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Prethinc is a venture design studio building companies that serve human needs. We work with purpose-driven founders who see what others don't. They're the ones building movements and changing the way we live and work. We challenge them. We build their capabilities for ongoing transformation.

Funded by US government to continue research for what was initially discovered in 2009. In this particular research project, I focused energy on compiling qualitative interviews with a unique set of 25 facilitators (with specializations in facilitating moments of transformation with soft skills like compassion, empathy, and vulnerability). Among the themes discovered: these facilitators are great at building a community of passionate followers, and they struggle to distribute their gifts beyond their inner circle to more receptive people.

Internal though-partner, learning designer, and creator for deans, chairs, directors, and professors across ten departments. Through community-focused, experiential learning we reimagined higher education.Created, launched, and ran 16-week program for students to upskill in innovation, marketing, video, and design and get hands-on experience applying the new skills by creating professional service projects for local organizations.Designed the curriculum for a new first year experience, piloted the program, and coached the Dean of the Honors College to integrate the pedagogical innovation into the new Honors College which raised $100 Million shortly after and scaled to three other campuses.Co-facilitated 16-week Social Entrepreneurship course alongside the Dean of the Honors College. Designed the curriculum for and taught 16-week course in New Media Composition. (Writing Program)Mentored students in the Honors College. Facilitated workshops and gave talks on topics like Designing Your Future and Social Entrepreneurship.Interviewed stakeholders, documented programs, and produced engaging, ethnographic videos to raise awareness for programs and generate donor funding. (School of Social Work, Program on Immigration and Democracy, English Department, Writing Program, History Department, Future Scholars Program)Centralized web services for four departments within Eagleton Institute of Politics and trained existing employee to manage the system. (Center for Women and Politics, Program on Immigration and Democracy, Center on the American Governor, and Center for Public Interest Polling)Designed and managed department and program websites, trained post-docs to train interns to manage websites ongoing.

Built a storytelling platform aimed at bridging the gap between the university and city. Incubated the project in the Plangere Culture Lab at Rutgers University under the direct supervision of the Executive Director. Upskilled students to learn to immerse themselves in the community, cultivate relationships with new people and organizations, conduct on-camera interviews to cultivate a sense of empathy, and produce engaging new media content to tell the stories of the people in their community.In 2010, I pivoted the project into a boutique creative agency serving university departments, non-profits, foundations, and local businesses. Created pathways to employment by developing students into part-time employees who created editorial calendars, produced ebooks, wrote blog posts, managed social media accounts, and produced videos for the agency clients.