Design Thinking Office Hours

Looking for support using design thinking or integrating human-centered design into a project? We can help! 

SCD has a team full of experts at your reach.  Stuck in synthesis?  Come get help at one of our Design Thinking Office Hours held throughout the week by members of our team.  Our staff will be available to support and guide you in using design thinking and incorporating human-centered design, while using their unique expertise and background to set you up for success.

Everyone is welcome, and all sessions are booked through Microsoft Bookings at the link below. 

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Rachel Switzky
SCD Director
  • Determining customer value proposition
  • Defining strategic vision
  • Storytelling for pitches

Nicholas Puddicombe
Sr Associate Director of
Operations & Experience
  • Experience and service design
  • Resource planning and logistics
  • Organizational management and systems

Emily Bear 
Assistant Director of
Programming & Marketing 
  • Marketing strategy
  • Event planning/coordination
  • Team building and interpersonal communication (culture/team experience)

Amber Dewey Schultz
Assistant Director of Academic Programs
  • Experience Design
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • HCD & the Arts

Miriam Salah
Fellow, Content and Instruction  
  • Human-Centered Design Content and Instruction
  • Food Design Thinking
  • Graphic Design

Dr. Carrie James
SCD Fellow, Curriculum & Instruction 
  • Qualitative Research
  • HCD in Education & Humanities
  • Empathy & Understanding

Sidney Sprunger
SCD Fellow, Learners Programs 
  • Project Management
  • Organization and Logistics
  • Microsoft Office

Taylor Parks
SCD Fellow, Engineering Education  
  • Writing composition & grammar
  • HCD in engineering
  • Collaborative task design