Join Presidio Graduate School, Bay Area Impact Design, and Net Impact as we explore how to design solutions for the needs of society from a human-centered perspective. We will foster the community's understanding of the application of design thinking and its role in nimble business management, resiliency planning, as well as the value proposition of designing for experiences and community.
STORY SHARING.

Hear stories, skills, and knowledge of design thinking from experts in the field and how they each use it in their varying career paths.
DESIGN THINKING + PROCESS 101.

Understand how design thinking can be applied to create products, services, and change.
DESIGN SPRINT.

Combine our unique talents and perspectives through a design sprint to collaborate on solutions for a better San Francisco.
HANG.

Engage with professionals in design, social impact, and sustainability through generative conversations.

Full dinner plates will be available to purchase from La Cocina.

Beer, wine, and cocktails will be provided throughout the event by PGS.

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SPECIAL GUESTS

Jacob Park (C8) is a Principal Sustainability Advisor at Forum for the Future. Jacob specializes in using strategic foresight methodologies such as horizon scanning and scenario planning to help organizations create more resilient and sustainable strategies.

Gabrielle Parsons graduated with a BFA in Industrial Design from The Savannah College of Art and Design. Her passion for solving complex problems with a human centered approach naturally led her to the service design world. The last three years she’s called Adaptive Path her second home, but in 2014 the small UX consultancy was acquired by Capital One.

Joshua Morales (C21/PA6) is designing a new approach to governing Puerto Rico based on social equity and sustainable growth - balancing population and economic activity through decolonization. When he's not hitting the books, Joshua is a Strategy Consultant at Raiz Strategies.

Cynthia Scott is an Organizational Consultant at Changeworks Labs, Author and Executive Coach as well as Professor of Sustainable Leadership at PGS. She's used design thinking to create and implement employee engagement programs during her time at Saatchi and Saatchi S.

Lucinda Tay is an architect with a deep interest in people and how our environment shapes the world we live in. As Principal of Environments at Eight Inc., she designs meaningful experiences with emotion and purpose that change the way people think feel and do.