creating communities for collaboration

In my current position as co-director of InnovationSpace at Arizona State University’s Design School, I spend the bulk of my days working with students and professional and academic colleagues, reimaging what education can do as an agent of change. As I do this, I tend to find cool designs worth sharing. Sometimes, a lot of thoughts fly through my head. This is where these thoughts and ideas finally land. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

Not an Expert, or "I know what I'm knowing, but I can’t say what I’ve seen."

September 27, 2016

Online learning is not what it used to be. But is it what our students need it to be just yet?

If variety can be the spice of life, could it maybe be the spice of design education?

Common Learning Ground, or "find a little space, so we can move in-between"

September 21, 2016

Design education is design education is design education. But is onsite design education better than online? Online better than onsite? Or could we pull strengths from each to make something new?

Color Studies by Josef Albers. I imagine the man envisioned a relatively colorful future.

The Future of Design Education, or "same as it ever was"

September 15, 2016

My vision of the future? Share knowledge regardless of your affiliations.

work from the Myoptic exhibit, by Mark Mothersbaugh. photo by me. man—the man knows how to play. — work from the *Myoptic* exhibit, by Mark Mothersbaugh. photo by me. man—the man knows how to play.

All Philosophies Build from Our Pasts, or “I may ask myself, ‘well… how did I get here?!?’”

August 31, 2016

Believe it or not, I actually have a teaching philosophy! Read this if you'd like to find out what it is and where it came from.

full disclosure—I found this image on the web. my mad drawing skills are not nearly this slick.

Use Your Toolbox

June 21, 2016

Through questioning and open-mindedness, designers look beyond the ordinary in the world around us in extraordinary ways, helping us understand and evaluate how old solutions and new technologies will influence ideas and future designs.