design portfolio., innovation portfolio.

see where my design spreads.

Over my life, I've spread design towards a variety of people, places, and outcomes. Come check out some stories.

Arkansas Maker Task Force
I managed a state-wide initiative that immediately incited multi-stakeholder collaboration to make, distribute, learn about, and advocate for the grassroots spread of personal protective equipment (PPE).
HOW MIGHT WE SUPPORT DECENTRALIZED PPE CREATION + SPREAD TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM COVID-19?
Partner: Multiple health care professionals, programmers, and diverse makers
Project type: Research, Programming, Advocacy, Data Collection
Services:
Project Management,
Community Engagement,
Strategic Advising
30-Day Pop-Up Makerspace in Northwest Arkansas
I designed, facilitated, and directed the multiple methods of analysis to determine the multidimensional impact of the Northwest Arkansas Innovation Hub Pop-Up, a 30-day Innovation Hub Endeavor for Marshallese, Latinx, and Black community members held in Springdale AR.
HOW MIGHT WE BUILD SPACE TO SUPPORT MAKING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STEAM EDUCATION FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS?
Partner: Walton Family Foundation
Project type: Maker Space  Creation + Community Engagement
Services:
Mixed-Method Evaluation,
Community Engagement,
Spacemaking + Teaching
Oakland District 3 Innovation Summit: Community-Centered Homelessness Solutions.
I introduced, planned, researched, and implemented a complete innovation summit for various Oakland stakeholders with my equity design team.
HOW MIGHT WE BUILD SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN RIGHTS IN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS?
Partner: Oakland City Council District 3
Project type: Community Driven Co-Creation
Services:
Equitable Co-Creation,
Community Engagement,
Strategic Advising
Botswana Policy Hack - Co-Creating the National Entrepreneurship Policy
In 2019, we co-facilitated a two-day discussion with entrepreneurship experts from across the country in the priority topics of the newly established National Entrepreneurship Policy.
HOW MIGHT WE CO-DESIGN POLICY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BOTSWANA?
Partner: World Bank, Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry
Project type: Two-Day Facilitative Planning Workshop
Services:
World Cafe, Bar Camp,
Role Play, Co-Creation
Diving Deep into Science Communication: RDC using Design Thinking for the Berkeley Science Network
I constructed a psychologically safe and creative space where researchers work through their professional narratives.
How might we use design to help people communicate science better?
Partner: Berkeley Science Network
Project type: Facilitation Workshop
Services:
Crowdstorming
Stage Critique
Communication Prototyping
Exploring Healing at 2017 Empowering Women Of Color Conference
I designed and assisted the facilitation of a systems-centered ideation and collaboration workshop as a part of a collective team of equity designers.
CAN DESIGN FACILITATE HEALING?
Partner: The 32nd Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference at UC Berkeley
Project Type: Workshop
Services: Design Facilitation for Healing
Alignment at East Bay Community Law Center
I created the space for a legal nonprofit to benefit from organizational design.
HOW MIGHT WE CREATE GREATER ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT FOR LEGAL INSTITUTIONS?
Partner: East Bay Community Law Center
Project type: Organizational Capacity Building
Services:
Equitable Co-Creation
Field Research
Data and Diversity: a Cross-Collaborative Course in Research and Design
I conceived of, taught, injected design activity, and advised undergraduate researchers as a part of a transdisciplinary team of graduate researchers.
How might we create spaces for undergraduates to research diversity using data science methods?
Partner: Berkeley Institute for Data Science
Project type: Design+Data Course
Services:
Research Advising
Design Curation
International Development Design Summit 2016: Deep Sand Wheelchair Project.
I project managed, research, designed and mentored the continued progress of a deep sand wheelchair technology for local mobility.
How might we develop mobility solutions for indigenous communities in the Kalahari Desert?
Partner: International Development Innovation Network
Project type: Community Co-Design
Services:
Community Collaborative Research
Mechanical Prototyping
Holistic Evaluation

What methods do I love to use?

qual+quant methods.
systems thinking.
design curation.
facilitation.
analysis.
evaluation.