Satya social communication and partnerships

Indigenous business owners require access to a variety of contacts to grow their company and find peer support who understand the struggle of Indigenous entrepreneurs. Yet insufficient resources and community support exist for this group. The goal of this project is to build a network among Indigenous businesses in Canada/North America by utilizing social media […]

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HDL x Ayogo: Lifeplan Coach’s Assistant

LifePlan is a platform designed to improve outcomes through effective Shared Decision Making (SDM), structured education and behavioral science-based goal setting. The platform creates value for human services, healthcare, and innovative life sciences companies by helping their clients become effective participants in their own care journey. Ayogo, a key driver of innovation within the digital […]

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Creative Knowledge Translation and Visual Communication Design for The UBC – Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (UBC-CeMCOR)

The proposed project aims to improve the communication of scientific research data by using creative knowledge translation strategies and redesigning CeMCOR’s website. By visualizing complex information, creating engaging materials, and enhancing the website’s user experience, CeMCOR can effectively share their findings with a wider audience. This will increase awareness of women’s health issues, establish CeMCOR […]

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Social Innovation Researcher in Residence – Zero Emissions Innovation Centre of Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver’s new Zero Emissions Innovation Centre’s (ZEIC) mandate is to catalyse, accelerate, and scale climate action innovation across Metro Vancouver through program delivery, impact investing, granting, partnerships, capacity building, and research. With the urgency and importance of city-led climate action rapidly increasing, and the impacts of a changing climate being directly experienced by communities […]

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Using design thinking to Improve operational efficiency of a consumer health-tech product so it can scale and help Canadians avoid chronic disease

Molecular You is a health-tech start-up on a mission to help people live longer, healthier lives. Using a new type of blood test, we’re able to give people unparalleled insight into their health and make precise diet, exercise and supplement recommendations to help them live longer healthier lives. The product consists of a mobile application […]

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ET.AL

Blockchain and the metaverse are emerging technologies that are capturing the attention of triple-A game studios, social media giants, and leaders in other tech domains. The metaverse can be described as a virtual 3D world, converging real world perceptions in a digital space with an infinite amount of possibilities. This convergence exactly represents the next […]

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Digital Illustration & Children’s Story Creation Strategy

Simbi is working on a process innovation project to significantly improve the process by which our end users are able to use our product. In other words, the intern will be working on innovative methods to get more children’s stories into the hands of our young readers. Simbi faces challenges in effective and timely artistic […]

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Expanding Rapidia’s potential in metal AM

Additive manufacturing is a booming industry and Rapidia is at the cutting edge with the material extrusion + sintering approach. To better position ourselves in the market we need to: – qualify our output in terms of accuracy and deformation – prepare future leading software development – demonstrate the versatile capabilities of the machine – […]

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Homeowner Building Health Platform

This digital design project involves creating a platform that brings building health and wellness resources to homeowners. Healthy Home certification programs are emerging and there are many home builders and developers certified as sustainable contractors. This tool will allow participants to create homes that are designed to provide clean indoor air and ample natural light […]

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New Works XR (eXtended Reality)

New Works XR advances creative digital literacy of Canadian dance artists. It is a multi-faceted project supporting dance makers and companies working with or in early stages of exploring creation involving XR technologies. Designed by artists and XR technicians the project provides catered support: mentoring and consulting, test projects, workshops, virtual community building, peer-to-peer learning, […]

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Molecular You – Clinician Review Module UX Design

This project is a collaboration between the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and Molecular You. Molecular You are a health-tech start-up on a mission to help everyone live longer healthier lives using a new type of digital health experience that can spot early warning signs of chronic disease and tell you exactly what […]

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The HDL & KGMS Squamish Language Project

Since 2010, Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School (KGMS), a private K-12 school on the North shore that serves children with learning differences, has worked in collaboration with design students from Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU). Over the last three years graduate interns have engaged with this partnership, working with Anji Dawson, Counselor and […]

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