Project Partners
This project would not be possible without the work of Method Collective/Space for Grief.
We are grateful for their creativity, expertise and passion in working with them leading up to this initiative.
Method Collective is a team of curious creatives that explore the way humans behave and interact with systems, environments, technology and each other.
They seek out diverse perspectives to create capabilities and solutions that improve processes and achieve stakeholder alignment. This helps communities, organizations and governments build resilience against present and future change.
Meet the Method Collective team.
Ziyan Hossain, M. Des
Ziyan is a strategic foresight practitioner and artist. His work has explored behavioural economics, urban and organizational culture, generational dynamics. He has worked as a facilitator, planner, researcher and User Experience designer with banks, hospitals, Pharma companies, educational technology, various arms of government and musical equipment companies.
He is currently on the Executive Programming Committee for the Association of Professional Futurists, Steering Committee for the Ideas Project with the Ontario Science Centre/Toronto MOCA and has spent over five years on the programming committee of the Reel Asian Film Festival.
He plays guitar, bass and synth, has performed with a number of renowned artists from Dhaka and Toronto, and has worked with major musical equipment manufacturers including Strandberg Guitars and Eventide Audio. The last release by his band Sundecay was critically acclaimed.
He has worked and presented in Toronto, Montreal, Dhaka, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, London, Stockholm, Belgium and more.
Fran Quintero Rawlings, M. Des
Fran is a deeply curious innovator passionate about working on projects that improve both the human and design experience. As a strategist, she understands the complex relationship that exists between consumers, organizations and government.
She is adept at helping clients develop an empathetic understanding of the people they engage with so they design more meaningful experiences, grounded in what people truly need. Using behavioural economics, foresight and systems thinking, she helps uncover deeper insights with a focus on tangible outcomes on systems and innovation projects for non-profits, provincial and federal governments, pharma and healthcare clients.
Calla Lee, M. Des
Calla is a visual communicator and strategic foresight practitioner with experience in change management and operational strategies. By understanding how systems relate, interact and overlap with each other, she is able to help her clients engage and experience business transformations that create innovative solutions that meet business objectives and consumer needs.
Calla uses her years of graphic design experience to visually communicate complexity through simplicity in all the work she does. Her curious nature has allowed her to bring both her interests and work together in a variety of industries including food, sustainability, cannabis and entrepreneurship.
She is always learning and trying new things. Calla is a certified PADI Open Water scuba diver and has received her Cannabis Sommelier 1 certification.