Inspiration and motivation dominate my conversations with fellow designers and design educators these days. As a design educator, I frequently emphasize to my students the importance of breaking away from the computer…
Leadership: Trust
Thus far in this series, I’ve addressed the leadership challenges of transparency and conflict. Originally, I intended to delve into the topic of proper delegation and management for this final post. However,…
Leadership: Transparency
In my previous post, I explored the significance of conflict and discourse. While discourse traditionally follows a conflict, proactively addressing issues beforehand can potentially prevent the conflict altogether. For this post I…
Leadership: Conflict
Recently, I was asked how I handle conflict as a leader, and it occurred to me that my approach has evolved significantly over time. Depending on when you knew me, my response…
Things in motion.
Just about any place there are eyes, there is graphic design. You walk into a store and there is signage, packaging, advertising etc. You drive down the street and there are billboards,…
Outstanding Student Outcomes
Universities love to use the end of the year faculty evaluation form as a measurement for success. Though it can be a guide to understanding how students are responding to a faculty…
Always on the Outside of the Dream
Ever have a dream that you could only admire from a distance? That no matter how hard you tried or how hard you worked, always seemed out of reach? That lived outside…
2022 in Review Part 2 – Teaching and Service
At a research-based institution teaching and service are traditionally seen as lower priority to research and other scholarly/creative activities. If you take a dive through my blog you’ll see plenty of posts…
2022 in Review Part 1 – Leadership and Research
A common branding exercise is to take a product or service and condense it into a few words. This helps us to determine our “idea” of it or its “brand” so to…
Fall Semester: Creative Research Update
I always enjoy the fall. The weather is fantastic. The temperature is perfect for grilling and a fire pit. It is perfect hiking weather. It is also the first time back in…