The secret language of maps: Pushing boundaries of empathetic visual communication (pt 1)
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Maps are one way we “tie it all together,” expose the invisible, amplify the observable and, inevitably, add the influence of our own...

The Traveler's Story: An empathetic journey to more than just an app
After a semester's worth of work diving into the operational challenges facing airlines addressing their passenger's oversized luggage...

Policy Brief: A call to Fund Essential Transportation Infrastructure
Executive Summary As citizens’ lives and corporate operations fundamentallychanged to protect our collective health and wellbeing...

Beyond the Movement: Exploring how innovative leaders can help shape the future of transportation
Table of Contents: Author's Note Introduction - The Transportation Precipice: Ushering in a Decade of Innovation Ch 1 - Leading Change...

The Empathetic Acquisition: Exploring empathy as a tool in merger integrations
On one of my many drives along 1-94, coming and going from Milwaukee to Madison for my 8am class on strategic innovation, I caught myself...


Closing the gaps: Aligning the acquisition business case and integration execution after a merger
A post-investment review of the challenges that prohibit company acquisitions from realizing their expected financial success Abstract...


Diary from a Climate Refugee: An invitation to speculate on the future of Milwaukee
In partnership with Coe Douglas, pataphysician, lecturer, and writer, "the Futures Studio" explored design fiction as a vehicle to...

Outside the Airport: Solving the oversized luggage problem before it hits the gate
The Opportunity Passengers on Southwest airlines often use oversized carry-on bags. If bags are too thick or too tall, they take up extra...

The Epigenetics of Coffee: A short story of a good future, inspired by the DNA of the past
Wow, another beautiful day. Early sun peers over the windowsill, not yet confident enough to bring in the day. I pause mid-shovel to let...
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