Hello!
My name is Geunhee Lee (hear my name) and
I am a designer and design researcher.

Highly motivated by the human-centered design for public service and public information communication, I design and research the intersection between civic engagement and digital transformation that lead toward an inclusive and networked society.

My name is Geunhee Lee and I am a UX designer and design researcher.

Highly motivated by the digital transformation of public service and public information communication, I design and research on the dynamics of civic engagement and potentials that lead toward inclusive and networked society.

Random fact about Geunhee

No, I don't hate men.

Education

Master of City Planning (Concentration: City Design and Development)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Double major: Industrial Design & Visual Communication Design)
HongIk University
Seoul, South Korea



Research and Work Experience

2021
Civic Innovation Corps Fellow
Coding it Forward  Remote (Assigned city: City of Boston, MA)

2020
Equitable Resilience Research - Summer Research Fellow
The MIT Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism
Cambridge, MA

2014-2019
UX Designer
Samsung Electronics
Seoul/Suwon, South Korea 

2011
Research Intern
User experience Lab
Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology
Seoul National University
Suwon, South Korea

UI Design Intern
Motorola Mobility Korea CXD Studio Seoul
Seoul, South Korea
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the world.
a decision, a judgment, & a promise
with “care, responsibility, respect and knowledge are mutually interdependent.”
— Erich Fromm
competence
Design Ethnography
Quantitative and qualitative research skills to understand users and identify the real questions
Tools
Contextual inquiry, Semi-structured interview, User modeling, User journey mapping, Participatory Action Research (PAR)
Visual Storytelling
Visualization to communicate the core design value and message with various audiences
Tools
Storyboarding, Wireframing, Prototyping, Data visualization, Photography