Dr. Noel is a Trinidadian design educator and Assistant Professor at the College of Design at North Carolina State University. She has created several design tools for critical reflection, such as The Designer’s Critical Alphabet and the Positionality Wheel.
Mr. Paiva is a Brazilian product designer, working in the USA for the past 25 years. He is currently a Research and Design Manager for UKG (ukg.com), a community leader, and one of the most active speakers in the South Florida design community.