A skilled neuro-atypical designer, instructor and investigator, fervent about crafting pedagogical techniques to support learners

Illustration created by Kylie Burns, a passion project just for fun

I thoroughly enjoy creative problem-solving where failure and navigating through barriers float my boat! This has led my passion for learning design creating engaging educational systems to engage and assist the learner in navigating failures, block and learning barriers with more understanding and ease.

Over the years, my journey in design has led me to explore various disciplines and collaborate with incredible humans.

I'm an experience neurodivergent communications designer, educator, researcher, and writer. My brain functions a little different to others deemed as ‘normal’. My neurodivergent skills includes spatial reasoning, global thinking, understanding and remembering complex images that enables me to build complex systems. High levels of empathy and social skills. Excellent big picture thinking, finding gaps, making connection, and see possible pathways with ease. Strong narrative reasoning with the ability to dissect, pulling apart and putting back together.

I thoroughly enjoy creative problem-solving where failure and navigating through barriers float my boat! This has led my passion for learning design creating engaging educational systems to engage and assist the learner in navigating failures, block and learning barriers with more understanding and ease.

Over the years, my journey in design has led me to explore various disciplines and collaborate with incredible humans.

Through this diverse range of experiences, I’ve come to realise that success in learning design goes beyond technical skills or aesthetic appeal—it lies in cultivating the right mindset.

Driven by this belief, I have developed the Design Mindset Method (DMM). This innovative approach combines my expertise as both a designer, educator, researcher and writer to delve into the deeper aspects of mindset within the creative practice. A mindset method that demonstrates how individuals can gain insight into navigate learning barriers with more ease.

Through my website I'll share insights as well as practical tools rooted in the Design Mindset Method. My aim is exciting, I'll be exploring conventional thinking patterns and I look forward to pushing boundaries. Tapping into inner cognitive systems while embracing uncertainty and change—ultimately transforming approaches to learning.

Thank you for visiting—I’m thrilled to have you here!