In Conversation with Dr Dori Tunstall

Dori is the dean, faculty of design at OCAD university in Toronto, Canada. Topics will include: Design, decolonization, and life as an academic. This one is a real zinger!

Dori is a design anthropologist, public intellectual, and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory, culture, and design. She leads the Cultures-Based Innovation Initiative focused on using old ways of knowing to drive innovation processes that directly benefit communities.

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00:00 Introduction
02:02 Virtual conferences
03:15 Her role as a dean
06:50 Teaching
08:30 Indigenous faculty
10:50 Is OCAD progressive
12:00 Importance of Toronto/location
16:50 Changes in diversity hiring
20:00 Her academic story
25:40 Importance of working in industry
31:10 Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education journal
40:00 Audience question
44:22 Issue highlights
49:40 Changes since 2016 AGIA conference
58:04 Current reads
1:00:20 Influences
1:04:11 Advice for emerging scholars
1:05:28 Conclusion