Improving the campus experience at the University of Toronto through student-led design
In this blog, Maxine reflects on their growth as an interviewer at the Innovation Hub. They discuss the skills they’ve developed, comparing their beginnings to where they are now when facilitating interviews.
Written by Maxine Ramos, Design Research Team Lead, Master of Information, User Experience Design
In this blog, Rhonda reflects on how her past experiences supported her during her Work Study term at the Innovation Hub and helped her develop transferable skills in her role as a design researcher.
Written by Rhonda Liu, Design Researcher, Master of Information, User Experience Design concentration
In this blog, Bela reflects on her role as both an artist and a designer. She shares how her habits as an artist translate to her design process, and how she realized that these two professions aren’t as different as she initially thought.
Written by Bela Wong, Graphic and Communications Assistant, Honours Bachelor of Arts in Art and Art History and Communication, Culture, Information & Technology (CCIT)
In this blog, Irfan unpacks how his relationship with social media changed after working on the Neurodivergent at University documentary. Irfan explains how he learned how to better distinguish valuable information from the noise of video content online while cataloguing footage.
Written by Irfan Mohammed, Documentary Assistant, Master of Information, Human Centered Data Science
In this blog, Arshdeep and Diana reflect on the February Innovation hour event, with the focus on what changemaking means to students, staff, and faculty of U of T. Discussions during this event highlighted how change takes place at every level through collaboration, even if you can’t see it.
Written by Arshdeep Kang (Communications & Operations Lead, Honours Bachelor of Design) and Diana Radenko (Graphic Design and Communications Coordinator, Honours Bachelor of Arts, Book and Media Studies)
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 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
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