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Lauren is currently working in Charlotte, North Carolina. Recently, she worked on the campaign for Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, in Nevada, USA. She graduated from Boston University, where she was a co-chair for TEDxBU. She has traveled extensively with non-profit work, and she is passionate about photography, which has come to be handy as she has captured photos that have been on display in several photographic shows, including one in the United Nations in New York City. Recently, Lauren has started working with The Youth Factor, which is an organization that promotes youth as the worlds greatest natural resource. Lauren is passionate about product design for people with disabilities, experience design, disability advocacy, and women and family policy.

Location:
United States, New York, NY
Current organization:
NBC News
Past organizations:
Madison House Autism Foundation, The White House (Obama Administration)
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
Autism Advocacy, Youth Mentoring, Youth and Technology, Campaigns and elections, Interpersonal Communication, Travel and Learning, Technological Trends, experience Design & education, Design Thinking, Design
I am:
Activist, Change Agent, Connector, Foodie, Idea generator, Philanthropist, Photographer, Public servant, Social entrepreneur, World traveler
Associations:
Boston University Alumni Organization, Youth Factor, TEDxBU , The Madison House Foundation
Languages:
English, French, Spanish
My website links:
Madison House Foundation, Blog
Universities:
Boston University, Georgetown University
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2011, TEDGlobal 2010, TEDGlobal 2009
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I'm passionate about

Design thinking. Experience design. Employment empowerment. Disability advocacy. Politics. Campaigns. Family policy. Cooking and baking.

An idea worth spreading

What would happen if we applied design thinking and experience design to the work place?

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Employment design. Campaigns. Design for Disabilities.

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  • A comment on Conversation: How might you move from tweet to street?

    Mar 2 2011: If the tweet is inspiring, it is naturally and organically manifested to action. I am moved by innovative and creative calls to action, though I may not physically act on everything I absorb through social networking.

  • A comment on Conversation: Chris Anderson asked a great question about the criteria for standing up for a TED talk. What should it be?

    Mar 2 2011: Speaker teaches about something that is not widely known; presents a different way of looking at something misunderstood; translates a complicated subject into user-friendly definitions; relates the subject of the talk to the broadest possible audience

  • A comment on Conversation: Use design thinking in schools for educators to improve schools and to improve the process of learning in classrooms

    Mar 1 2011: Dominic - I was telling a friend about this exact idea just days ago. After returning from Disney World, I was struck by the fact that the imagineers of Disney have literally choreographed every moment of one's experience at their parks. The result: kids and adults alike walk away from their time there with a newfound sense of idealism, creative genius, and the ideas of possibilities. If this were applied to the school room, I cannot even imagine what would come about. Let's get creative design thinkers to step into the role of school-aged children to manifest what could be into a reality. That way, education could birth more than just good test scores but the next generation of innovators and passion-driven citizens.

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