Summer 2017  |  Facilitator + Planner
North Carolina State University, Laboratory for Analytic Sciences

Week-long course focused on introducing members of the intelligence community to concepts of design thinking through an immersive design experience that explored the topic of open source research. Participants engaged in a situated design challenge to learn and apply the design thinking process and a variety of design research methods.

Fall 2016  |  Instructor + Planner
North Carolina State University, Laboratory for Analytic Sciences

Week-long course intended to introduce members of the intelligence community to concepts of design thinking by addressing challenges related to intentional food contamination in multiple contexts. Participants conducted design research to inspire their projects and developed creative solutions through an iterative process of prototyping and testing.

Spring 2016  |  Visiting Scholar
UC San Diego, Design Lab

Workshop focused on creating opportunities for participants to explore and propose situated design solutions to the pressing issue of food deserts by applying principles of design thinking and methods of human-centered design in specific scenarios.