A collective learning mechanism to mobilize cross-sector organizations and practitioners translate societal transformation learnings within a coordinated 10×100‑day timeframe.
A 7-month learning program for experienced leaders and practitioners to dive deeply into the value-adding process of regenerative design.
A platform dedicated to transforming people’s relationship with food by creating a deeper understanding for plant-based choices through storytelling.
A studio project exploring water scarcity in agricultural practices in the conext of Catalonia.
A studio project exploring the drought challenges facing Barcelona and the broader region.
A one-year masters program at ELISAVA School of Design and Engineering in Barcelona Spain.
An exploration on design standards for addressing the polycrisis from a planetary perspective.
A series of exhibitions and public events that invited meaningful dialogue on humans relationship with water, sparking reflection, curiosity, and new avenues for collaboration.
A short course applying foresight and future practices in response to water futures in Barcelona.
A summer course offered at IED Barcelona, training practitioners in foresight and future practices.
A strategic design studio, stewarding place-based transformation and civic value.
A multi-year systems change effort in collaboration with various stakeholders including academic institutions, private and public sector, and non profit organizations. Collectively, we are designing healing and restorative systems of care.
A series of exhibitions across Rhode Island and Massachusetts immersing people in a 1:1 scale mock safe injection sites.
Spring semester course in the Urban Technology program at the University of Michigan.
Lecturer and Tutor in the Master of Service Design and Design within Society at the Royal College of Art London.
A small thinktank and advocacy group working to redesign the environments of care for people impacted by the overdose crisis.
Interdisciplinary studio course at Rhode Island School of Design.
A mechanism for collaboration and change within Rhode Island.
A podcast interview about faciltiation with students from Kaospilot School.
Rhode Island School of Design’s Center for Complexity annual symposium entitled Carry Forward.
An ongoing lecture and workshop series on design research and methodologies.
Rhode Island School of Design’s Center for Complexity annual symposium entitled Generation C.
The Rhode Island Office of Innovation, an initiative launched by Governor Gina Raimondo in January 2016, to support and positively impact public systems in the state.
Professional courses on systems and strategic design taught by RISD’s Center for Complexity.
A multi-sector convening where leaders explored how human‑centred design can reframe public policy challenges. Through systems‑oriented collaboration, the Institute charted pathways for integrating design thinking into governance.
What to do when the world runs out of gas? GASSED OUT is a proposal that seeks to anticipate the transition from fossil fuels to renewables by transforming gas stations into community ‘energy hotspots’.
Interior design renovation projects (residential and commercial).