Team

Founders, Concept, and Design

  • Fran Quintero Rawlings is an artist, researcher and facilitator passionate about creating interactive experiences and is curious about the intersections between art, social justice and broader systemic change.

    Fran is drawn to create speculative experiences through installations and exhibits that provoke important social conversations around equity, wellbeing and gender. In 2019, Fran completed her Master of Design at OCAD University with research on designing more inclusive death and grief practices in western culture. Since then she has been exploring these themes in her artistic practice through installations and exhibits.

  • Ziyan Hossain is a multidisciplinary strategist and artist who specializes in systems theory, strategic foresight, data science, and life-centered design to create and improve products and services across global sectors. As a co-founder of Method Collective Ziyan’s work explores human behavior and systems interactions, crafting solutions that enhance community and organizational resilience and  catalyze change in the face of ongoing and future challenges.

    His work includes leadership roles at OCAD U, with a focus on future-oriented design and innovation, and Lead of Service Management at the Federal Courts of Canada. Ziyan has also developed the first systems analysis in Canadian sport with Curling Canada. Ziyan has developed several immersive, interactive experiences focused on systems change, collaborating with institutions like the Ontario Science Centre, Digifest, Toronto Reference Library, and Nuit Blanche. 

    He is also currently an ambassador for Pathwaves. His previous lives include a five-year tenure on the Programming Committee at the Reel Asian Film Festival and a decade in hardware and software user experience.

    A practicing musician for over two decades, he has performed and composed with artists like Kurt Swinghammer and Plini, and he is an endorsed artist with Strandberg Guitars. His work with Eventide Audio includes developing factory presets for the H9 and H90 pedals, products renowned for an innovative approach to sound design. In addition, Ziyan has spearheaded projects on the future of music composition, recording, and performance for clients such as the City of Toronto, and The Remix Project.

  • Calla Lee is an interdisciplinary designer, researcher, and visual communicator who uses an intersection of art and data to understand how people and systems relate, interact, and overlap with each other.

    Her work explores art, culture, community, entrepreneurship, and the spaces in between that connect us to each other. Through co-design and collaboration, Calla seeks to create interesting and provocative conversations and spaces that engage people’s curiosity in order to catalyze systemic change for the future.

Contributors

Ambassador

Tammy Couture

Angela Rawlings

Mixing Engineer

Ambassador

Henry Reinach

Cheryl Wituik

Volunteer Outreach

Ambassador

Madi Chambers

Communications Support

Tyra Pinto

Denise Amelia

Social Media Coordinator

Website Lead

Maria Paula Segura Dueñas

Toni Sunday

Project Contributor