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Long before 鈥渄esign thinking鈥� had a name, Shakespeare was practicing it. This interactive workshop invites students to explore Shakespeare not just as a playwright, but as a systems thinker, prototype builder, and radical designer of human possibility. Through scenes from Hamlet, Macbeth, and The Winter鈥檚 Tale, students will examine how Shakespeare tests ideas, stages failure, iterates ethical dilemmas, and designs spaces for collective thinking. The session blends close reading with creative exercises, offering students tools for applying Shakespearean thinking (and humanities thinking more broadly) to contemporary challenges—from climate anxiety to AI, leadership, and identity.

Speaker

Dr Jessica Riddell

Dr Jessica Riddell is a professor of Early Modern Literature in the English Department at Bishop鈥檚 University (Quebec, Canada). She is an award-winning educator and scholar, having published on Shakespeare, institutional culture change, inter-institutional collaborations, experiential learning, and inclusive high-impact practices. Her recent book, with collaborators Dr. Lisa Dickson and Dr. Shannon Murray, is called (University of Toronto Press, 2023) and was nominated for the Gordon Book Prize. Her newest book, , was published by McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press in early 2024. Find out more about Dr Riddell .