erin stevanus is an artist, strategist, and social entrepreneur using foresight and speculative inquiries to explore the potential of complex systems. She is the founder of an innovation platform and works with leaders and their teams across the private, public, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors to bring to life not-too-distant futures.
She also founded a design futures studio based in the Portland-metro area and teaches design thinking and social entrepreneurship at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and through her studio.
erin writes about speculative design and the mindsets that can support what might come next. she is an alumna of the 2022 Tin House YA Workshop and currently writing her first novel. learn about her musicals and dramatic works here.
I believe in the profound potential of creativity and collaboration to exponentially scale systems-level change. I use my expertise in organizational change management and strategic design coupled with justice and futures-oriented methodologies to navigate complex systems and create pathways that increase agency and multiply impact. As a writer, composer, and musician, my work explores issues related to identity, resilience, and freedom.
ALL THE LOVE,
-e.
