Mirle Rabinowitz Bussell is a faculty member in the Urban Studies and Planning Program where she directs its new real estate and development major. She has degrees in architecture and urban planning and focuses much of her research on housing and community development in underserved neighborhoods.
Raeanon (Rae) Hartigan is a Principal Planner in the UC San Diego Campus Planning office. She focuses on projects at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the University Center, Pepper Canyon Neighborhood, and East Campus as well planning issues related to housing, mobility and health and wellness. Prior to joining the Planning office in 2007 she worked as an Urban Planner for a local architecture firm. She has served on the Ocean Beach Planning Board and holds a Master of Science in International Affairs from Florida State University and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Cal Poly Pomona. When she's not working she enjoys being outdoors with her family.
Antoinette Meier is a Principal Regional Planner in the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Department of Operations. She serves as the manager of the Transportation Demand Management program and is responsible for leading innovative transportation programs and services that reduce traffic congestion and improve mobility for the San Diego region. Antoinette is spearheading efforts to advance shared mobility and integrate emerging technologies into regional transportation plans, projects, and services. This includes leading the establishment of the San Diego Regional Proving Ground and development and implementation of a Regional Mobility Hub Strategy. Prior to joining SANDAG, Antoinette managed community and economic development programs in both the San Diego region and the City of Seattle. She has a Masters Degree in City Planning and is an AICP certified planner.
Michèle Morris is passionate about human-centered design, strategic leadership, and high-impact innovation, all drivers in her current positions as the Associate Director of the DesignLab, UC San Diego, founding board member of the Design Forward Alliance, and principal at HardPoint Solutions consulting firm. For over 20 years, she has provided strategic, operational, and training support to organizations and executives around the world, to include serving over a decade in the United States Secret Service. Michèle is an accomplished instructor and facilitator, serving multiple leading institutions including Stanford’s d.school, The Design Academy and USD’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.
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Judges will be looking for excellence in the following areas, using the considerations below to determine the designathon teams who will receive funds to continue project development.
A clearly-defined Problem: Teams provide a clear description of the particular problem they address, or define the opportunity for mobility hubs their project takes on. Teams show how this problem was determined through evidence of existing conditions (e.g. interviews with users, image, videos, plans etc.) or forecasted based on social and technological development trends. Responses to Mobility Hub challenges from SANDAG and Campus planning (transit accessibility, integrated mobility, equity) are encouraged, but other general or specific problems for mobility hubs can also be identified. Teams should identify, whenever possible, the specific subset(s) of users their projects support.
An excellent design Process: Teams should demonstrate a smart human-centered design process that includes thinking, observing, testing, and iterating. This should include observations of people in the world that help identify problems and interactions. It will probably include prototypes (low or hi fi) or simulations that test proposed solutions in the real world with people who are as close to the intended target users as possible, to help understand possible behaviors, interactions, and outcomes of the proposal. Value is placed on observing, testing and iterating on designs by learning from engagement with the real world, not only the results or findings.
A well-articulated Proposal: The Proposition addresses the defined problem through a proposition/ story that articulates and visualizes the design problem, proposition, and process. Propositions might include photos, videos, drawings, audio, writing, and prototypes for proof of concept. Documentation of attempted solutions—and iterations—aimed at addressing the identified problem and capturing the design process are encouraged.
