Do No Harm: The Role of Design in Complicated Times

NeoCon 2019 Keynote Presentations: Do No Harm: The Role of Design in Complicated Times

Presenter: Liz Ogbu, Founder and Principal, Studio O, New York

A designer, urbanist and spatial justice advocate, Liz Ogbu is founder and principal of Studio O, a multidisciplinary consultancy working to innovate challenged urban environments globally. From designing shelters for immigrant day laborers in the US to a water and health social enterprise for low-income Kenyans, Liz has a long history of working with communities in need to leverage the power of design to catalyze sustained social impact. Her work blends human-centered design research methodologies, architecture and equitable development principles, cross-disciplinary design thinking frameworks and social agendas.