Improving the campus experience at the University of Toronto through student-led design
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
The Innovation Hub is ready to take on new design thinking and storytelling projects for the 2026-27 academic year. Our student teams can help you co-create programs, services, resources, and spaces. Working together, we help you build positivity around your project and ensure the highest possible student engagement in the process. Our teams are hired and trained specifically for your project and work directly with you and your teams throughout the process.
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.