Glenn Fajardo

About Glenn Fajardo

Glenn Fajardo helps people change their relationship with technology. His work blends experimentation, play, and reflection, with a focus on how emerging tools like generative AI can augment creativity and craft in ways that support human agency and personal voice.He designs and facilitates courses, workshops, and other learning experiences, and he writes about creativity in the age of AI. Glenn has partnered with organizations across six continents to prototype new ideas for social good. He is also the co-author of Rituals for Virtual Meetings.He’s formally trained in nuclear engineering sciences and public policy, plays electric bass, and likes to cook in other people’s kitchens.

Experience

1. Teaching

   Stanford d.school

   Oct 2014 — Present · Stanford, CA, US

   Co-teaching various for-credit and pop-up classes.* How Can Generative AI Help Us Learn?(Spring 2026)* Negotiation by Design (Spring 2026)* How Can Generative AI Help Us Learn?(Spring 2025)* Negotiation by Design (Spring 2025)* Creative Gym (Fall 2024)* Negotiation by Design (Spring 2024)* Design for Learning: Generative AI for Collaborative Learning (Fall 2023)* Negotiation by Design (Winter 2023)* Design for Learning: Co-Designing Connection and Community (Fall 2022)* Creative Gym (Spring 2022)* Negotiation by Design (Winter 2022)* Reimagining Campus Life: Designing Hybrid Experiences (Fall 2021)* Reimagining Campus Life: Reshape Study Abroad (Spring 2021)* Reimagining Campus Life for Today\'s World (Fall 2020)* Design Across Borders - engaging political differences edition (Spring 2020)* Justice by Design (Fall 2019, Winter 2020)* Design Across Borders (Spring 2019)* Design Insider / Outsider (Spring 2019)* Design for Connection (Winter 2019)* Design Across Borders (Spring 2018)* Long Distance Design (Fall 2017)* Long Distance Design (Spring 2017)* Designing for Refugees, Their Supporters, and Other Stakeholders (Fall 2016)* Change That Has A Chance (Winter 2016)* Change That Has A Chance: Co-Designing With Implementers (Spring 2015)* Design for Everyday Social Good: Fostering Inclusion Through Connection & Reciprocity (Fall 2014)

Education

• University of California, Berkeley: Goldman School of Public Policy

  Master of Public Policy, Public Policy

• University of Florida

  Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering Sciences

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Leadership
• Non-Profits
• Nonprofits
• Research
• Organizational Development
• Policy Analysis
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Start-Ups
• Music Production
• Community Outreach
• Consulting
• Program Management
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Negotiation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Community Engagement
• Outsourcing
• Public Speaking
• Bass Guitar
• Marketing
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Training
• Enterprise Software
• Project Management
• Partnerships