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)