Amanda is currently the Director for Research, Design & Learning at the Internews Center for Innovation & Learning.
Acknowledging the complexity and dynamic nature of information central to the Internews approach is the view that healthy information ecosystems are a root solution to furthering human progress.
Built upon a career in academia, policy and research Amanda is currently the Senior Director for Research, Design & Learning at the Internews Center for Innovation & Learning.
Passionate about inclusive, collaborative research and design Amanda is a data/information for knowledge, empowerment and impact evangelist and practitioner. Currently focused on advancing the need for more holistic, dynamic human–centered approaches to understanding data/information ecosystems, emergent behaviors and challenges particularly aspects of inclusion, trust and literacy.
Mapping Detroit’s Information Ecosystem
Presented in partnership with the World Economic Forum and Internews A robust and dynamic, inclusive information ecosystem is critical to the ability of any city to serve its citizens. But mounds of data alone are not enough; humans and their communities are still actors in the system. How can we design systems that are truly of benefit, trusted and […]
Conferences
Detroit 15
The impact of tech on the American economy, its cities and the transformation of the urban ecosystem shaped the agenda for our fourth annual one-day Techonomy Detroit conference.
