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Cassini Nazir

Dallas, TX, United States

Cassini Nazir is a designer of conversations, curricula, and interfaces.

He is a Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor in New College at the University of North Texas where he teaches classes in design thinking and interaction design.

In spring 2020, he was Designer-in-Residence for the SMU Masters in Design and Innovation (MADI) program.

Prior to joining UNT, Cassini taught at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he directed two research labs. He was founding director of the ATEC Usability Lab, which fosters collaborative research with community partners and offers experiential learning to students. He was Director of Design for the ArtSciLab, a transdisciplinary research lab helping the arts, science, and technology communities by pursuing initiatives of societal urgency and cultural timeliness.

His academic projects include collaborations with art historians, biochemists, brain scientists, futurists, materials scientists, new media artists, and a university press. He has worked with industry partners such as Intuit, Toyota, Sabre, DFW Airport, and projekt202.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in English Literature and Economics as well as an MFA in Arts and Technology.

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Travels From: Dallas, TX
Speaking Topics: Curiosity, Interaction Design, Design Thinking

Cassini Nazir Points
Academic 0
Author 2
Influencer 37
Speaker 20
Entrepreneur 0
Total 59

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Design Thinking 31.08
EdTech
Customer Experience 30.30
Emerging Technology
Innovation 30.47
Autonomous Vehicles

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Higher Education & Research

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2 Article/Blogs
The Shape of Trust
Medium
December 17, 2019
A shorter version of this talk was first given at World Interaction Design Day on Sept. 24, 2019 to Dallas-area colleagues, designers, and students. Below is an expanded version of the talk given at the Dallas UXPA on Oct. 24. View the full deck at speakerdeck.com/cassininazir/the-shape-of-trust.

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Tags: Design Thinking, Innovation

A Design Educator’s Teaching Philosophy
Medium
March 09, 2018
Today, more than 1,600 students are enrolled in the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication. Our building is five years old. Our school is only two years old. Just as parents of children those ages know that learning to walk involves more than just footwork, so too is teaching more than mere accumulation and dissemination of knowledge.

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Tags: Design Thinking, Innovation

2 Keynotes
WIAD21 Designing Curiosity
World IA Day
February 24, 2021
This video will give you a first orientation to the strange, fascinating and fragile phenomenon of being curious. We will explore what curiosity is, ways we can be more curious, and, if possible, how we might invite others to be curious.

Cassini Nazir
Program Director for Project, Design, and Analysis
Clinical Associate Professor
New College
University of North Texas

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Tags: Customer Experience, Design Thinking

SMU MADI Designer-in-Residence: Cassini Nazir
SMU MADI
October 26, 2020
Designing Curiosity with Cassini Nazir. Watch as Cassini explains the differences between types of curiosity and challenges us to think about how we are curious.

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Tags: Design Thinking, Innovation

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