The People of ADi

Who We Are

The Directors of ADi

Dr. Harold G. Nelson, President and Co-founding Director

Dr. Nelson is presently working as an organizational systems designer and education consultant for universities, governmental agencies and business organizations. His focus is in two areas: The first is on the development of design competent organizations and the second is on innovation leadership development. He is also an affiliate associate professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington.

Dr. Nelson graduated with distinction from the University of California at Berkeley after designing his Ph.D.The Design of Social Systems in the Ad Hoc Ph.D. program. He received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of California at Berkeley as well. After completing his Bachelor of Architecture at Montana State University, Dr. Nelson studied architecture at the Technical University and ceramic design at the Athenaeum Fine Arts Academy in Helsinki, Finland.

For over twelve years, Dr. Nelson was the head of the Graduate Programs in Whole Systems Design (WSD) at Antioch University. He has been involved with diverse organizations including: non profits and corporations, state and federal agencies, international governments and the United Nations. He has worked as a researcher, consultant,and university educator in design and systems thinking around the world. He is a past president of the International Society for Systems Science (ISSS), a position previously held by such notables as Margaret Mead, C. West Churchman, Ilya Prigogine, Sir Jeffery Vickers, Kenneth Boulding and Russell Ackoff. Hes is presently on the ISSS Board of Trustees.

Prior to his work in the fields of organizational systems design and educationsl systems design, Dr. Nelson, a licensed architect in the State of California, worked as an assistant regional Architect for Pacific Southwest Region of the USDA Forest Service. He also worked as an architect in the private sector.

He can be reached at hgnelson@u.washington.edu. [website]

Dr. Erik Stolterman, Vice President and Director.

Dr. Stolterman is Professor at the School of Informaticsand the Director of the HCL program at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. He received his Ph.D. in informatics at Umeå University, Sweden and has tought both graduate and undergraduate levels. He has also done work as a consultant in Information Systems Design. Prof. Stolterman's research interests have been directed towards design philosophy and theory as they relate to the practice of design, especially the skills and design abilities of the designer. As a consequence of this, his work is focused on the education and training of designers. He can be reached at estolter@indiana.edu.

Robert L. Sandusky, Executive Director and co founder.

Mr. Sandusky is a practicing architect, licensed in California and Texas and registered with the NCARB. He has been actively practicing architecture for more than 30 years since receiving his Bachelor of Architecture degree ( 5yr.) from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has been a member of the International Systems Institute and International Society for Systems Science. His architectural work has received national awards and has innovated such things as the first designed use of photovoltaics as the sole source of power for dwellings in the United States. He has been the Regional Architect for the Pacific Southwest Region of the USDA Forest Service, San Francisco. He is also a collaborative sculptor and designer with a prominent New Mexico artist and Sculptor. Mr. Sandusky also is a consultant in Advanced Design. He can be reached at dusky@jps.net.

Associates

Associates are the core members that make ADI an active and evolving organization. You can find information about some of our associates below.

Rob Sandusky, Associate for Communications

Rob Sandusky received a Bachelor of Arts in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of California at Santa Cruz, in 1988. In June, 2000, he completed his Master of Arts in Industrial Arts at San Francisco State University. Rob spent six years as a Production Manager in the digital pre-press industry, working primarily with publishers and advertising firms. In 1995, Rob opened and continues to run ShockWave Design in San Francisco, focusing on graphic design, consulting and interface development for Computer Based Training applications and web sites. In 1996, he joined InsWeb Corporation, California, and has served as the Vice President of Technology and Creative Director. Since 1996, Rob has served as a Lecturer of Internet Technology in the Design and Industry Department at San Francisco State University.

Anne Nelson, Associate for Development

Anne Nelson