Today’s Tip:

So excited to get started with the variety of shortcuts and tips around Design Thinking and Innovation! Growing up in a musical and artistic household, my mom was an entrepreneur in the interior design space making soft good home products that were sold to major department stores as well as boutique stores. And after graduating from college, with a degree in the health sciences areas, I landed in the software and application design space. Over the years, I dabbled with entrepreneurial side ventures in a variety of areas. But my technology career later expanded to expertise in technology and innovation across the enterprise space. Then took the leap back into entrepreneurship in 2025. All of these things led me to view everything from a pattern, design, and innovation thinking perspective. And I can’t wait to share my unique lens of the world with all of you!

Design Thinking shortcut for today:

Today’s Design Thinking shortcut: One thing most people don’t realize is that our eyes actually have cells that are uniquely designed to only see vertical lines, or horizontal lines, or diagonals, and they orchestrate together to be able to read text and see patterns. We do this unconsciously without having to think about it. But learning to see patterns in fabric, florals, architecture, graphic design, data design, organizational design, and marketplace signals is not something you are just born with. It is something you can learn. So join me as I share my experience to show you tips that help you see these things too!

Innovation shortcut for today:

Today’s Innovation shortcut: Honestly one of the most foundational things to innovation and creativity, is simply having the courage to try something new. Often we can feel like creativity and innovation are a limited resource that we might be afraid to use up. But it is actually a muscle that gets stronger the more you use it. So join me on the adventures that lead to creativity and innovation.