Published inWish for WASH ThinksToilets as a Gateway: Top 10 Reflections on Leveraging Human-Centered Design as a Social Impact…Ten years ago, I was an Industrial Design student at the Georgia Tech College of Design, wide-eyed and full of curiosity, competing in the…Dec 9Dec 9
The Enduring Skills of the Past, Present and FutureA decade slips by. We find ourselves sitting in the year 2033 — a time marked by democratized innovation and significant progress towards…Apr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
In the World of Work, Why Are ‘Soft’ or ‘Durable’ Skills So…. Hard?It’s the year 2033. Despite numerous obstacles, we have witnessed enormously positive global shifts in business and society over the past…Feb 20, 2023Feb 20, 2023
When ‘Soft’ Becomes ‘Durable’: We Can’t Improve What We Don’t MeasureLook them in the eye. Have a firm handshake. Stand up tall. Cross your Ts and dot your Is. As the daughter of Black and Native American…Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
Published inWish for WASH ThinksTis of the Season of Thanks and ToiletsHow might we ensure that our work works for us?Dec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
Yes AndA one-year sprint. A new degree. Emerging from quarantine. Death — life and everything in between.Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
The Burton Bottom Line: Business Alphabet Soup — CSR, ESG, and SDGsThe global quest to pivot ‘simple’ growth to ‘betterment’ growth is manifested by an ever-increasing bowl of ‘alphabet soup’. In a world…Apr 15, 2022Apr 15, 2022
Rethinking Design ThinkingOriginally posted in the IDSA INNOVATION Spring 2021 Magazine: https://issuu.com/idsa.innovation/docs/innovation_spring_2021-fullissue_01Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
Ideas to Serve | Season OpenerIt has been one year of working and learning remotely. As we reflect on the hectic transition to online life this time last year, the…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Empathy in Business and Education through Poetry“I always end my courses with a poem and students seem to like that…sometimes it’s a quote and it’s just a nice way of connecting,” said…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021