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SUMMARY:Edtech Insiders Webinar: Co-Design Secrets: How the Best Edtech Teams Build Products that Work
DESCRIPTION:Michael Preston and Medha Tare will participate in an upcoming Edtech Insiders webinar on June 13\, 225 at 12pm – 1pm ET.\n\nCo-design has become a buzzword in edtech—but what does it really take to make it work in practice? Join us for a candid conversation with leading experts who have successfully embedded co-design into their product development cycles. We’ll explore how to move beyond surface-level engagement to authentic collaboration with educators and learners—without breaking the bank or slowing down innovation.\n\nWhether you’re a startup founder\, product manager\, or researcher\, this session will leave you with actionable strategies to make co-design a core part of your process—and build better products as a result.\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn:\n– Why most co-design efforts fall short—and how to avoid common pitfalls\n– Practical methods for engaging diverse users efficiently and effectively\n– How to balance speed\, cost\, and inclusivity in the product design process\n– Real-world examples of successful co-design from leading edtech teams\nFeatured Speakers: \n 	Michael Preston\, Senior Vice President & Executive Director at Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\n 	Medha Tare\, PhD\, Senior Director of Research at Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\n 	Katie Boody Adorno\, Founder & CEO of Leanlab Education\n 	Alicia Quan\, Founder & Designer at UX of Edtech\n 	Wyman Khuu\, Head of Learning Engineering at Playlab AI\n\n\nWatch the recording here:
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/edtech-insiders-webinar-co-design-secrets-how-the-best-edtech-teams-build-products-that-work/
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SUMMARY:Playing with Well-Being By Design at Games for Change 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Games for Change 2025 Festival on Friday\, June 27 for a workshop on creating games that promote children’s well-being. Hear how Fred Rogers Productions\, Killer Snails\, University of Oregon\, Tiny Docs and Quest Craft are incorporating well-being by design into their games. Participants will then have a chance to ‘play’ with the ideas!\n\nFri\, Jun 27\, 2025\n11:00am – 12:30 pm\n\nSpeakers include:\n 	Noelle Posadas Shang\, Design Director\, Killer Snails\n 	Michael Preston Executive Director\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\n 	Daniel Pimentel\, Assistant Professor\, University of Oregon\n 	Rubin Soodak\, Interactive Producer\, Fred Rogers Productions\n 	Jen Chiou\, Founder\, CodeSpeak Labs / Quest Craft\n 	Medha Tare\, Senior Director of Research\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\n 	Sunny Williams\, Tiny Docs\n 	Allisyn Levy\, Sr. Manager\, Partnerships\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\n\n\nLearn more about Games for Change and register here
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/playing-with-well-being-by-design-at-games-for-change-2025/
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