Storytelling for Educational and Emotional Impact: Alison Bryant, Sesame Workshop [Video]

Join Alison, an innovation leader, and a self described “experience unicorn,” having been an academic, media/tech leader, entrepreneur, and non-profit exec. Today, she is the Chief Research, Education, Data, and Impact Officer at Sesame Workshop.

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Tune in to hear Alison’s perspective on:
– Her career path in academia to media and technology
– Sesame Workshop’s approach to developing educational content for refugee children
– Designing for audiences across vast age ranges
– Play, learning, content creation, and impact
– The win-win-win condition
– Importance of research experience
– Sesame Street

Alison’s shoutouts:
– Sesame Workshop

Follow Alison!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalisonbryant/

This show is produced by Lauren Lin and Liz Gerber and made possible by the Center for Human Computer Interaction and Design at Northwestern University.