About Mary Anne Masterson

Design Thinking and Design-Driven Innovation

Mary Anne Masterson has co-authored multiple pieces on design thinking as a core tool for management innovation, often linking it to hackathons and civic applications. In collaborations with Jay Nath and Christopher Ireland, she explored how design thinking enables crowdsourced solutions for complex problems.[1][2][4][5]

Hackathons and Civic Innovation

A recurring focus is on hackathons as platforms for rapid innovation, particularly for cities. She co-authored on the MIX Hackathon and the story of accelerating innovation for San Francisco through civic hackathons, emphasizing cheap experimentation.[2][7][8] Masterson also participated in the TED Prize City 2.0 Unhackathon with TEDsters like Christopher Ireland and Nathan Shedroff, responding to Bryan Collins' talk on equality challenges.[3][6]

Entrepreneurship and Startup Studios

At Mix & Stir, a startup studio, Masterson contributed to content on startup acceleration and team profiles. She authored 'Startup 101: Getting the Most Out of Your Time at an Accelerator' and focused on marketing strategy, design innovation, and new product development in the 'About Us' page.[9][10][11][12]

Experimentation and Crowdsourced Solutions

Masterson advocates for 'experiment[ing] more often and more cheaply' via crowdsourced methods in civic and design contexts, evident across Management Innovation eXchange contributions.[5][7]