Design Ethics

So, the job offer I had been super excited about was cancelled. Lately this past month I’ve just been doing a few client projects here and there and taking more class while praying for a vaccine and waiting for this storm to pass.

It's been a time of reflection, I guess. I’ve been

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Bag Valve Mask Study, Part I


In emergency medical services, the need for bag valve mask (BVM) ventilation is a common occurrence. BVMs are used at all levels of care, from CPR certified civilians to anesthesiologists, for a wide range of call types. BLS and ALS practitioners are trained to use BVMs for cardiac arrests, altered levels of consciousness, asphyxiation…


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The Ball & Chain: Brief Study of Millennials and Career Breaks

It is my recommendation that company hiring departments create a service that seeks to fulfill these “hidden” needs unearthed in the co-design session. Of the values discussed in that session (love, family, self discovery, social good, education, and spirituality), three values, love, family, and self discovery, participants would not compromise on, and will not choose work over…

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Have We Forgotten to Wander?

At first, I had a hypothesis that gap years are a somewhat new custom that is unique to our generation. The millennial generation and rise of the “gig” economy have led to our valuing freedom over job stability, something that is very different than the habits of Gen X or Baby Boomers.

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A World Without Stoplights?

The goals of this smart system is to coordinate the vehicles of a city at intersections to move without collisions, resulting a choreographed “dance” of passing vehicles that do not stop, but merely pass without accidents. This performance is measured by the expediency of vehicles to their destination, accuracy of crossing, and overall efficiency of fuel economy on all vehicles.

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