A small sampling of some recent projects…
How might we design for all planetary life, exploring and promoting more than human-centered design methods?
As designers and facilitators, we are committed to evolving our practices to engage more meaningfully with the more-than-human world. We have chosen to learn in public, engaging in a series of interviews and discovery conversations, which we are recording and sharing on the Beyond HCD website.
My Role: Principal Researcher, Founder
Framing -> Research Design -> Desk Research -> Participatory Interviews
How might we design a center of excellence at Berkeley School of Law that trains students to serve the human rights field in innovative ways?
There are increasingly incredible advancements in new technologies being used for data analysis and data visualization that report on human rights violations. GRIL wants to leverage the work of technologists who are communicating about human rights violations globally, translating their methods into compelling tools for advocacy work.
My Role: Curriculum & Design-Thinking Leadership, Consultant
Problem Framing -> Research Design -> Onboard Students -> Desk Research -> Participatory Interviews -> Analysis -> Synthesis & Prototype Development
How might we develop an appealing design and facilitation identity for nature-based education programs?
The More Than Human Life (MOTH) Project is an interdisciplinary initiative advancing rights and well-being for humans, non-humans, and the web of life that sustains us all.
The program aims to develop, refine, and mainstream paradigms, norms, strategies, activities, and thought leadership that create a pathway for re-embedding humanity within the larger web of life that nourishes and sustains us. The MOTH Project is a long-term effort to document, discuss, disseminate, and advance ideas, strategies, partnerships, and practices that offer creative and rigorous answers to these pressing questions and others.
My Role: Facilitation & Design Leadership, Consultant -> Fellow
Facilitation + design for 1st gathering -> Facilitation + design for 2nd gathering -> Support with community engagement -> Facilitation + design for 2nd course -> Design support for 3rd gathering -> Design support for 1st academic conference
How might we develop a new program that solves issues for global rights and governance in creative, unexpected ways?
Drawing on the Center’s collective experience with experimental and systems thinking approaches — as well as methodologies such as foresight and design thinking — the vision for the FORGE Program is to identify, incubate, and mainstream solutions (aka. experiments for change) that help bolster the efficacy and legitimacy of global governance and justice in the next decade and beyond.
My Role: Program Leadership, Fellow
Program design -> Web design -> Event planning for 1st gathering -> Facilitation + design for 1st gathering -> Selection of experiments for change -> Prototype accompaniment of experiments for change -> Bimonthly practitioner series -> Methodology toolkit
How might legal students develop professional skills for careers in environmental law and human rights?
The Earth Rights Research and Action (TERRA) Clinic combines the tools and tactics of international environmental law and human rights to preserve the conditions for life on Earth for current and future generations of humans and non-humans.
My Role: Guest Speaker
Facilitation Practice (Guest Speaker) -> Field Work Tips & Tricks (Guest Speaker)
Mapping Diverse Experiences of Candidates Running for Municipal Office in Ontario
AMO x Monumental | 2023 -2024
How might we understand and improve the experiences of diverse candidates running for municipal office in Ontario?
As a member of the Monumental Projects consulting team, we accompanied AMO to undertake research exploring the experiences of Ontarians who have run for - or considered entering - the local political arena. The focus of the research was to gain insight into the challenges faced by diverse candidates and propose a range of solutions AMO and their partners can consider as they work to build a healthier local democratic environment.
My Role: Consultant
Problem Framing -> Research Co-Design -> Desk Research -> Participatory Interviews -> Analysis -> Ideation of Prototype Ideas -> Final Reporting
How might the City of Toronto learn through community dialogues to inform a new policy?
Who, what, and how do we commemorate? The Recognition Review was an initiative led by the City of Toronto that examines how the City honours history in public spaces. As part of the Recognition Review, City Council adopted a new framework to guide how the City commemorates public figures and events in street names, place names, and monuments. In this time, I coordinated a cross-disciplinary team of facilitators, led a youth arts process, and contributed writing, design & facilitation to the overarching effort.
My Role: Consultant
Framing -> Research Design -> Desk Research -> Community Conversations + Youth Arts Process -> Analysis -> Reporting
How might we amplify the health outcomes for health wearable users by enhancing their weekly reports?
A start-up project in the health industry. We developed and tested an early stage service, providing weekly reports of visualized health data combined with local weather, community, and cultural events to encourage more active lifestyles. I led on design research, visual identity, service design, and product design.
My Role: Chief Product Officer
Problem Framing -> User Research -> Functional Design -> Branding & Visual Identity -> Early Prototype Development -> Early User Testing & Product Improvement -> Product Sunset
How might we rapidly scale Canadian climate solutions into the global market? / How might we reorganize MaRS Discovery District toward collect impact?
Mission from MaRS seeks out companies with scalable, high-impact climate solutions, pairing these innovators with ecosystem leaders to help adopt and commercialize these innovations. Working in energy, real estate, transportation, carbon management and more, the Mission from MaRS team of Climate Champions have the potential to mitigate megatons of GHG emissions and spur economic activity the world over. We’re not just looking for innovation; we’re accelerating adoption to bring real impact to Canada and the world.
My Role: Director of Design Anthropology | Design Practice Lead
Opportunity Framing -> Stakeholder Interviews -> Co-Design Workshops -> Initial Program Design -> Feedback & Integration -> Launch Planning -> Design & Facilitation for Launch -> Public Programming & Partner Engagement -> Program Staffing for Implementation
