TEACHING

Design of Business | Parsons School of Design — The New School | Fall 2020
This course introduces system dynamics in the context of sustainable design of the operations of a business. Sourcing materials, resource allocation and post-production impacts are analyzed as elements that contribute to the overall economic, social and environmental footprint of a product or service. Students apply the insights and methodologies gained in this course by developing operational plans that propose innovative and sustainable alternatives to familiar business practices.

Innovation: Discussion | Parsons School of Design — The New School | Fall 2019 + Spring 2020 + Spring 2021
This course explores entrepreneurship, artistry, design, and technology, in order to build students’ innovation vocabularies and capacities. Using a design thinking approach that stresses participation, iteration, and integration, the course lectures, readings, discussions, exercises, and projects address topics like users, process, place, diffusion, and intellectual property along with tools like brainstorming, prototyping, scenario planning, and positioning.

SPEAKING

NYCxDesign: The Roundup,
New York, NY, June 2020
Presenter | The Playful Designer

NYCxDesign Student Showcase Night,
New York, NY, May 2020
Presenter | The Playful Designer

Paris Design Summit,
Paris, FR, February 2019
Presenter | Playful Boston: The Civic Power of Playfulness

Opening of Coalition CoWorking Space,
Boston (Chinatown), MA, May 2018
Presenter | Remarks on behalf of Mayor’s Office

Global Leader Experience | Smart and Inclusive Cities,
Boston, MA, January 2018
Presenter | Civic Innovation and Smart(er) Cities

Feedback Summit,
Washington D.C., October 2017
Panelist | Citizens and Their Cities

Local Government Association Conference,
Birmingham, UK, July 2017
Presenter | Civic Experimenters: Innovation with People, Places & Things

Allied Media Conference,
Detroit, MI, June 2017
Presenter | City Government and Civic Media

Northeastern Law Review - Social Innovation and Law,
Boston, MA, March 2017
Panelist | Social Innovation in the Public Sector

ArchitectureBoston Expo,
Boston, MA, November 2016
Panelist | Micro-Housing - Fad or Feasible Affordability

MassHousing,
Boston, MA, October 2016
Panelist | Micro-Unit Panel

HubWeek - Housing the Hub,
Boston, MA, September 2016
Presenter | Meet the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab

 
 
 
 

In Pursuit of Better, November 12, 2018

 
 

VISUAL ART