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Hello! I'm Hannah Rudin, a Seattle-based strategist, designer, researcher, and facilitator. I am an optimist who believes in the power of design to address systemic social inequities and complex civic challenges. I hold an MFA in Products of Design from the School of Visual Arts, where I did my master's thesis on countering social and political polarization in America. I also hold a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.
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Currently, I work as a Community Engagement Strategist & Coordinator for Stepherson & Associates Communications in Seattle, . I previously was a Senior Strategist for Smashing Ideas, helping companies navigate organizational change management challenges. Prior to Smashing Ideas, I designed and facilitated community engagements with author and former IDEO Global Managing Partner Fred Dust as part of his venture, Dust & Co. (formerly Making Conversation, LLC.)
COMPLEX PROBLEM
Finding the intersection of human-centered design and systems thinking to address change management through technological transition.
Human-centered design + systems thinking + organizational change management
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RESPONSE
ECOSYSTEMS THINKING
An approach for exploring change management through relationships.
COMPLEX PROBLEM
Aircraft turn-around process optimization through the lens of human relationships and communications for a large commercial airline.
Ethnographic research + systems thinking + technology + communications
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RESPONSE
TURN SYSTEMS AUDIT
An ethnographic research and systems analysis of the aircraft turn-around process.
COMPLEX PROBLEM
Access to perinatal mental health support services
Design research / human-centered design
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RESPONSE
2020 CHANGEMAKER SERIES x PERINATAL SUPPORT WASHINGTON
Pro bono partnership with nonprofit Perinatal Support Washington using human-centered design to help them engage more deeply with the parents and providers they serve.
COMPLEX PROBLEM
Envisioning and communicating the policy changes necessary to realize positive climate futures.
Policy analysis + future studies + creative writing
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RESPONSE
SPECULATIVE POLICY
A capstone project I developed and led during the Spring 2024 Climatebase Fellowship where I invited a multidisciplinary team to envision positive, thriving futures that result from today's policy interventions to address climate change.
RESPONSE
Experience design + community engagement
REPLY FORWARD
Interactive installation in New York City's Washington Square Park to engage the public about their individual roles in creating a positive future for the United States.
COMPLEX PROBLEM
Civic empowerment of underserved communities
DISCIPLINES
RESPONSE
Experience design + participatory research
CO-CREATING THE AMERICAN FUTURE WORKSHOP
A design research workshop series to engage the politically curious NYC community around their visions for the future of the United States.
COMPLEX PROBLEM
Developing a collective vision for the future of America
