During his leadership experiences in design, Alex started to notice that the hyper focus on the end user was insufficient in mobilizing design work. He started to realize hat if he were to be effective, he needed to embrace an approach that emphasized the discovery of data, insights, and opportunities from his immediate surroundings as well.

Alex has led and collaborated on design projects with partners and organizations ranging from the San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco Human Rights Commission, and San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development to the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d. School) at Stanford University and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts where he led org-wide innovation work as their Experience Design Specialist. In 2022 he was appointed as a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Center for Design Research in the Human Innovation Design Research Group which focuses on innovation performance in individuals, teams, organizations, and regional ecosystems.

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Resources

Hope & Prey: A Discussion on Power & Creativity @ Stanford d. School