Improving the campus experience at the University of Toronto through student-led design
This year, the Innovation Hub continued our partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Science by facilitating student consultations to learn more about the needs and experiences of students in academic programs. In this blog, the team reflects on learnings from their research and the impact the work can have on the university.
Written by the Innovation Hub UTQAP Team
Over the past year, the Innovation Hub partnered with Accessibility Services to gain a deeper understanding of how students with disabilities can fully engage in and feel supported in all aspects of campus life. In this blog, the design research team reflects on how they felt about listening to the voices of students with disabilities, and the impact the listening has on creating change.
Written by the Engagement and Belonging for Students with Disabilities Team
This year, the Innovation Hub partnered with the Centre for Community Partnerships to host a series of design thinking workshops for Alternative Reading Week (ARW) 2025. In this post, Amelia and ARW facilitators, Ruth and Lidiia, reflect on the power of learning through play.
Written by Amelia Di Meo, Research Coordinator, Master of Health Science, Translational Research
Personas are powerful storytelling modes that can inspire us to learn and empathize. In May, the Innovation Hub has launched a new Personas section on our website. We honour the launch of Personas with this blog post, where Ajeetha and Amelia reflect on why human-centered storytelling is so impactful.
Written by Ajeetha Vithiyananthan, Blog Editor & Digital Content Writer, Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Sociology and Amelia Di Meo, Research Coordinator, Master of Health Science, Translational Research
This year, a design research team at the Innovation Hub worked with the School of the Environment to explore how equity, diversity, inclusion, and access (EDIA) is embedded in curriculum, programming, communications, hiring, events, spaces, processes, and culture, and to understand where gaps exist. In this blog, the team reflects on this work and how design thinking helped them to identify tangible steps for how the School can champion EDIA and enhance student experiences.
Written by the EDIA at the School of the Environment Team