Ability to say there are lots of options, narrow them down, and figure out how to implement them. See the fact of what could happen, picture a scenario and outcome. Project how things could go together and work with little information. See in the abstract. Super cool and strong. 

I trust that you will get stuff done, on a different timeline than I would, but I know that it is not a problem.

Doodles really help people feel that something happened here, and you have a tangible thing for synthesis.

You can capture the moments. Not everyone does that.

 

Times when you’ve shown frustration: I feel like this is hidden really well. Unsure whether things were “just an intellectual exercise” or if you were just really struggling. On the Sinkhole project-  It felt like you didn’t know what to focus on, but created a humorous outcome to help explain to people how to understand the problem. Tying it all together at the end. You can think super abstractly, but I am unclear about what is going on in your head. 

 

Cultural awareness project- what about it.

Felt some frustration vibes during presentation.

 

Even in CityLab- None of us were happy, I had no idea the extent of which how your evaluation addressed the pitfalls of the class. You were able to tie in the broader implications and frameworks of life into class critique. So well written, and really well thought out. 

 

Erika’s phone a friend: My problem is that someone at Bloomberg wants me to connect origami to public health. KT would know what to do with that. Anything that is taking something I’ve been given that is abstract and how to explain it. 

 

Another strength- You have a lot of different work experience, and studied biology. You just seem to have a lot of life circumstances that add nuanced perspectives that a lot of people don’t have. Value created from a large range of experiences, and you’re able to give a niche comment that isn’t just bullshit. 

 

I think you have cool assets that are differentiators. 

 

Really frustrated:

When there are lots of extroverts in the room, will get steamrolled. Get flustered when trying to manage a lot of deadlines and other stuff all at once. Issues with prioritization. Get stuck in research holes, and have trouble getting out. Take in so much information it is hard to start moving forward.

 

I Would call you if I was in jail, or having a medical emergency, or stuck at a guy’s house and couldn’t get out. Feel like you would barge in and kick down the door without a second thought.

 

Past projects:

Visual things, transit choices with the map. Need an outlet in projects to visually portray ideas. Neat how transitioned into note and documentation. Have improved at moving from high level ideas and into the concrete. You thrive at taking data from research and put it into ideas.

 

Started off in environmental science, during the process of thesis building, topic selection, presentations to potential advisors

            Really enjoyed telling a story about the process, and the presentation 

            Not the smartest person, but one of the first to get an advisor because presentation was great, and the method of storytelling was intuitive. Also, not just slides and text, and slides.

 

Are your talents utilized at Booz:

6 mos, more utilized than at Maga. Does GFS for people and meetings, illustrations for events. 

Things to add or do extra: Expensed political power- went into the negative due to working under a novice boss who didn’t know how to lead or consult. Outed this boss as awful- and lost some political power, was questioned about how bad this boss actually was, until it was proven by other events

 

Awesome work to cause a huge organizational change with HCD, but very slow, and have to hold hands, and guide others through the process. 

            Very political- potential stakeholders are very concerned about image in front of leadership

 

VPS:

I would provide clarity to complex problems through visualization to make important research actionable and applicable to people’s lives.

 

Review of my VPS:

 

Product development? Maybe

Good at generating frameworks, and developing processes

 

Time left in grad school

            Have friends

            Keep doing things that make impacts in the community

 

Molly Reddy Graduate from the Social Design

 

VPS:

Enthusiasm and optimism, and experience working in bureaucratic and soloed environments, to help build capacity of communities in order to increase human connection

 

Time left in grad school:

            The reality is that this field is growing rapidly, lots of interest but not a lot of funding. Not a lot of orgs doing the work. Don’t look for the perfect job, look for a stepping stone that gets you to your ultimate goal. Not a lot of money in social impact. 

            Personal networks are number one- everyone in my 12-person cohort had personal connections to their jobs. Meet up groups and other places that you run into people.