Improving the campus experience at the University of Toronto through student-led design
Continuing our tradition of hosting students for Alternative Reading Week, the Innovation Hub partnered with the ARW student leadership team and Accessibility Services to assemble a visual project capturing Signals of Hope on campus.
In this blog, Catherine reflects on her experience as a disabled commuter and connects her experiences to two insights from Innovation Hub’s design research.
Written by Catherine Dume, Community Coordinator, Master of Arts, Political Science
In this blog, Catherine reflects on her experience running the Community Connections volunteer program at the iHub, and what she learned in the process.
Written by Catherine Dume, Community Coordinator, Master of Political Theory
In celebration of Black History Month, Catherine reflects on the Innovation Hub’s process of creating personas and her experience as a black-disabled artist.
Written by Catherine Dume, Community Coordinator, Master of Arts, Political Science
The theme of this Innovation Hour is Calling all Changemakers! Anyone who considers themselves a changemaker is welcome to come and reflect on how changemaking applies to the contexts of their work, research, and personal goals. Join us to connect with like-minded students, faculty and staff and enjoy refreshments on us!
Although reflection is often considered personal, learning to reflect in the workplace can be an effective way to grow professionally. In this blog, Diana discusses the importance of taking the time to reflect and her experience with goal setting at the Innovation Hub.
Written by Diana Radenko, Graphic Design and Communications Coordinator, Honours Bachelor of Arts, Book and Media Studies
In this blog, Arshdeep reflects on the importance of humanizing student data, and how she learned to visually tell a story through personas and story moments.
Written by Arshdeep Kang, Communications & Operations Lead, Honours Bachelor of Design
Maxine started at the Innovation Hub in Fall 2022 as a Design Researcher and in April 2025, they stepped into the role of the Design Research Team Lead. In this blog, Maxine reflects on how their experience at the iHub has given them the courage to embark on a new chapter as a leader and discusses what they are learning from their very first leadership role.
Written by Maxine Ramos, Design Research Team Lead, Master of Information, UX Design
In this blog, Kubra reflects on her experience of being a design researcher for the Innovation Hub, and how secondary research helped increase her confidence in data collection for the Supporting Student Leaders to Create Change project.
Kubra Nur Saykili, Design Researcher, Honours Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science
In this blog, Thadseja reflects on the presence of storytelling throughout her life. From being in front of a camera in her early years, to now using these same skills in her career, she hopes to use storytelling in her future career as a psychologist.
Written by Thadseja Perinpanesan, iHub Photographer, HBSc Psychology and Neuroscience at University of Toronto Scarborough.