Jordanna Coutinho
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About
A systems thinker. I channel my creativity towards identifying patterns and providing insights that turn problems into opportunities. I believe design has the power to unlock resilient cities, living communities and a net positive economy. I am fascinated by human potential and thrive in uncovering cognitive biases.
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Education
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M.A. Design For Sustainability .Savannah College of Art & DesignSCAD’s Design for Sustainability graduate program trains professionals to be capable of expanding the reach of design and design thinking into the realm of complex systems, organizational change, and sustainable innovation. Individuals work in dynamic, collaborative environments to apply their skills of strategy, facilitation, and story telling, and they apply these to their personal design specialization. Three primary areas of focus are: —Designing strategies and solutions for complex systems: —Designing organizational and user behavior change —Designing common visions for multi-stakeholder partnerships
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Experience
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Table TalkBangalore, IndiaMar 2019 - May 2019 (2 months)SCAD Sustainable Practices Lab designed Table Talk, a multi stakeholder, alignment toolkit that uses collaborative problem solving, role play interaction and generative communication to promote equitable development for near port community Hudson Hill in collaboration with environmental justice organization Harambee House. This project was a Sappi Grant finalist for the year 2019.
- Conducted secondary and primary research on stakeholders involved in EPA near port initiative
- Data visualization, concept development through data affinitization
- Workshop facilitation
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Project RerouteFeb 2017 - Jan 2018 (11 months)Co- designed and facilitated Project Reroute a pilot project introducing creative problem solving, design thinking and place-making to 200 students aged 8-12 through the utilization of the urban public commons as a nature lab to reimagine the sustainable development of the city.
- Visual communication, design strategy for lesson plans and materials
- Visual campaign strategy and social media marketing
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Art In TransitJan 2016 - Jun 2016 (5 months)Designed and launched ‘Project Walkway’ a generative mapping tool for citizens to engage in public dialogue through reimagining cities of the future in collaboration with ‘Art in Transit’ - a collaborative public art initiative, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd and sister-city SF BART
Conducted secondary and primary research on stakeholders involved in urban planning policy and construction of the Bangalore metro rail
Data Visualization, concept development through data affinitization
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Awards
SCAD ACADEMIC HONOURS AWARD
A limited number of academic honors scholarships may be awarded to accepted students based on SAT scores evaluated on a scale of 1600 (ACT scores on a scale of 36) with consideration given to math and critical reading sections and/or grade point averages evaluated on a 4.0 scale. The scholarship may be renewed quarterly through completion of a bachelor’s degree (or up to 225 attempted hours) as long as the recipient remains enrolled and maintains at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. Academic honors scholarships range up to full tuition per year and may be awarded in addition to other awards, up to the cost of tuition -
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