Ayanna CoxThe “Magic” of Artificial Intelligence: Fact and FallacyOver two million years ago, cavemen were spending their days learning fire-making methods, hunting game, and gathering berries. At the…Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Ayanna CoxA Service Design Case Study: Imagining A Greener “Big Apple”Utilizing a service design approach to propose a solution that targets two U.N. Sustainable Development Goals aimed to give our planet and…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
Ayanna CoxinDesign Thinking Fall 22Food For Thought: Design Thinking Put Into PracticeAs a fourth grader — at the wise, ripe age of 10-years-old — I was mastering multiplication, curating current event reports, and parsing…Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022
Ayanna CoxinDesign Thinking Fall 22What’s the Story with Storytelling?Consider this lineup: a sensational comedian, a TEDTalker, an investor on Shark Tank, and the Walt Disney Company. Think about the…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Ayanna CoxinDesign Thinking Fall 22The Value of Designing with Values: How Who You Are As a Person Defines Who You Are As A DesignerThink about how you would define a designer. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Likely, your answer is something along the lines of…Nov 17, 2022Nov 17, 2022
Ayanna CoxinDesign Thinking Fall 22Learning How to Learn: Putting Design Thinking Methods Into PracticeIf you asked me to evaluate an average bar stool three months ago, I would have probably looked at it and labeled it with one of two…Oct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022
Ayanna CoxinDesign Thinking Fall 22Work-Life Balance Mapping: A Systems Thinking ApproachTo model the issue of work-life balance maintenance, I created a map of affiliated words. Basically, I surrounded the word “work-life…Sep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022
Ayanna CoxinDesign Thinking Fall 22Working Out Work-Life Balance: A System-Thinking ExampleWe all go through the circles of life. And no, that is not a reference to the hit song from The Lion King. I am acknowledging the fact that…Sep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022
Ayanna CoxinDesign Thinking Fall 22Rethinking Design Thinking: Collaboration as InnovationHumans have gone from caves to 90-story apartment buildings and from nomadic walking to flying aircrafts and pop-up tents; we have come a…Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022