Sean Hobson
Chief Design Officer, Clinical Assistant Professor at ASU and Higher Education Advisor
- Role
- Chief Design Officer at EdPlus at Arizona State University
- Location
- Tempe, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sean Hobson
Sean Hobson is Chief Design Officer and Clinical Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, where he leads strategy at the intersection of design, learning innovation, and institutional transformation. As ASU’s first Chief Design Officer, Sean plays a central role in shaping bold initiatives that rethink how universities serve students—across modality, technology, and culture.He also serves as an Expert in Residence with ASU’s University Design Institute, supporting universities globally as they navigate change through system-level redesign, digital strategy, and academic innovation.Sean’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Scientific American, and spans course design, AI-enhanced learning, and public-private partnerships in education. He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Transformation from Dublin City University, and regularly advises universities, philanthropies, and edtech organizations on how to scale impact through purposeful design, research, and storytelling.
Experience
Chief Design Officer
EdPlus at Arizona State University
Jan 2014 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US
Education
PennWest Clarion
Masters, Communication Education and Mass Media Technology
2004 — 2006
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
Stanford University
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact
2019
Stanford University
Design Thinking Bootcamp
2015
Dublin City University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, University Design and Learning Innovation
2020
PennWest Clarion
B.S., Communication
1998 — 2002
Skills
- E-Learning
- Distance Learning
- Digital Strategy
- Blended Learning
- Business Strategy
- Learning Management Systems
- Higher Education
- Addie
- Faculty Development
- Strategic Planning
- Captivate
- Visual Design
- Consulting
- Educational Technology
- Training
- New Business Development
- Operations Management
- Multimedia
- Teaching
- System Design
- International Project Management
- Organizational Design
- Team Building
- Project Management
- Moodle
- Courses
- Director
- Technical Writing
- Adult Education
- Creative Strategy
- Leadership
- Product Design
- Design Thinking
- Curriculum Design
- Strategic Communications
- Instructional Technology
- Process Improvement
- Instructional Design
- Curriculum Development
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