About Design EDU
Our Story
Design EDU began as an idea in Spring 2012 with the goal of sparking education innovation across Colorado. Activated by Alex Hernandez, Design EDU operated according to the following beliefs:
1) Education entrepreneurs drive innovation, not legacy institutions. 2) Intentional community-building will grow a pool of potential education entrepreneurs. 3) A community of education entrepreneurs can strengthen an emerging ecosystem of education innovation that includes schools, school systems, education support organizations, education technology companies, and philanthropic foundations.
Design EDU’s theory of change was and is simple: build a community of entrepreneurial educators and link them to supporters who are interested in their work, thereby creating the first links in a broader web of an ecosystem of education innovation.
After a multi-year hiatus, Design EDU is returning as an experiment. The beliefs underlying this effort remain largely the same but with greater focus on community-building and research + development related to emerging ecosystems of education innovation.
If you would like to be a part of this experimental ecosytem, please contact us using the form below - we would love to hear from you!