Notable

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Bookstore carries my book in the design section, another example of it finding and resonating with a broader audience.

This award acknowledges your contribution to meaningful literature and celebrates the positive discussions your work inspired within our reading community. - Goodreads Addicted to YA Group

Broadcasting on WREK Atlanta, each episode of Lost in the Stacks features an hour of music, interviews, and library talk, all united by a common theme. Georgia Tech librarians and archivists explore various topics. March 20th, 2026

Digital Design Studio Opening: University of British Columbia: College of Applied Sciences: Keynote: Bridging the Arts and Engineering: Lessons in Design Behaviors: Speaker: March 23rd, 2026. Following the keynote, I have been invited to serve on the College's Advisory Board.

Elon University's Center for Design Thinking held it's speaker series: Design Forge 2026: Forging Fridays. My talk, Design Process Mindsets: Switching Neural Networks for Social Impact and Participatory Design was given May 29th, 2026 

Invited by the Royal College of Art [London] to give a talk on my unique take on teaching human centered design and my new book, Design Empathy and Contextual Awareness. The lecture and reception from students at the RCA was so welcoming. What a privilege to present my work and teaching! 

Karen Chong and Wayne Li.  Design thinking isn’t just for designers, it’s something we all practice, often without realizing it. As Wayne puts it, “Everyone is a designer… because everyone has to create something for someone.” The Mindset that Makes you Better at Everything – with Wayne Li. Mind Blend Podcast, Dec. 9th, 2025

Design Thinking Training:  Committed to an empathetic and experiential approach, through my previous work within Pretoria, S. Africa, my third trip and teaching tour brought me again to the Inhlanyelo Hub, to foster innovation and human centered design amongst UNISA's faculty. November 2025  

The Chris Voss Show Podcast is a long-running daily podcast hosted by Chris Voss. It features interviews with a diverse array of guests, including CEOs, billionaires, thought leaders, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, and authors. Our episode – Design Empathy and Contextual Awareness: Frames of Reference for the 21st Century Creative, released Sept. 15th, 2025