It’s exciting, full of promise, messy, challenging, sometimes fun, and often frustrating, but after the last file is saved and the project is handed off (and after we’ve had that good post-project rest), leave us with deep satisfaction. What am I talking about? Working with clients to develop adult learning…

We love learning experience design projects, particularly those that support adults in applying new skills, changing long-held beliefs, and opening up to new ideas or opportunities that might ease work or life. As designers, we enjoy learning ourselves, and each new project brings with it the delight of diving into…

I have claimed many identities in this life—a mother, an artist, an activist, a faith leader, a baker, a cook, a builder, a studio manager, a producer, a photo assistant, a creative director, a researcher, an entrepreneur, a social innovator—but I’ve always been reluctant to claim designer as an identity…

This is what I call my ‘Are you pondering what I’m pondering?’* wanderings. Little snippet of ongoing thoughts. My dear friend and business partner Anna has always said I think at a ¼ turn from her, neither of us in the direction of the norm and certainly not what is…

Despite the ubiquity of gamification in our lives and our marketplaces, games are often overlooked as a serious social change tool. However, emerging research is showing games, and gamification, to be more effective at driving learning outcomes, and gamification and game design are emerging as more accepted strategies for SBW …

I was listening to Brene Brown’s podcast as I often do while I cook, and her reflection on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s hit me like a gut punch. Sure. I’d been thinking about it for a week, and was in sort of a lost state, unsure of where to anchor myself…