Tamara Christensen

Current

Leverage Director of Research at R&D Leverage
Pursuer of a PhD (Dr. Tamara-to-be) at Arizona State University

Past

Director of Research at Re:Strategic Solutions

Education

Arizona State University
University of Kansas

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155 connections

Industry

Design

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Tamara Christensen’s Summary

Tamara Christensen’s Specialties:

designerly ways of thinking and teaching and learning, creativity, innovation facilitation, qualitative research, participatory inquiry, insight translation, creative problem framing and solving, curriculum design and delivery, strategy, public speaking, workshop development

Tamara Christensen’s Experience

Leverage Director of Research

R&D Leverage

(Privately Held; Packaging and Containers industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Design and implementation of participatory inquiries to fuel product development efforts and facilitate innovation initiatives.
Pursuer of a PhD (Dr. Tamara-to-be)

Arizona State University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

Various teaching and research assistanships.
I have taught (or co-taught or assisted with) the following:
INT 120: Design Drawing & Media
APH 294/494: Culture of Place
IND 227: Visual Methods for Problem Solving
IND 316: 20th Century Design
GRA 440: Finding Purpose
DSC 500: Design Research Methods
DSC 525: Design Methodolgies
DSC 527: Contemporary Design Theory
DSC 580: Teaching Practicum
DSC 598: Creative Environment

I have worked on (and managed) research projects for the following:
InnovationSpace
Proctor & Gamble
Sycamore Professional
Department of Economic Security
Industrial Design Department
Dean's office, College of Design

I have (co)coordinated the following conferences/symposia:
Exposed 09: A Design Research Symposium
From Here to There: A Design Research Symposium
In { } Between: IDSA Western District Conference
4DED: The fourth Doctoral Education in Design
Director of Research

Re:Strategic Solutions

(Design industry)

June 2006 — August 2009 (3 years 3 months)