Design Leader & Strategist
In my practice I expand the definition of “design” beyond traditional boundaries and depending on what role(s) my client needs me to play. I have practiced human-centered design since 2004 and bring design to bear on small and large scale human or societal problems such as hunger, health financing or technology awareness.
When not designing experiences, you can find me haltingly practicing my French, traveling, eating lots of runny cheese and photographing or making art.
Design Strategy & Thinking
User experience design
Service design
Design sprints
User research
Participatory design workshops
Listening tours
Storytelling
Civic innovation
Event Programming & Design
Design Execution
Product design
Web application design
Squarespace site design
Hackathons and innovation festivals
Product feature prioritization
Building MVPs
Rapid prototyping
My ultimate goal is to collaboratively design programs and systems that equip others so we can work effectively as a team to carry out design research.
This can look like design sprints and innovation workshops that are focused on discovery or prototyping. I’ve used these techniques with various clients ranging from governmental social benefits companies to NGOs, innovation events/hackathons, and design agencies.