I'm Ida, an experience director and design strategist. Nothing delights me more than seeing people surprise themselves when they stretch beyond their known limits, and I believe good design can make this possible. Working in complex organizational and social contexts, I create opportunities for innovation, insight, and change. Read more about me and explore my work.
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Working at NOBL
NOBL has created a new way to support organizations through change. My most recent professional stint there had me leading cross-functional teams to innovate on new ways of working.
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Teaching Entrepreneurial Design
At The School of Visual Art's Interaction Design Program, students learn to work in public and in networks to create an offering. I co-taught a course with an emphasizes experiential learning.
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Published research
What makes an experience life-changing? Can transformational gatherings be designed? Read my design guide for creating transformative social experiences, informed by lessons from sex parties, funerals, and wilderness trips.
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Quoted in Bestselling book
Bruce Feiler's bestselling book Life is In The Transitions uses my resarch insights to deliver actionable guidance to people going through major change.