I re-frame complex, multi-stakeholder challenges through design, catalyzing action across and among organizations and teams.
Where I'm coming from
The quote above has stuck with me, as it blends my previous background in Operations with my new design mindset. Operations gives me my push for implementation while design gives me both a toolkit and a way of thinking: generative and exploratory enough to sit with real complexity, but action-oriented enough to move through it. My work has focused on building the workshops, coalitions, and visualizations that help stakeholders see themselves inside a system and choose to act on it together.
I've spent the last 2 years in the Food Systems Action Lab at the Institute of Design, where I've designed workshops, systems visualizations, and coordination strategies for organizations working across Chicago's food ecosystem.
Where I'm looking to go
I'm in my final year at the Institute of Design, and the through-line of my work is clear even if the sector isn't fixed: I want to work on the systems that shape how people eat, move, and belong in their cities. I believe design has the power to make cities and services more human-centered, and I am actively looking for opportunities that allow me to design the coordination needed to solve problems no one single organization can tackle.
The strengths I lean on, especially when things get messy..
