"Human-centered data experiences" and why it is important– Given how data can be easily manipulated to be extractive. How can we reimagine, reframe data to be less abstract purely as metrics, perceived as optimization targets, productized as mindless engagement funnels but as stories, decisions for human agency that truly impact the people at various touch points of the design experience.

Coopathon is an initiative incubated at The New School along with a host of non-profit cooperative organizations around the world. Along with other organizers, VisionFwd co-facilitated a 70+ person workshop from 20+ different organizations coming from London, Barcelona, Toronto, Hong Kong, Berlin, Ahmedabad, Brussels, San Francisco, along with homegrown folks in NYC and +++ to design a digital cooperative community.

Selected as one of the 25 top candidates from more than 500 applicants representing over 40 countries and invited them to a one-week intensive immersion in Doha, Qatar to explore the potential commercialization of high potential technologies developed in leading internationally renowned research laboratories administered by the Qatar Foundation. The outcome of the pitch extended an invitation to an EIR consulting project to further chart the vision forward for the nanotechnology patent and its commerciality.

Foster trans-generational community engagement with Travonde– Engaging young people to connect with their older generation navigating local services. Tina along with the help of the Ascend Team (UCBerkeley Business Student Group) led a Case Competition to a diverse panel of judges with entrepreneurial expertise that included Cal alum Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc.

What is a human-centered, design-led practice for innovation and strategy?
It is a way of working that invites open conversation and dynamic interaction to spark new ways of thinking. Stakeholders are integral to the design process. Interdisciplinary at its core, this approach draws from qualitative research, behavioral science, service design, business strategy, and systems thinking—shaping a more holistic way of understanding design, business, and technology in service of human potential.

This panel focused on crafting a value proposition that connects business and brand strategy for nailing product/market fit in a meaningful way to build customer traction for long-term growth and brand loyalty.

Understanding what and for whom we are designing is a responsibility we need to consider as a forethought. While we may not be able to foretell the ramifications of what emerging technology such as Artificial Intelligence, augmented reality, sensors/IoT can shape human perception potentially creating biases, influencing behaviors leading to behavioral change on society at scale that may be irreversible. It is critical to adopt human-centered lens through with consideration from a philosophical and ethical conversation in what technologist are launching in the world today and how it will shape the future of our next generation.

VisionFwd by invitation participated as a US delegate for the Softlanding mission to Berlin 2018 as part of the 2020 EU initiative to spur growth in innovation on a global scale working with other startup thought leaders represented in Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Germany, India tech ecosystem.