The next Agronomy and Horticulture seminar is Oct. 3
Sam Wortman, associate professor and environmental horticulturist in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will present “Design Thinking for Specialty Crop Innovations in the Field and Classroom” on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. in Keim Hall 150 or streamed live via Zoom at https://go.unl.edu/seminars.
Design thinking for innovation is a systematic, iterative, and creative process for solving problems and developing new products, practices, and services in plant and landscape systems. In this seminar, Sam Wortman will share an example of design thinking for innovation in his research, leading to commercialization of the RootThru Weed Barrier. He will also discuss classroom strategies for engaging students in design thinking through the creation of their own innovations.