Improving the campus experience at the University of Toronto through student-led design
Our blog team worked together to develop original weekly posts about design thinking and innovation. In this blog, the blog editors reflect on the value of storytelling and plain language writing, while highlighting the importance of leadership in deepening their learning.
Written by the Blog Editors & Digital Content Writers
Over the past year, the Innovation Hub worked in partnership with the Centre for International Experience to produce a documentary short about the experiences of international U of T alumni. In this blog, the Innovation Hub’s Audiovisual Storytelling team reflects upon learnings from working on the year-long documentary project, as well as creative storytelling projects of their own.
Written by the Audiovisual Storytelling Team
In this blog, April talks about her unexpected journey of getting hired as a design researcher at the iHub (a job she didn’t apply for), and the lessons she learned along the way.
Written by April Li, Design Researcher, Master of Education, Developmental Psychology and Education
Ruyi reflects on her Innovation Hub work-study hiring journey, from the initial application to the final decision. She looks back at how she responded to uncertainty and how a hiring process can reveal the culture of a potential workplace.
Written by Ruyi Zhang, Design Research, Master of Information, User Experience Design
We’re incredibly excited to kick-start the Fall-Winter 2025-26 Work Study season at the Innovation Hub! We have some amazing opportunities available to students for this upcoming school year. The deadline to apply for positions is Tuesday, August 19th, 2025, at 11:59PM.
To learn what working at the Innovation Hub means to our students, read our job descriptions below! To apply to Innovation Hub, please visit uoft.me/iHubWorkStudy.