Svihla is a learning scientist, whose research focuses on how people learn when they design. In 2018 she received the National Science Foundation CAREER award to study how people develop agency not just to solve problems, but to frame and reframe them. We talk about how Wrong Theory Protocol can result in better design.
 
Links:

 
Wrong Theory Protocol

 
Framing and Reframing Agency in Making and Engineering (FRAME) Project

 
UNM Faculty Profile: Dr. Vanessa Svilha

 
Blog Post: Worst Possible Choice