Experience

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  Arizona state university

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2009

  Pursuer of a phd (dr. tamara-to-be)

  Various teaching and research assistanships.I have taught (or co-taught or assisted with) the following:INT 120: Design Drawing & MediaAPH 294/494: Culture of PlaceIND 227: Visual Methods for Problem SolvingIND 316: 20th Century DesignGRA 440: Finding PurposeDSC 500: Design Research MethodsDSC 525: Design MethodolgiesDSC 527: Contemporary Design TheoryDSC 580: Teaching PracticumDSC 598: Creative EnvironmentI have worked on (and managed) research projects for the following:InnovationSpaceProctor & GambleSycamore ProfessionalDepartment of Economic SecurityIndustrial Design DepartmentDean's office, College of DesignI have (co)coordinated the following conferences/symposia:Exposed 09: A Design Research Symposium From Here to There: A Design Research Symposium In { } Between: IDSA Western District Conference4DED: The fourth Doctoral Education in Design Show less

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  Re:strategic solutions

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2009

  Director of research

  Strategy and implementation of design research programs to support the efforts of cross-disciplinary product, brand and service development teams.

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  R&d/leverage

  Aug 2009 - Sept 2011

  Director of research

  Design and implementation of consumer insight research to fuel integrated product development efforts and facilitate innovation initiatives.

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  Momentumxdesign

  Jan 2011 - Oct 2011

  Founder and most valuable player

  momentumxdesign helps organizations create sustainable forward motion through research, training, and facilitation.

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  University of missouri-kansas city

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Research guru, institute for entrepreneurship & innovation

  Design and delivery of generative research workshops to teach entrepreneurs to use customer research to connect with target markets, fuel creativity, and strengthen business models.

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  The university of kansas

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Lecturer, design research

  Designed and co-taught a design research course for undergraduate students in Industrial, Interior, and Graphic Design.

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  Portigal consulting

  Sept 2011 - Jul 2012

  Consultant

  Innovation consultant responsible for all phases of research project design and delivery.

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  Idea farm co-op

  Jul 2012 - now

  Founder

  At Idea Farm we are on a mission to transform the way it feels to work. We help clients turn empathy into action and solve gnarly problems with collaborative, immersive engagements.www.ideafarmcoop.com

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  Phoenix design thinking & innovation collective meetup group

  Nov 2016 - now

  Organizer

  Phoenix Design Thinking & Innovation Collective aims to bring people together from a wide variety of industries, backgrounds and roles to collaborate and discuss practices, methodologies, tactics and experiences to help us collectively bring innovative ideas to the world. We are proud to be the first satellite chapter of the Seattle Design Thinking & Innovation Collective because we share their vision to build a community of innovators, design thinkers, and creative catalysts who are passionate about design thinking and bringing creative confidence to their teams and industries. We believe that by sharing ideas, methods, and stories with each other, we are all better equipped to lead a creative revolution for ourselves, our colleagues and our industries. https://www.meetup.com/Phoenix-Design-Thinking-Innovation-Collective/ Show less

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  Thunderbird school of global management

  Feb 2017 - now

  International educator

  Faculty representing the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University responsible for delivering executive education programs in Design Thinking and Innovation.

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  Cocreact®

  Dec 2019 - now

  Co-founder
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  Asu university design institute

  Mar 2020 - now

  Expert-in-residence