Executive Director, Design Innovation Initiative

J.R. Campbell serves as the executive director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative at Kent State University to support transition design thinking (human-centered design + design for change), challenge-based innovation, technology-infused maker communities and the curation of trans-disciplinary collaborative teams to tackle "wicked" problems. Campbell’s background is rich in textile arts and digital fabrication and transformation. Before joining Kent State, he led research for the Centre for Advanced Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art, where he worked on projects digitizing and reinterpreting historical textile designs. His extensive experience in both academic and practical aspects of design and innovation positions him as a key leader in driving the university’s goals for a cutting-edge, collaborative education for the future.

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