Henry Ford Learning Institute

Yesterday, HFLI’s Deborah Parizek and Theo Kozerski facilitated a session for all attendees at the inaugural Bowling Green State University Life Design Convening.

🔥After a thought-provoking fireside chat with BGSU President Rodney Rogers and Life Design trailblazer Bill Burnett, the Life Design educators from 27 colleges and universities brought such incredible energy, enthusiasm, and openness to our session - "Building Community and Connection Through Shared Purpose, Shared Work and Shared Joy.”

🍀The convening has been a great learning experience for us as well. We look forward to staying connected to the incredible champions of Life Design we’ve met over the past two days, and continuing our collaboration with the team at the Geoffrey H. Radbill Center for College and Life Design.

Many schools are working to increase student engagement and make learning more relevant—but it’s hard to move beyond the day-to-day routine without time and support to redesign instruction.

We’re hosting a 3-day, hands-on workshop this summer focused on exactly that:

Design Thinking for Deeper Student Learning
📅 August 5–7
📍 Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (Dearborn, MI)

Participants step into the role of learners as they design a lesson or project to bring directly back to their classroom or school. The focus is on creating learning experiences that build real engagement, agency, and deeper learning.

We keep the group intentionally small to support meaningful collaboration and coaching.

👉 Learn more or register: https://hfli.org/design-thinking-for-deeper-student-learning-2026/