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I want to create equitable futures

by using design tools to

build new systems.

I'm Jiani, a multidisciplinary designer based out of Chicago.

I'm a design strategist, systems designer and storyteller.

 

I believe design creates our collective imagination of futures that could exist. I want to contribute to the imagination and creation of equitable futures by using design tools to build new systems. I value presenting unique perspectives and narratives, cultural context and humanness in my work.

I have a special interest in the design of objects and the built environment

for and through community engagement. 

Experience

Design Strategist, Community Engagement Lead

The Bronzeville Stories Project

2020 (June - December)

Design Strategist, Prototyping Lead

Flip Labs: Our Watershed Futures Project

2020 (June - August)

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TA for Product Design:

- Introduction to Objects & Artifacts;

- Embodied Design

IIT Institute of Design

2019 - 2020

Design Researcher

IIT + UIC Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design

2019 (June - August)

Assurance Assistant Manager

PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

2012 - 2017

Education

Master of Design + MBA

IIT Institute of Design

IIT Stuart School of Business

2018 - 2020

BSc. in Business Administration

University of Ghana, Legon

2008 - 2012

Awards and Leadership

Co-founder

IIT Institute of Design Student Association's

Global Design Committee

Student Advocacy Committee

2019

Co-chair

IIT Institute of Design Student Association's

Student Advocacy Committee

2019 - 2020

2014 10th International Ranking

National Award Winner (Ghana)

for the Audit and Assurance Qualification,

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

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