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Bio

Doc (Dana) Martens is a designer, creative technologist, maker, teacher, life-long student and geek working to educate and empower communities to embrace the potential of speculative practice for manifesting preferable futures for all.

They work as a UX Designer at Teach For America by day, and an Adjunct Professor at Parsons School of Design by night, designing educational initiatives and consulting on the role of technology-led design for social impact entrepreneurship. In their spare time they organize the Speculative Futures NYC meetup, act as The Director of Communications and Special Projects and teach the Futures x Design workshop for Design Futures Initiative, participate fellowships and hackathons around emerging tech, and publish SciFly, a biweekly newsletter connecting people to global events & resources related to speculative design, art, and technology.

Dana graduated from MFA Design + Technology at Parsons School of Design, where they pursued their dual passions for studying and building technologies and designing projects that connect people to realize more sustainable and equitable futures.

Twitter: @danarosemartens
Instagram: @docairware