Cristina Fawaz López

About Cristina Fawaz López

I am an interdisciplinary and human-centered designer, researcher, and facilitator on a mission to elevate systemic and social change. Fascinated by humans, my work focuses on creating services and experiences that provoke people to explore the dynamic relationship between humans, social endeavors, and systems at large. From designing foreign language lessons through experiential learning at a primary school in China to applying participatory methods to uncover insights about Puerto Rico’s reconstruction, I am constantly driven by curiosity and empathy. In my design practice, and on a personal level, I’m most passionate about working and interacting with people. After all, design should be led through active engagement. Problem-solving is innate to my nature, and, as I pursue an MA in Social Innovation at the University of San Diego, I hope to delve deeper into complex social systems to innovatively disrupt the status quo and holistically address emerging challenges of the 21st century! The way I see it, change is only possible when one dares to leap!

Experience

1. Senior Design Manager

   Secondmuse

   Jun 2022 — Present

Education

• University of San Diego

  Master of Arts - MA, Social Innovation

• Syracuse University

  Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID), Industrial and Interaction Design

  2011 — 2016