Context: These projects were developed while our lab was embedded with ASU’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society. This page consolidates prior student project pages into a single, modern showcase.

Research Projects with Purpose. Impact with Heart. Futures by Design.

Project-based learning with the INNOVATE framework: students don’t just prepare for the future — they build it. This living archive highlights hands-on work with real partners across policy, climate, mobility, food systems, and ethical AI.

Projects

Summaries, artifacts, live tools, and INNOVATE-aligned reflections.

Chatbots for Ethics Education

Pathway: Capstone · Semester: F24

AI as a thinking partner for ethical reasoning: transparency, reflection, and inclusive engagement.

  • Live chatbot embedded
  • Reflection logs + rubric alignment
  • Instructor playbook (lite)

Fueling Minds, Ending Hunger

Pathway: Capstone · Semester: F24

Legislative strategy for food security across Arizona public universities; campus navigation and coalition building.

  • Policy briefs + coalition map
  • Campus resource navigation
  • Metrics: participation & impact

Youth & Sustainable Transport in Tempe

Pathway: Innovation Studio · Semester: S25

Youth-friendly, equitable, sustainable public transit with community engagement and policy recommendations.

  • Community engagement strategy
  • Policy recommendations
  • Inclusive design feedback

Climate Tech Landscape Mapping

Pathway: Innovation Studio · Semester: S25

Trend-mapping and investor alignment across emerging markets; sector dashboards and strategy briefs.

  • Maya Campos GPT expansion
  • Sector dashboards
  • Strategy briefs

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