Resume

• 2015

  XPRIZE

  Convetit

  MaMax Studio

  SM+ART

  TED conferences

  I am a member of the TED community. In 2008 I introduced and taught mindful breathing meditation at the TED satellite conference. I brought it back in 2009 and 2010. My hope is that I will once again teach the TEDActive community in 2011!

  TED conferences

  Original member of the volunteer team that created the blueprint for XPrize Think Tanks

  XPRIZE

  Results Coaching Systems

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  I bring a neuroscience research informed approach to problem solving.\n\nPast Clients: Ovation TV Marketing and SF Marketing Association

  Alpina Foods\n\nI completed my Results Coaching* training in 2009 and am available to share the extraordinary executive coaching practice that builds on nearly 20 years of my mentoring and coaching cultural creatives.\n\n*Results Coaching developed by David Rock is now called \"Brain-Based Coaching\" to distinguish it from Tony Robbin's Results Coaching practice.

  Results Coach

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  RotoLab is a solution engine from the world of architecture and design. We are dedicated to solving wicked problems in how we work

  play

  learn and care. \n

  Co-Founder

  Chief Research and Incubation Officer

  RotoLab

  Convetit

  Timer Device

  A design (Patent pending

  US 61/690

  227) for a mechanical timer has been invented that can be utilized for the measurement and indication of various time intervals. The timer device can

  but does not have to be integrated into other devices or the containers in which they are supplied. Timing intervals of typical use would be 15 seconds through 5 minutes

  and the timer can be demarked to show intermediate time intervals. The devices are reusable

  and the patent design allows for simple changes that result in varying the total time interval.\n\nExamples of uses of the timer invention are: Toothpaste tubes

  soap containers

  hair coloring kits

  teeth whitening strips

  liquid hand soap dispensers

  mouth rinses

  nail polish and remover

  chemical depilatories

  and many other items requiring accurate timing. Other non-personal care uses include 2-part adhesives

  wood stains

  glue dispensers

  tea cups or packages

  coffee

  sonication devices

  correction fluid and cleaning devices.\n

  Timer Device

  Timing Device for the science of \"two minute\" brushing cycles.

  March Hirsch

  STEAMConnect

  Advisory Council

  English

  French

  Fulbright Scholar

  Taiwan/China

  Fulbright - Hays Senior Research / Lecture Grant

• 2010

  Computational Neuroscience

  Brain / Mind Education

  Harvard University Graduate School of Education

• 1996

  SpaceSuit Yoga

  SpaceSuit Yoga is a synthetic approach to contemplative movement inquiry. Imagine a space that enables you to investigate the fluidity of Tai Ji and Continuum

  the neuromuscular tonicity of yogic asana

  the aesthetic curiosity of artistic experiments and the empirical rigor of scientific inquiry -- all rooted in the mindful practice of vipassana and kundalini breath work.\n\nMission Possible: To bring humor

  neuroanatomy and somatic creativity to the practice of yoga.

  SpaceSuit Yoga

  George Greenstein Institute

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  GGI was a R & D lab bringing arts and science together for social innovation in brain matters.\n\nWe offered translational neuroscience consulting and design thinking charrettes to companies and orgs looking to problem solve performance training and new product development. \n\nWe stood on 6 years of beta testing new neuroanatomy learning products and programs for adults and youth seeking entry into today's science and tech economy. \n\nPast Products and Programs targeted design for new spatial memory learning options. \n\n

  Founder / President / Ex Director

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  At MaMaxStudio we are keen to reimagine futures of health and humanity.\n\nWe specialize in taming challenges and visualizing solutions.\n\nWe offer lively facilitation of Frontier Thinking

  Content Development and Product Design.\n\n\nLearn more at http://mamaxstudio.com\n\n\n\n\n\n

  Founder

  Principal

  MaMax Studio

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Principal Consultant

  MaMax Studio

  San Francisco

  SM+ART was incubated out of GGI - which I founded -- with colleagues Gaynor Strachan Chun and Sarah Kornfeld. For two years

  I served as Chief Innovation Officer

  creating content and prototypes for platforms for content distribution in addition to contributing to business strategy and development.\n\nJOB RESPONSIBILITIES:\nBrand and Product Innovation \nCreative Content Development\nR & D\nTeam Management of Design and Neuroscience Talent\nPublic Speaking\nBudget Management of R & D

  Founder

  Consulting Advisor

  Former Chief Innovation Officer

  SM+ART

  Baltimore

  Maryland Area

  I worked with Mike Weikert and Lee Davis as a faculty advisor

  bringing an applied neuroscience perspective to the design thinking process.

  Faculty Advisor

  MICASocial Design -- Grad Program

• 1994

  Art Center College of Design

  RotoLab

  MICASocial Design -- Grad Program

  Pasadena California

  Curriculum Innovation -- Applied Neuroscience / AsiaPacific arts and design\n\nLearning Lab for prototyping brain games.

  Adjunct Assoc. Prof.

  Humanities & Design Sciences

  Art Center College of Design

• 1980

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  My doctoral dissertation focused on the rhetorical appropriation of Asian \"mystical\" literature and meditation practices

  found amongst contemporary American dance and performance artists.\n\nTranslation: As a young grad student back in the '80's

  I wanted to learn about the neurocognitive mechanics of the creative process and dig deeper into epistemological questions of creative thinking as a legitimate way of knowing and problem- solving. \n\nMy doctoral research asked the question: Why did American dancers and artists feel the need to \"go Asian\" and bring meditation into the training of artists?\n\nI've spent my career working to understand the brain/mind basis of creative thinking and problem solving

  especially impacted by contemplative practice. Today I look back on my dissertation as the work of a historian

  ethnologist and budding systems thinker with a skeptic's eye.

  Interdisciplinary Arts and Science

  Claremont Graduate University

• 1975

  M.A.

  Neuroscience and Dance Studies

  Dance/Movement Therapy

• 1971

  B.A.

  Art History and Teacher Ed

  Art History

  University of California

  Los Angeles

• XPrize Vanguard for Global Learning

  Special Advisor

  Future of Work World Building Residency

  What if we reimagined Los Angeles as a walking city in 2027?\nWhat if aging citizens could remain in their homes retrofitted to be caretaking smart?\nWhat if Los Angeles cultural communities could learn about their ancestral homes via Virtual Reality tours?\n\nThese and other world-building provocations were set forth in the 2017 Future of Work World Building Residency addressing Los Angeles 2027 -- a year before the World Olympics.\n\nI served as a Special Advisor

  lending insights from the art and science of spatial memory and design research skills to assist the artists in residence.\n\nTo learn more about the project:\n\nhttps://www.sundance.org/blogs/designing-the-future-of-work-new-frontier-world-building-residency-in-los-angeles

  Sundance New Frontier Lab

  World Building Institute and PigeonHole Productions

  Design Sprint Team Member and Writer: Caring for the Caretaker

  OpenIDEO

  Health / Patient Advocate

  Leading the patient advocacy for a family facing losing a beloved family member from a terminal diagnosis of uterine cancer.

  Private Practice

  Research

  Neuroscience

  Coaching

  Design Thinking

  Product Innovation

  Experience Design

  Innovation Consulting

  Spatial Design

  Leadership

  Creativity Skills

  Business Strategy

  Strategic Planning

  Start-ups

  Leadership Development

  Inventor

  Public Speaking

  Entrepreneurship

  Diversity Team Building

  Project Management

  Executive Coaching

  Bodiesinspace.com

  Bodiesinspace.com was established a 'zine dedicated to reporting on art and science research with added focus on new product development for wholistic lifestyles.

  Bodiesinspace.com

  In this paper

  we introduce GamerLab™ as an innovative way to train present and future generations of virtual architects by transforming architectural design education into an “affinity space” within higher education. We consider online

  infinite game models to incentivize research

  reward creativity

  and promote collaboration and achievement in architectural design practices. We show how within university level design education

  games and gamification offer an invaluable theoretical and practical solution to pedagogic problems entertained by architects and other design professionals. We support this claim by turning to cognitive science which shows how our human brain actually learns and extrapolates for creative problem-solving.

  GamerLab™: Rethinking Design Education

  http://inventiobrains.com

  a test site for inspiring community building for arts and science research into the mysteries of brain science and neurotech.

  Journal of Brand Strategies. Our peer-reviewed article

  \"Reading between the lines: Uncovering customer insights to deliver exceptional customer experiences\"

  We continue to gain great feedback from our piece

  \"Reading Between the Lines\" for the Journal of Brand Strategies. It was an honor to be asked to write for this peer reviewed journal

  and fun to explore the brain

  human centric leadership and the art of insights. \n\n

  GGI 2013 Year in Review

  An EPIC year of change for the GGI team!

  Sarah E Kornfeld

  Gaynor Strachan Chun

  M A

  Greenstein Ph D

  George Greenstein Institute