Daniela Teran

About Me

I'm a designer, a social impact entrepreneur, and an educator. I'm passionate about local innovation 💡 and intersectional feminism ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏻♀️.

Location

San Francisco, CA
Education
    Harvard University
    August 2018 - May 2020
    degree
    Master's
    majors
    Strategic Design and Management
    Systems Science and Theory
    UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO
    September 2008 - December 2013
Work Experience
    MIT D-Lab
    USAID Gender Research Project Coordinator
    April 2021 - present
    company
    MIT D-Lab
    title
    USAID Gender Research Project Coordinator
    overview
    • Support management of the research team. • Develop, pilot, and refine research instruments, analysis, & maintenance of data. • Work with a team to write the research findings into a publishable paper. • Support the development of participatory design workshops and facilitate training in the field. • Support D-Lab Gender and Development student teams in co-design research and innovation practice projects to create gender equity in Latin American and Africa.
    MIT D-Lab
    Design Researcher
    September 2020 - April 2021
    CITY OF HARTFORD OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
    Summer Intern
    Hartford, CT, United States, 06199
    May 2019 - July 2019
    DXP-ORG
    Co-Founder / CEO
    Quito, EC
    September 2017 - August 2018
    DXP-ORG
    Co-Founder / Chief Design Officer
    Quito, EC
    May 2014 - August 2018
Passion

I use a human-centered design and systems practice process to address complex challenges and create impactful innovations that lead to a more equitable future.

Skills
Languages
EnglishFrenchSpanish
Gigs / Freelance
    Mink'a
    Founder + Product Designer
    September 2019 - present