How might we help young men stay out of prison after serving time? During a seven-week research project, we found that a key reason that nearly two-thirds of them reoffend is that they lack key developmental opportunities.
Design
Giving students a space to catalyze confidence
How might a new makerspace at a community college boost students’ confidence in their futures? Through a variety of activities and live prototypes, we learned it needs to help students discover their interests and apply them to their real lives.
Prototyping remote research methods for IDEO.org
It is possible to do insightful, human-centered design research from thousands of miles away. That’s what a teammate and I found when IDEO.org asked us to develop remote research prototypes for the Amplify program.
Redesigning a KQED institution for younger audiences
In 2015, The California Report turned 20 years old, but its audience is nearly twice that age. The staff had a lot of ‘a-ha moments’ about why that might be, when I initiated a human-centered effort to help the show reach younger audiences.
Creating a passenger ferry terminal for Port Orchard
Designing structures on the water affords endless options for inspiration. I couldn’t help but draw on the natural environment when I led the schematic design of Port Orchard’s Intermodal Ferry Terminal for Krei Architecture.
Interweaving new buildings at a historic state park
As an architect, I had a rare opportunity to contribute new building designs to a 1930s-era state park in Washington State.