Saving Puppetry with Scrum

This project explores how puppetry, one of humanity’s oldest storytelling traditions, can be made more accessible and relevant to contemporary audiences. Although rich in emotional and artistic potential, puppetry is often marginalized in today’s media landscape. Through focus group interviews with a diverse audience, this research identifies barriers to puppetry’s broader appeal and surfaces opportunities for meaningful reinvention. Synthesizing these insights into three personas, the study informed the development of a prototype media campaign, The Muppets Take the World, a multi-phase, cross-platform strategy that reintroduces the Muppets through nostalgic content, original material, behind-the-scenes storytelling, and the elevation of new puppet voices. 

Who's the Boss — A Group Leadership Education Project

Our major group project in LEAD 555 challenged a team of six of us to design a product that could educate users about leadership theories and practices. While many teams might have proposed a conference or certificate program, we took a more unconventional route—developing a prototype for a card game called Who’s the Boss? Designed for leaders of all kinds, the game transforms abstract leadership concepts into engaging, strategic play, allowing participants to “win” by mastering the art of effective leadership.