Justin Ferrell is the fellowships director and Emi Kolawole is the editor-in-residence at the Stanford d.school, which Knight Foundation supports to advance excellence in journalism. All photos by Emi Kolawole. Catching an innovator in the middle of their process can be like catching a flame with your bare hands. Innovators burn through experiments quickly in […]
Article · September 26, 2014 by Emi Kolawole
Knight News Challenge: Libraries offers applicants a chance to share in $2.5 million by focusing on the question “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” Below, Emi Kolawole, the editor-in-residence at the Standford d.school, writes about putting the needs of people first in libraries. Photo by Emi Kolawole. When […]
Article · September 25, 2014 by Emi Kolawole
Photo credit: Flickr user Kristina Alexanderson. The Institute of Design at Stanford — aka “the d.school” — does not grant degrees, and demand is high. Stanford graduate students must apply to individual courses, which have few openings due to space limitations. This means there are few opportunities to immerse oneself in this place for very long. The […]
Article · May 7, 2014 by Emi Kolawole