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A new article on how design facilitators practice was published in the CoDesign journal. Drs. Wenqi Zheng, Mauricio Mejía, and Danah Henriksen are the co-authors of this publication. After reviewing 35 case studies on design workshops from the past two years, we found a clear …

We have published a conference paper in the NORDES 2025 Proceedings. Wenqi Zheng, Mauricio Mejía, and Catalina Cortés co-authored this paper on how the industry is demanding facilitation skills based on an analysis of job postings in the US. It is free access here.Design …

Dr. Mauricio Mejía led a session on the ASU Leadership Academy. He discussed a design mindset for leadership and worked with participants in activities to understand design skills.

Doctoral candidate Xueting Wu successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation on Monday, May 19th. Congratulations! Her research made contributions to the research area of design training of non-design professionals. She conducted an interview study with coaches, consultants, and …

Doctoral candidate Wenqi Zheng successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation on Friday, April 4th. Congratulations! Her research made contributions to the research area of design facilitation. She identified design facilitation practices and styles in the literature and case …

A forthcoming article on how designers collaborate in the industry will be published in the CoDesign journal. Drs Yumeng Xie and Mauricio Mejía are co-authoring this publication.How Designers Navigate Collaboration in Design Practices: An Interview Study of Professional …

Ruchita Mandhre has passed his PhD comprehensive exam and prospectus in the PhD in Design, Environment, and the Arts. Congratulations! Her research is about prototyping in co-design. Ruchita is a research assistant at the NSF-funded project "Understanding and Designing …

Kendon Jung has passed his PhD comprehensive exam and prospectus in the PhD in Design, Environment, and the Arts. His reseaech is about the how professional service designers engage with sustainability challenges. Congratulations! Kendon will execute his doctoral research as a …

A new article just published on learning strategic design in a master's course. Lab's co-authors include director Mauricio Mejía and and alum Yumeng Xie.Strategic Design Skills in a Live Project: A Case Study of a Graduate Studio CourseAbstract: As design becomes more oriented …