Elliot Felix is an author, speaker, teacher, father, and consultant to more than a hundred colleges and universities. He uses his background in design to make college work for all students by improving the spaces they’re in, the support services they rely on, and the technology they use. Over the last 20 years, he has spoken at SxSW Edu, taught courses on innovation, and worked with top universities like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, NYU, NC State, and the University of Virginia. brightspot strategy, the education consulting company he founded in 2011, has improved the experience of more than 1,000,000 students. You can find his work in Fast Company, Forbes, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. His book, How to Get the Most Out of College, was published by Alinea Learning in February 2022.
How can institutions enable student success when students depend on support services that aren’t seamlessly organized? The University of Miami answered this question by developing a new Learning Commons using design thinking.
By Shirley Dugdale, Roger Torino, and Elliot Felix