Talks/Workshops
2018
The Artist as Problem Solver, Panelist
Indianapolis, IN, USA
2017
University of Cincinnati DAAP, Presentation/Workshop
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Philanthropy Ohio Storytelling Forum, Presentation
Columbus, OH, USA
Leadership Council for Nonprofits, Presentation
Cincinnati, OH, USA
2016
IDEALAB, Presentation, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Reimagining the Civic Commons, Presentation/Workshop
Philadelphia, PA, USA
AIGA Cincinnati Women in Design, Presentation
Cincinnati, OH, USA
2015
Cultivator, Keynote/Workshop
Melbourne, NSW/Mildura, Victoria, AUS
UCDA Conference, Presentation
Cincinnati, OH, USA
2014
The Forge for Civic Entrepreneurs, Presentation/Workshop
Tulsa, OK, USA
Miami University, Presentation/Workshop
Oxford, OH, USA
Detroit Urban Innovation Exchange, Presentation/Editorial
Detroit, MI, USA
Cincinnati AIGA Design Week, Presentation/Workshop
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Art+Issues, Presentation/Discussion
Chattanooga, TN, USA
Camp Firebelly, Guest Critic/Workshop
Chicago, IL, USA
Future Shift Festival, Keynote/Workshop
Birmingham, United Kingdom
2013
Philanthropy Forward Conference, Presentation/Workshop
Columbus, OH, USA
Cincinnati AIGA Design Week, Presentation/Workshop
Cincinnati, OH, USA
University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Workshop
Chattanooga, TN, USA
Project Breaker, The Future of Stuff, Workshop
Detroit, MI, USA
Epicenter Summer Summit, Presentation
Green River, UT, USA
University of Michigan Flint, Presentation/Workshop
Flint, MI, USA
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, Presentation/Design Blitz
Champaign Urbana, IL, USA
2011
Moving Design, Participant
Chicago, IL, USA
2010
Broken City Lab, Participant
Windsor, ON, Canada
2009
Project M North, Participant
Belfast, ME, USA
2008
Studio Thirst Methods of Storytelling Workshop, Participant
Detroit, MI, USA
2007
Studio Lust Visual Narratives Workshop, Participant
Detroit, MI, USA
Paul Elliman Sound Narratives Workshop, Participant
Detroit, MI, USA
Features/Awards/Love
2018
"People's Liberty: Investing in Place by Investing in People,"
The Renewal Project, July 2018
The Design Feast Interview, April 2018
The Distiller Podcast Interview, March 2018
2016
Designer’s Quest(ionnaire) Interview, April 2016
2015
"Designing Civic Engagement," Sarah Whitman,
HOW Magazine, February 2015
2014
"Changing People's Careers," Holly End,
Soapbox Cincinnati, December 2014
"Detroit's Design Renaissance," Sarah Whitman,
HOW Magazine, May 2014
"The Secret Sauce for Innovation Spaces," Nancy Scola,
Next City, May 2014
2012
Thanks for the View Mr. Mies, Daniel Aubert, Natasha Chandani,
Lana Cavar, (Metropolis Books), October 2012
Designing for Social Change: Strategies for Community Design,
Andrew Shea, (Princeton Architectural Press), March 2012
2011
Graphic Design Thinking, Ellen Lupton,
(Princeton Architectural Press), September 2011
2010
"The Healing Powers of a Pie Shop," John T. Edge,
New York Times Magazine, October 2010
Hand Made: Portraits of Emergent Community Culture,
Tessy Britton, (self-published), August 2010
James Beard Foundation Design Award Nominee
PieLab, March, 2010
2009
"Community, Understanding and Pie," Alissa Walker
Fast Company, June 2009
AIGA Detroit Next Voice Award
Detroit, MI, USA
2008
Brewer-Smallenberg Excellence in Writing Award
Detroit, MI, USA
AIGA Detroit Design RE:VIEW Judges Award
Detroit, MI, USA