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Guest Lecturer, Organized with the Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative (CBSI), UVA's Environmental Resilience Institute, and UVA's Architecture School. Fusing disciplines. Sparking change. Serving people, University of Virginia, Lecture date TBD, Presentation title TBD
Brigid O’Kane is internationally known for her award-winning presentations, having been invited to present at numerous national events and in more than ten different countries. Her research focuses on reconciling the relationship between an industry that mass produces products for consumption and the natural world that sustains life. Brigid O’Kane works with a broad range of individuals and institutions to evolve personal, professional, and organizational growth. She applies various approaches and activities to expand awareness. These insights develop broader perspectives. From this new outlook we begin to consider the state of our circumstances in different ways. Seeing from various points of view requires presence and authentic understanding, which is essential in manifesting meaningful and lasting change.
Invited by Katelyn Stenger, Behavioral Science for Sustainable Systems Doctoral Fellow, UVA’s Environmental Resilience Institute
May 2020
2020 Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit, Cities of the Future: Becoming a Regenerative Region, May 1, 2020 at the Xavier University Cintas Center
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - DUE DECEMBER 13, 2020 11:59 PM EST
August 2020
Deisgn Management Institute | Paper Reviewer for the 2020 DMI Academic Design Management Conference (ADMC), Impacting the Future by Deisgn, August 5-6, 2020, OCAD University, Toronto Canada
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - ABSTRACTS DUE JANUARY 29, 2020
PAST PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION PANELS
Keynote Discussion Panel, DMI FutureED & Diversity Panel, invited discussion panel member, Design Management Instituted Conference, Innovative Thinking on Diversity & Inclusion. May 2018
Time Travel for Beginners, presentation at the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student (NCBDS), University of Cincinnati. March 03, 2018
Women in STEAM Fields, Progress & Experience Over 5 Years, invited discussion panel member, Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE), 2016 Global Annual PACE Forum at the University of Cincinnati. July 27,2016
Design Complexity and Strategic Change, presented at the University of Cincinnati. April 07, 2016
Blue Sky Systems of Transportation and Mobility, presented for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) Board of Directors at LPK Inc., Cincinnati Ohio. October 01, 2015
Keynote Presentation: Cultivating a Shared Vision With Interdisciplinary Teams, 2015 Global Annual PACE Form at University of São Paulo (USP) campus in São Paulo, Brazil, July 30, 2015
Keynote Presentation: Applying Creative and Strategic Systems Thinking Methodologies for Future Mobility Solutions, Global Faculty Conference at Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara, Mexico. February 19, 2015
Keynote Presentation: Systems Thinking in Transportation Design, Leverage Points for a Better World, China Anting 2013 Automotive Design Conference, Shanghai China. October 31, 2014
Advancing the Creative Development Process with Strategic Systems Thinking Methodologies, 2014 Global Annual PACE Form at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. July 31, 2014
Applying Creative and Strategic Systems Thinking Methodologies for Future Mobility Solutions, School of Design, International Design Conference, Jiangnan University, Shanghai China. May 25, 2014
Transportation and Mobility Design Education, National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad India, March 1, 2015
Keynote Presentation: Systems Thinking in Transportation Design, China Anting 2013 Automotive Design Conference, Shanghai China. October 25, 2013
Transportation Design Strategies to Move the World, School of Design, Jiangnan University, Shanghai China. October 23, 2013
Advancing the Concept Development Process with Strategic Approaches and Powerful Collaborative Teamwork, presentation developed with Professor Ben Meyer for the 2013 Global Annual PACE Forum in Pasadena California. July 25, 2013
Strategic Approaches to Developing Future Mobility Solutions, presentation developed with Professor Ben Meyer for the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Educational Symposium, Chicago Illinois. August 21, 2013
A Developmental Model for the Experience of Always Becoming A Designer, 2012 Global Annual PACE Forum and received an award for the Best Design Presentation. Shanghai China July 26, 2012
The Future of Mobility at the University of Cincinnati, presentation to Provost Ono at the University of Cincinnati. April 13, 2012
The Role of Proportions in Successful Product Design, presented at the 2011 Global Annual PACE Forum at University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada. July 29, 2011
Innovative Mobility Solutions, co-presented with Jussi Timonen from General Motors Advanced Design in California to the PACE Global Executive Sponsor Committee via WebEx. April 29, 2011
Art and Design in Cincinnati, presentation at the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Annual Meeting held in Cincinnati. Moderator and lead for coordinating the assembly of a three part presentation. October 15, 2010 1)
Approaches to Systems Thinking and Emergence in the Creative Design Process, New Methods in Problem Solving, presentation at the 2010 Global Annual PACE Forum and received an award for the Best Design Presentation. Seoul Korea, July 21, 2010
Emerging Trends in Sustainable Product and Transportation Design, presentation at the PDx Amerimold Conference in Cincinnati Ohio. May 12, 2010
Sustainable Mobility and The Future in Motion, two presentations given at Artesis University College in Antwerpen Belgium during the Workshop Week 2010. February 1, 2010 and February 5, 2010
Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership, Revising Perceptions of Design and Engineering Leadership for High Performing Collaborative Teams, presentation at the 2008 Global Annual PACE Forum at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit Michigan. August 1, 2008
Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership, Revising Perceptions of Leadership for High Performing Collaborative Teams, presentation for the 2008 Women’s Leadership Conference at the University of Cincinnati. March 28, 2008
Interdisciplinary Teamwork, A Continuum of Expertise, Pecha Kucha presentation at the Autodesk University Conference, Las Vegas Nevada. November 2007
High Performing Interdisciplinary Teamwork, A Continuum of Expertise, presentation at the 2007 Global Annual PACE Forum and won the award for Best Design Presentation. Technische University in Darmstadt Germany. July 26, 2007