Between identity and becoming.
Between teaching and learning.
Between disciplines and institutions.
Between care and systems.
Between emerging technologies and enduring human values.
Between today's realities and tomorrow's possibilities.
The Space
Between
Designing the conditions where learning, leadership, collaborations and organizations evolve together.
Foundations
Identity informs pursuit.
Learning shapes identity.
Relationships cultivate innovation.
Perspective invites possibility.
Systems reveal values
Who we understand ourselves to be shapes what we choose to pursue. Learn More
Education changes more than what we know; it influences who we become. Learn More
Meaningful progress is rarely individual achievement. It emerges through trust, dialogue, and shared purpose. Learn More
What we learn to notice—about ourselves, others, and the world—expands what we believe is possible. Learn More
Institutional structures, incentives, policies, and governance become visible through everyday experience, making clear what they value—not simply what they claim to value. Learn More
Collaboration is not the equal distribution of power; it is the thoughtful distribution of support.
The strongest collaborations are not those in which everyone holds equal authority or contributes in identical ways. They are those in which people intentionally support one another in service of a shared purpose. Leadership, in this sense, is measured less by influence than by the conditions we create for others to thrive.
Prototyping
Where questions take form and shared understanding emerges.
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Use making to surface assumptions, challenge certainty, and ask better questions than words alone can reveal.
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Make the invisible visible—revealing needs, relationships, values, and possibilities that often remain hidden.
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Turn ideas into shared experiences that others can see, touch, discuss, and build upon together.
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Create a common language that allows diverse perspectives to meet, negotiate meaning, and move forward collectively.
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Generate insight through action, discovering what works, what surprises, and what deserves another iteration.
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Allow ideas—and ourselves—to continuously adapt through reflection, experimentation, and lived experience.
Engagements
Across sectors, my work has included design, research, speaking, teaching, advising, facilitation, collaboration, and strategic partnerships.
The White House
Stanford Medicine
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Medtronic
Comcast NBCUniversal
Aspen Institute
The State of Colorado OEDIT
SXSW
Denver Startup Week
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The White House Stanford Medicine U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Medtronic Comcast NBCUniversal Aspen Institute The State of Colorado OEDIT SXSW Denver Startup Week University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Government, Public Policy & Economic Development
The White House
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The State of Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT)
Las Animas County Health Department
City and County of Denver
Denver Parks & Recreation
Higher Education & Research Institutions
Stanford University, Stanford Medicine, Stanford Medicine X
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Denver
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)
University of Hawai’i (Manoa), School of Architecture
Montana State University, School of Architecture
IN/ARCH (Istituto Nazionale di Architettura)
Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico
Universidad Iberoamericana Dominican Republic
NewSchool of Architecture & Design
Healthcare & Professional Organizations
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Network for Change & Continuous Improvement (NCCI)
UCHealth
Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Nonprofit & Philanthropy
Aspen Institute, Aspen Ideas Health Festival
Colorado Health Foundation
Downtown Denver Partnership
GlobalMindED
Make4COVID
LightShine Canine, Rez Dog Rescue
Industry
Comcast NBCUniversal
Medtronic
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
Vicente Guallart Architects
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
10.10.10
SXSW
Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship – TechUp Incubator
Startup Week
House of Genius
NewCo
General Assembly
Design, Arts & Culture
Biennial of the Americas (Denver)
Museum of Modern Art (Valencia / Miami)
Denver International Airport Emerging Artist Program
PechaKucha
Downtown Denver Partnership