​Talks and Events

• Communicating Concepts and Ideas: How to get the most out of your presentations | Speaker | NatWest, People Technology Knowledge exchange sessions | June 2025

• WiP Seminar | Speaker | Open University | June 2025 | View slides here

• An Introduction to Design Thinking | Speaker | NatWest, Design Learning Month | May 2025

• Introduction to Design Thinking | Speaker | NatWest, Festival of Modern Marketing | March 2025

• Why building a network of ethicists within organisations is important | Speaker, Panellist, and Moderator | 2nd Edition Pronovea Digital Transformation & Innovation in BFSI Summit | 2025 | Read more here | View slides here

• Gender Network Development Programme 2024 Final Dragons Den | Speaker | NatWest, 2024

• AUG Student Summit at the University of Bedfordshire | OU Student Representative, Convener, and Panellist | Oxford-Cambridge ARC Universities Group, 2024 | Read more here

• Design Thinking for Change | Panellist | 2024 | Register here

• AUG Online Discussion on Connectivity and Built Infrastructure | Moderator | Oxford-Cambridge ARC Universities Group, 2024

• Service Design: Transforming Public & Private Sectors for Better Customer Outcomes! Community of Interest | Moderator | NatWest, 2024

• FS Landscapes: What Does the Future Look Like? | Panellist | Banking Transformation Summit, 2024 | More info here

• Inclusive Futures: Exploring STEM Careers event | Panellist | Open University, 2024 | Watch recording here or find out more here

• OB Journey Community of Interest: Customer Insights: Powering your ability to boost positive organisation transformation | Moderator | NatWest, 2024

• GenAI Series Part 3: Generative AI Solutions | Panellist | NatWest, 2023

• OU Design Show Opening | Panellist | Open University, 2023 | Watch recording here ​

 

Articles

• Emotional engagement is an essential part of the design process | Co-authored with Rachel Wood | Print Edition | The Psychologist, the British Psychological Society | 2025

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Teaching and Guest Lectures​

• T190 Topic 5: Systems and Services. Module-wide tutorial: Designing the invisible | Co-lecture with Rachel A. Wood | Open University | July 2025

• OU Sustainathon | Student Group Mentor | Open University | Acknowledgements | 18-24th June 2025  

• Service Design in Practice: Reflections on Co-Teaching for the T190 Module | Co-Author | Open University | April 2025

• T190: Service Design in Practice | Co-lecture with Rachel A. Wood | Open University | March 2025

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Reports

• Workplace Decision-Making | Research and Design Support | 2024-2025

 

Projects

• Taiwan Presidential Hackathon International Track | Finalist | 2024

• Oxford-Cambridge ARC Universities Group initiative | OU Student Representative | 2023-2024

• ​AI Biases | A collection of unethical designs from around the world, curated by the Design Ethics SIG of the Design Research Society | Contributor | 2024

• Design WakeUp! Design community | Co-founder | 2021-2023

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Book Reviews

• Francesco Galli's Design is Power: The Dark Side | Design Research Society | DOI:10.21606/wsbr.004 | 2025

 

Academic Reviewing​

• Reviewer for DRS 2024 Design Research Society Paper Track 24: Ethics in/of/for Design | Acknowledgements | 2024

• Contributor to DRS24 Theme Track Proposal initiated by the DRS Design Ethics Special Interest Group | 2023

• Reviewer for PGR Summer Conference at the Open University | 2023​

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Case Studies

• Human-Centred Approach to Implementing New Systems | British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company | User research to ensure that the facilitated training process was fully tailored to the relevant audiences | Sysdoc | 2022

• Creating and achieving an accessible higher education for young people | Causeway | Reviewing the user experience by incorporating frameworks for analysis underpinned by Nielsen’s usability heuristics, accessibility principles, content and messaging principles, linking storytelling recommendations with digital/social media concepts (through an understanding of their target audiences), using design techniques to solve problems | Sysdoc | 2022

 

Memberships

• Service Design Community of Practice | NatWest | since 2025

• Editorial Board Member | Research Publication and Design Lead | GAABS (Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists) | since 2025

• Student Member of GAABS (Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists) | since 2025

• Senator | The Open University | 2023-2025

• STEM Academic Committee | Member and Rapporteur | The Open University | 2022-2025

• Member of the Design Society | since 2024

• Member of the Design Ethics SIG | DRS Design Research Society | since 2023

• Member of the Designing Change SIG | DRS Design Research Society | since 2023

• Member of the Design Group | The Open University | since 2022

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Blog Posts

• Reflections on Mentoring in Design Practice | Design Blog at the Open University | 2025

• Imagining the Future: Collaboration, Innovation, and Inclusivity in the OxCam Region | Oxford-Cambridge ARC Universities Group | 2024

• Reflections on Yuval Noah Harari’s London Talk: Storytelling, Technology, and AI Ethics | Design Blog at the Open University | 2024

• Digital Transformation in Finance: Key Takeaways from the Banking Summit | Design Blog at the Open University | 2024

• Skills and learning in the Oxford to Cambridge region | Oxford-Cambridge ARC Universities Group | 2024

• Student panel 2024: Quality of Life and Place and Sustainable Environment | Co-author | Oxford-Cambridge ARC Universities Group | 2024

• Ethical Decisions in Digital Product Design | Design Blog at the Open University | 2023

• The BAD Conference | Design Blog at the Open University | 2023

 

Podcasts

• CX Insider Podcast Interview 3 | Banking Transformation Summit | 2024

• CX Insider Podcast Interview 2 | Banking Transformation Summit | 2024

• CX Insider Podcast Interview | Banking Transformation Summit | 2024

• Episode 10 - Tesla's end of remote work, and now the Twitter sackings. Our take on Elon Musk's leadership | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 9 - Adobe BOUGHT Figma. Why does this really matter!? | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 7 - What is a Black Mirror Test, and should you run one? | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 6 - Take off like Airbnb or brace for failure. | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 5 - The Ethics of Design - Is Tesla compromising their ethics in favour of profit? | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 4 - The real reason YouTube removed the dislike count. | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 3 - How do you navigate the ambiguous world of job titles in Design? | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 2 - Why should people care more about Design Thinking? | Design:WakeUp! | 2022

• Episode 1 - Introducing Design WakeUp | Design:WakeUp! | 2022​

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Volunteering, Mentoring, and Pro Bono work

• Mentor | E&I (Engineering & Innovation) Women Network Mentoring Scheme (Pilot) | 2025

• Mentor | Elevate Career Mentoring | 2025

• Mentor | Connections for Carers mentoring scheme | 2024

• PGR Buddy System | Open University | 2023-Present

• Student Representative | Open University | 2022-2025

• Mentor | Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) | 2022-2024

• Consultant | Creating and Achieving an Accessible Higher Education For Young People | Causeway | 2022

 

Study Participation

• Academic Accelerator Research Study | 2025

• Neurodiversity in Doctoral Study | 2025

• The METEOR UK study | 2025

• Inside Mum: Service Co-Design Research Study | 2025

• Design Thinking and AI Study | 2025

• The Line Manager Lottery Study | 2024

• GAABS: Decision Making Research | 2024

• Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology (BCIO) Study | 2024

• East West Rail | 2024

 

Awards

• Finalist in the Taiwan 2024 Presidential Hackathon International Track | 2024

• Winner: Absolute Integrity Award | Sysdoc | 2022

• Winner: Logo Design | Nursery School in Nadarzyn | 2008​​​​​​

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Exhibitions

2022 | Brain Cake: International Art Exhibition | Paintings | m.a.d.s. art gallery, Barcelona​

2022 | Liquid Arsenal: International Art Exhibition | Paintings | m.a.d.s. artgallery, Fuerteventura and Milan​

2022 | Dulwich Festival | Paintings | Dulwich Art Group, London​

2014 | Jasinski & Friends | Prints and Drawings | Amaristo - Art gallery, Warsaw​

2013 | Jasinski & Friends II | Prints and Drawings | Amaristo - Art gallery, Warsaw​

2010 | Solo exhibition: Samantha Kaminski Art | Paintings | FrameArt Warehouse, Warsaw​

2009 | Solo exhibition: Samantha Kaminski | Paintings and Prints | Triplette, Warsaw​

2008 | Solo exhibition: Three Spaces | Prints and Artistic Ceramics | Triplette, Warsaw​

2007 | Academy of Fine Arts Group Exhibition | Prints | Warsaw Graphics Biennial, Warsaw​

2007 | Solo exhibition: Samantha Kaminski | Paintings and Prints | Youngs Gallery, Warsaw​

2005 | Group Exhibition | Paintings and Prints | Le Madame, Warsaw​

2004 – 2010 | Annual Art Exhibition | Prints and Drawings | Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw