Lecturer, Stanford d.school
K-12 Lab and Environments Lab

Empathize: Adam Royalty has been seen trying to grow by balancing rational problem solving with creative expression. A voracious learner, he loves exploring new disciplines and new ways of thinking, then adding those perspectives to his own. "Jack-of-all-trades" does not sufficiently describe the scope of his talents nor even does the title of "Renaissance man." This is mainly due to the fact that his art, music, language, writing, and myriad other interests are severely underdeveloped. But latching on to the adage, "fail early, fail very often," Adam steadfastly believes he will some day use a diverse collection of knowledge and abilities to save the world or d.sign something cool.

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Prototype: Adam utilizes his experiences with design thinking to solve problems and grow into a wiser human being.

Adam combines his eclectic skills to form a truly unique design process.

Adam believes that design thinking is destined to solve big problems and will contribute to that story in whatever way necessary.