Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about generative AI in education with John Nash, Director of the Laboratory on Design Thinking at the University of Kentucky. Let’s explore the benefits, the challenges, and the imperative to ensure responsible and equitable integration of AI in our modern learning environments.

Guest Bio

John Nash is a professor and the director of the Laboratory on Design Thinking at the University of Kentucky (dLab). His passion lies in helping educators in schools, colleges, and universities use human-centered design to create programs and services that delight their students, teachers, and community. He helps educators and school leaders identify opportunities for human-centered improvements that expand impact and increase the happiness of students, teachers, and communities.

In 2023 John has been absorbing and synthesizing conversations in education about generative AI. In doing so he's helped educators and policymakers with a balanced analysis and set of perspectives on the role of ChatGPT and other large language models in society, bridging the gap between technology and its societal implications.

With over 30 years of experience in leadership development, strategy design, and social science research, John spent the last 13 years researching design thinking as a framework for change and improvement. He is the author of the book 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨: 𝘼 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 (Harvard Education Press), a lively and inspiring resource written just for school leaders on how design thinking can be used to improve schools.