Media
December 2024
ANN ARBOR SPARK
Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Mobility and Electrification Report
From the Desk of Michigan Chief Mobility Officer Justine Johnson
November 2024
CITY OF DETROIT
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Sustainable Cities Challenge: Semi-Finalists to Innovate Detroit's Eastern Market Announced
PROWLY
Orange Sparkle Ball expands testing in Detroit with launch of Penny Pickup, a hail-a-bot platform
TOYOTA MOBILITY FOUNDATION
GEORGIA TECH SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Focused Networking for Industrial Design Students
KU SCHOLARWORKS
Ecosystems Designed for Change: An Evaluation Framework for Innovators & Leaders
Teri Garstka, Meaghan Kennedy & Michaela Bonnett
July 2024
Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Mobility and Electrification Report
From the Desk of Michigan Chief Mobility Officer Justine Johnson
Bridge Detroit
A robot is helping turn food waste into compost in Detroit
Meet Detroit’s newest compost-collecting robot
JB’s Bites: Food compost robot
June 2024
SMART CITIES CONNECT: MEDIA & RESEARCH
Detroit’s Corktown Launches Pilot Project Using Autonomous Robots for Urban Farming
Government Technology : Smart Cities
Detroit Autonomous Delivery Pilot Will Begin With Food Waste
Middle Georgia Times
Middle Georgia CEO : Staff Report
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: SUNBELT 2024
Network Analysis of a Mobility Ecosystem in Detroit, MI
Michaela Bonnett, Angela Ladetto, Bernard Swiecki, Teri Garstka, Meaghan Kennedy and Jasmine Fernandez
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: SUNBELT 2024
A Model for Technology-Enabled Community Resilience
Meaghan Kennedy, Teri Garstka and Michaela Bonnett
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: SUNBELT 2024
Exploring Social Care Network Structures
Jasmine Fernandez, Teri Garstka, Michaela Bonnett and Meaghan Kennedy
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: SUNBELT 2024
The Relationship between Community Networks and Network-Wide Outcomes
Teri Garstka, Michaela Bonnett, Meaghan Kennedy, Jasmine Fernandez and Randi Harms
URBAN MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE: Co-Creating the Conditions for an Inclusive Workforce
Engaging Worker Voice to Increase Job Quality
Kimberly Faison and Meaghan Kennedy
May 2024
Metromode - Metro Detroit
Pilot program to test autonomous robots' potential for picking up food waste for compost in Corktown
DBusiness - Detroit’s premier business journal
Orange Sparkle Ball Launches Autonomous Robot Pickup Pilots in Detroit
GEORGIA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 2024 ANNUAL MEETING
A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Innovation in Public Health
GEORGIA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 2024 ANNUAL MEETING
April 2024
PR NEWSWIRE
Orange Sparkle Ball Launches Autonomous Robot Pickup Pilots in Detroit
yahoo! finance
Orange Sparkle Ball Launches Autonomous Robot Pickup Pilots in Detroit
KTLA [Los AngELES, CA]
Orange Sparkle Ball Launches Autonomous Robot Pickup Pilots in Detroit
IDEA OVERFLOW podcast
45. Robotic Pick-Up Pilot + Innovation as a Service with Ashley & Hannah
Ashley Touchton and Hannah Ranieri with Daniel Perotti
partnership for inclusive innovation
Project–centered Innovation Coaching powered by Orange Sparkle Ball
Ashley Touchton, Diego Perez, Michaela Bonnett, Amy Qu and Meaghan Kennedy
ai tech park - connecting insights with individuals
Orange Sparkle Ball launches Autonomous Robot Pickup Pilots in Detroit
March 2024
FORBES
The Ultimate SXSW 2024 Guide: Hottest Panels, Parties And Popups
Ashley Touchton, Tom Walker, Paul Davenport and Jennifer Jolly
MARKET WATCH
SXSW Panel Considers Who Will Benefit the Most From Drone Delivery?
Ashley Touchton, Tom Walker, Paul Davenport and Jennifer Jolly
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW) 2024
Who Will Benefit the Most From Drone Delivery?
Ashley Touchton, Tom Walker, Paul Davenport and Jennifer Jolly
georgia tech IDSA
Georgia Tech 2024 IDSA Student Merit Awards
Diego Perez and Georgia Tech IDSA Chapter
game change engine
GAME Change Summit: Co-creating an Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem Roadmap
Meaghan Kennedy, Ashley Touchton, and Diego Perez
February 2024
the public health millennial
Meaghan Kennedy with Omari Richins
January 2024
census open innovation labs
2024 Census Open Innovation Summit
Michaela Bonnett, Amy Qu, Meaghan Kennedy, and Ashley Touchton
December 2023
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Orange Sparkle Ball MAKE 10 Entrepreneurship Award at the Launchpad Design Showcase
Judges: Diego Perez and Hannah Ranieri
October 2023
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health+ Preparedness Workshop
Sophie Becker and Michaela Bonnett
Full Public Health + Seasons 1-4 Carousel
DESIGN INFLUENCE PODCAST
Season III/Episode 5: Communities, Networks and Ecosystems - Platforms for Change
Meaghan Kennedy with Isabelle Swiderski
CONFLUENCE: 2023 UCDA DESIGN CONFERENCE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU DATA INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM 2023, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Teri Garstka and Meaghan Kennedy
September 2023
MAPPING OUR SOCIAL FABRIC: THE TECH-ENABLED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE SUMMIT
2023 Summit (Talk videos available online)
Convened in partnership with the Center for Public Partnerships and Research
August 2023
Edge Detroit innovation tour
Detroit Innovation Ecosystem Panel at College for Creative Studies
May 2023
GOOD TECH FEST
Tech-Enabled Community Resilience
Meaghan Kennedy and Teri Garstka
April 2023
WOMEN WE ADMIRE
The Top 50 Women Leaders of Georgia for 2023
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH+COMMUNICATIONS: CHANGING THE NARRATIVE PANEL
Panel: Sophie Becker in conversation with Cynthia Gomez, Ph.D., Sam Tsemberis, Ph.D. and Nancy Weaver, Ph.D., MPH
February 2023
TOp summit, U.S. Census Open innovation Labs
Isabelle Swiderski, Liris Berra, Andres Clavier, Meaghan Kennedy, Created in partnership with Seven25
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Women in Design Panel
November 2022
HPHR (formerly HarvARd Public Health Review)
Immersive Innovation Labs: A Novel Approach to Solving Public Health Challenges
Berra L, Becker S, Kennedy M. Innovation immersion labs: a novel approach to solving public health challenges. HPHR. 2022;54.
Liris Berra, Sophie Becker and Meaghan Kennedy
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Workshop: Cultivating Data Champions with Loretta Severin
Panel: Meaghan Kennedy in conversation with Natasha DeJarnett and Teri Garstka
May 2022
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Sophie Becker in conversation with Sara Gardner and Meghan Kluth
March 2022
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health + Clinical Medicine
Meaghan Kennedy in conversation with Michael Mina
February 2022
Region IV Public Health Training Center
Innovation Approaches to Tackle Public Health and Community Challenges: Journey Mapping
Sophie Becker, Liris Berra, Meaghan Kennedy
January 2022
Region IV Public Health Training Center
Sophie Becker, Liris Berra, Meaghan Kennedy
EVOLVE INNOVATION NETWORK
Meaghan Kennedy in conversation with Mindy Armstrong
December 2021
U.S.CENSUS OPEN INNOVATION LABS (COIL) - THE OPPORTUNITY PROJECT SUMMIT
Open Data for Good Grand Challenge Awards Ceremony
U.S.CENSUS OPEN INNOVATION LABS (COIL) - THE OPPORTUNITY PROJECT SUMMIT
"Equidad e inclusividad": Technology to Support Language Access and Minority Inclusion
Meaghan Kennedy in conversation with Lorena Molina-Irazarry and Dana Montenegro
EVOLVE INNOVATION NETWORK
Sustaining Innovation Through Transformational Shifts
Meaghan Kennedy in conversation with Farrell Calabrese
Region IV Public Health Training Center
Innovation Approaches to Tackle Public Health and Community Challenges: Stakeholder Mapping
Sophie Becker, Liris Berra, Meaghan Kennedy
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Sophie Becker in conversation with Sam Tsemberis
November 2021
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Liris Berra in conversation with Srishti Jain
October 2021
U.S.CENSUS OPEN INNOVATION LABS (COIL) - THE OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
Open Data for Good Grand Challenge
In kind Sponsor
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Meaghan Kennedy and Sophie Becker in conversation
U.S.CENSUS OPEN INNOVATION LABS (COIL) - THE OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
Bilingual Product Roadmap + Sustainability Workshop
August 2021
THE HATCHERY - EMORY UNIVERSITY
Conveners: Double Lantern Informatics and Orange Sparkle Ball
July 2021
Programa Nacional de Desarrollo Tecnológico e Innovación - ProInnóvate
June 2021
CISION PR WEB
May 2021
USIL VENTURES & PECAP
Curso de Innovación Abierta: Conversación de Apertura
Gary Gramajo y Miguel Paredes en conversación con Diego Perez
ROLLINS MAGAZINE
Rollins entrepreneurs: Going their own way
April 2021
CONFLUENCE
Using Design Thinking Methodologies to Design Solutions for Your Community
Confluence: Turning 'what if' into 'what is'
Sophie Becker, Liris Berra, Diego Perez, Meaghan Kennedy
ROME BUSINESS RADIO X
March 2021
MANISTEE ENTREPRENEUR DAYS
Using Design Thinking Methodologies to Design Solutions for Your Community
Sophie Becker, Liris Berra, Diego Perez, Meaghan Kennedy
EMORY INNOVATORS PODCAST - THE HATCHERY, EMORY CENTER FOR INNOVATION
Emory Innovators with Meaghan Kennedy
Masters of Public Health and Innovation Agency Founder Joins "Emory Innovators"
February 2021
SWISS EP: SWISS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM
Taking Risks in Challenging Times
EVOLVE INNOVATION NETWORK
Launching an Innovation Program
Lorena Molina-Irazarry in conversation with Ashley Touchton
Emory university rollins school of public health
Public Health + Social Justice
Brooke Silverthorn in conversation with Meaghan Kennedy
HUB UDEP - UNIVERSIDAD DE PIURA, PERU
Innovación Abierta: Fundamentos para la Creación de Pilotos y Nuevas Oportunidades
SHOUTOUT ATLANTA
Meet Nick Fisch: Digital Media Strategist
January 2021
Emory university rollins school of public health
Public Health + Environmental Justice
Natasha DeJarnett in conversation with Sophie Becker
December 2020
THE OPPORTUNITY PROJECT DEMO WEEK 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau)
Empowering Communities for Resilience and Sustainable Growth
Session intro: 1:06
SHOUTOUT ATLANTA
Meet Ashley Touchton: Orange Sparkle Ball | Innovation and Start-up Strategist
November 2020
EVOLVE INNOVATION NETWORK
Internal Value of Innovation Teams
John Featherston in conversation with Meaghan Kennedy
October 2020
Emory university rollins school of public health
Marsha Vanderford in conversation with Meaghan Kennedy
UCDA Design ConFERENCE
Storytelling the Gap Conference Talk and What Is Your Story? Interactive Session
September 2020
EVOLVE INNOVATION NETWORK
Measuring Return on Innovation
Mark Kaiser in conversation with Tiffany Murray and Meaghan Kennedy
IOTERRA NEWS
Developing Products For the Fight Against Covid-19
June 2020
shadow ventures
Running Short, Effective Pilots
Ashley Touchton and Colleen Chen
Emory university rollins school of public health
In Partnership with Double Lantern Informatics
May 2020
CITY LIGHTS (WABE)
Laura Flusche of MODA talks about offering educational programs and workshops online
0:56: Producer Summer Evans talks with Laura Flusche of MODA about offering their educational programs and workshops online.
April 2020
MUSEUM OF DESIGN ATLANTA (MODA)
What Is Your Story Now? A Global Empathy Event
A What Is Your Story? online event
April 2020
Emory university rollins school of public health
In Partnership with Elizabeth Sprouse of Double Lantern Informatics
April 2020
MUSEUM OF DESIGN ATLANTA (MODA)
Entrepreneurship: Storytelling for Engagement
In Partnership with Protagoniste Network
April 2020
MUSEUM OF DESIGN ATLANTA (MODA)
Exploring Social Entrepreneurship
In Partnership with Protagoniste Network
March 2020
Emory university rollins school of public health
In Partnership with Isabelle Magnin of Atrium Health
November 2019
creative media industries institute - AI speaker series (georgia state university)
Using Storytelling to Help Audiences Understand Future Technology
October 2019
Emory university rollins school of public health
Social Entrepreneurship: What Is It and Should I Consider It? Workshop
In partnership with Protagoniste Network
Isabelle Swiderski and Meaghan Kennedy
September 2019
HENRY DAILY HERALD
Internationally known 'What Is Your Story?' art exhibit coming to Henry County
EMORY UNIVERSITY ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Meet Your 2019-2020 RSPH Alumni Board
August 2019
PR LOG
Global Social Impact Project 'What Is Your Story?' comes to McDonough, GA for Fall 2019
ROAD TO GREENBUILD SALON SERIES CONVERSATION
USGBC Georgia: Greenbuild Salon: Living Standard and “What Is Your Story?”
July 2019
SEVEN25: DESign influence
Embracing a Growth Mindset to Drive Company-wide Innovation
MEDIUM.com: GOOD PRESS
Getting Unstuck and Driving Innovation, with Meaghan Kennedy
June 2019
Patch.com
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
ArtSwap ATL Kick Off Celebration
Central Atlanta Progress
Woodruff Park
May 2019
Yahoo Finance
Core 77
"Renew Me" is a design show about energy & the environment
New York Times
Design Destinations in a Citywide Festival
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Orange Sparkle Ball | Make 10 Award (2016 - 2019)
April 2019
Atlanta Coffee Shops
Visiting the Passione Italiana Exhibit at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
March 2019
Atlanta Service Jam
Ashley Touchton and Diego Perez Talk Design Research
Ashley Touchton and Diego Perez
January 2019
Design TO (Toronto Design Festival)
What Is Your Story? Interactive Art Installation
September 2018
Voyage ATL
Meet Meaghan Kennedy of Orange Sparkle Ball
May 2018
The Producer
NYC: Respect Me: Female Empowerment Exhibition - NYCXDesign
July 2017
CORE 77 DESIGN AWARDS 2017: Design Education Initiative Award
June 2017
Craft Brand and Marketing
Mentoring talent… Design-thinking and life skills for kids
May 2017
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SOCIETY OF AMERICA (IDSA) SILVER
May 2016
Core 77
June 2015
MEDIAPOST
Agency Launches Social-Focused Training Program For Young Designers
August 2013
