Case Study

Carnegie Mellon University

Growing Design Capability — Adjunct Instructor

1999–2008

Taught future designers, technologists, engineers, and business leaders to solve complex problems through design thinking.

My role

Built and taught curriculum helping students across disciplines communicate complex ideas clearly.

Outcome

Developed 3 different curriculum frameworks focused on human-centered communication design for the following student groups.

• Multi-disciplinary undergraduate students
• Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) students
• Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) students

Applied Design Practice

Led immersive studios instilling exacting fundamentals in concept generation, prototyping, structural design, and visual clarity.

• Freshman Design Studio
• Design Drawing
• Print Production Methods

Teaching clarity is its own form of human-centered design practice.