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
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, Brooklin reflects on the November Innovation Hour event which focused on engagement and belonging for diverse students. Discussions during the first event highlighted a shared belief that meaningful inclusion exists primarily in the services, spaces, and personal touch that shape support and belonging for diverse students.
Written by Brooklin Becker, Audiovisual Storytelling Team Lead, Master of Information, Knowledge & Information Management
In this blog, Thadseja discusses her experience as a photographer at Innovation Hub and the essential skills learnt throughout the term. She also discusses the power of staying open-minded and how far it can take a person.
Written by Thadseja Perinpanesan, iHub Photographer, HBSc Double Major in Psychology (with Co-op) and Neuroscience at University of Toronto Scarborough
Engineers are trained to jump quickly to solutions, but design thinking helps us to understand the needs of the people we are designing for. In this blog, Harish reflects on how he learned that listening to human stories and understanding people’s experiences in design thinking creates better solutions than relying only on quantitative data.
Written by Harish Shankar, Qualitative Data Archivist, Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Engineering Science
In this blog, the iHub’s summer Graphic Design team shares their experiences bringing creative projects to life. Bela and Blossom reflect on their challenges and how their learning helped them improve their process in both work and life.
Written by the Graphic Design Team
In this blog, Mona and Becky discuss how they developed professional and creative skills in user experience design through collaborative practice in their work on the Supporting Student Parents mini site in partnership with the Family Care Office. Working alongside users and actively gathering feedback, Mona and Becky embraced opportunities to challenge themselves, refine their ideas, adapt to real-world needs, and produce work that they feel carries meaningful impact beyond the classroom.
Written by the UI/UX Team
The Innovation Hub and Accessibility Services invite U of T students to tour the Tangled Gallery on Friday, November 28th, 2025, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM.
In this blog, Angelina talks about her experience as a student in comparison to the expectations of the workforce. She reflects on the “unlearning journey” she needed to break out of her self-proclaimed perfectionist-procrastinator student cycle.
Written by Angelina Kim, Community Engagement and Event Facilitator, BCOM, Rotman Commerce
The Innovation Hub is pleased to announce the re-launch of Innovation Hour – an informal coffee hour where faculty, staff and students come together to engage in meaningful dialogue around topics that impact students using design thinking methods and mindsets.