About Me
I help others communicate by visualizing how we navigate complex ecosystems and social dynamics.
Sometimes I wear glasses.
I started out as a graphic designer because I cared about community and civic engagement. In that time, I’ve elevated many missions and initiatives through the design process, connecting people to messages I believed in.
As I’ve honed my craft — which has included working with talented leadership at EarlyWorks, llc and in beautiful spaces like the Detroit Institute of Arts — I came to realize that I what I was actually interested in was how and why people were connecting to those messages.
In looking for ways to expand my own understanding of communication and design, I started to teach others to explore their own relationship to these concepts.
All of this eventually led me to earn a Masters in Civic Media, studying more closely community ecosystems and social power dynamics. I began engaging with intersecting practices involving connected learning, transmedia participation and collaborative leadership, and now focus my work in human-centered design strategy and research, communication framing, systems thinking and interdependence.
Looking for a thought partner? Let's talk! Design and Facilitation is my sweet spot.
Teaching young professionals design process and ways of seeing is what gets me up every day.
“…exceptionally talented at connecting insights and goals…”
“Serene is exceptionally talented at connecting insights and goals to design for the user. We can count on her collaborative thought partnership and ability to take complex ideas and turn them into engaging pieces.”
— Margaret Conway, Director of Learning, Convergence Design Lab
At Any Given Moment,
I’m Thinking About…
Collaborations
I’ve had the pleasure of working for and with amazing organizations. Here are just a few:
