the new school

teaching how to problem solve

The New School’s pioneering Journalism + Design program combines rigorous critical thinking with creative design thinking. I teach collaborative problem-solving skills to undergraduates as well as professional journalists, to help them thrive in today’s complex media ecosystem.

undergraduate course

I created “Workflow & Product Design Strategy for Modern Newsrooms” for undergraduate students at all levels. In this process-focused course, students work collaboratively in teams to understand and address the everyday challenges faced by the news industry. In modern newsrooms, where every story has multiple moving parts and news gets published as it breaks, how work flows through an organization is a central issue – as is how to get the news to people. Students conduct research, develop insights, brainstorm, and prototype alongside local newsroom editors with the goal of helping news organizations implement real change.

recognition

Storybench | Listicle: “Seven Innovative Courses You Should Take This Fall”
The New School | Facebook Live Event for prospective students

professional workshops

“Collaborative Problem-Solving for Storytelling” is a hands-on workshop for journalism and media professionals. Participants learn to bring the audience perspective into their work, set goals for achieving a project’s desired outcome, prototype a concept, and test its assumptions. They leave with experience collaborating as a team to create a multi-platform piece based on user research and input, using a framework they can apply to their own professional situations.