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Amy Leidtke, principal of Leidtke Design, is an accomplished industrial designer, artist, and educator with a standing record of success combining the disciplines of research, strategic and master planning, ideation and design development, participatory design workshops, in an inclusive professional design practice.

For 20-plus years, Leidtke has worked on projects such as immersive play and learning environments, traveling exhibits and products for mass production, including children's educational kits/activities, medical equipment, retail displays and corporate identity systems. She has worked with clients such as the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Boston Children's Museum, Henry Ford Museum/Spirit of Ford, Lincoln Children's Museum, The Building for Kids, Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Rotobin, and Simplicity and Zoom (educational public television).

She has a special interest in pediatric design (design for children), and has devoted most of her career to building an expertise in collaboratively developing and designing innovative interactive learning and play environments (museum exhibits and parks), toys, games, activity guides, and curricula for children and families.

Leidtke is a master teaching artist, having served as a Designer-in-Residence with public and private schools, working with children, youth and educators to create fun, interactive products and experiences within the context of academically integrated curriculum. Programs focus on themes including, but not limited to, brainstorming, collaboration, empathy, communication, drawing, and design thinking.